Geoff
04-11-2003, 13:36
Senior officers will be out pounding the streets of South Yorkshire for ‘Mischief Night’ tonight (November 4) as part of the ongoing ‘Operation Mischief’ - the force’s anti-social behaviour crackdown.
The patrols will form part of a scheme to put extra officers on the streets in support of communities at the very busiest times. Non operational and Head Quarters staff are being routinely deployed on patrols in addition to their office-based jobs during the operation, timed to coincide with the Bonfire Night period.
Whilst Chief Constable Mike Hedges spent time patrolling in Dinnington, near Rotherham, last night, other members of his senior command team, including his Deputy Chief Constable Med Hughes, will be out on what is traditionally the busiest night of the year for youth nuisance calls.
DCC Hughes, who is scheduled for an 8 hour shift in Sheffield North District said: “We’ll be out patrolling both to support our officers and the communities that they serve. It’s another way to drive home the message that anti-social behaviour won’t be tolerated. If you cause a public nuisance on South Yorkshire’s Streets you will have to face the consequences.”
Test purchasing operations continue to take place across all districts in order to identify people who are selling fireworks to underage people illegally. The force has set up a special hotline number 0114 296 3318 - for members of the public to report the sale of fireworks from unlicensed premises or to under 18s.
The patrols will form part of a scheme to put extra officers on the streets in support of communities at the very busiest times. Non operational and Head Quarters staff are being routinely deployed on patrols in addition to their office-based jobs during the operation, timed to coincide with the Bonfire Night period.
Whilst Chief Constable Mike Hedges spent time patrolling in Dinnington, near Rotherham, last night, other members of his senior command team, including his Deputy Chief Constable Med Hughes, will be out on what is traditionally the busiest night of the year for youth nuisance calls.
DCC Hughes, who is scheduled for an 8 hour shift in Sheffield North District said: “We’ll be out patrolling both to support our officers and the communities that they serve. It’s another way to drive home the message that anti-social behaviour won’t be tolerated. If you cause a public nuisance on South Yorkshire’s Streets you will have to face the consequences.”
Test purchasing operations continue to take place across all districts in order to identify people who are selling fireworks to underage people illegally. The force has set up a special hotline number 0114 296 3318 - for members of the public to report the sale of fireworks from unlicensed premises or to under 18s.