Saturday 18 January 2014

DAY 59 - Milyon Keynes round up



Officers in Milton Keynes ran a second phase of Operation Ranger this month, to build on the work that has already been done and to push TV Alerts. 

This formed the mainstay of the PCSOs involvement, and they were trained in the use of the TV Alert app, which sped up the process of signing up residents. By the Friday of the Op they had managed to get sign ups in Hanslope, Haversham and Castlethorpe, providing over 5000 residents with access to the TV Alert system. 

There was also a real push to complete the farm mapping project. This will ultimately allow officers to know, through the use of AVLS, who is responsible and the contact for, the land they are on at any given time. 

Other work carried out involved an introduction via Country Watch, to Op Silo, and gaining commitment through visits to equestrian centres, for tack marking.

With cross border crime being a continual issue for the LPA, we sought to use the mobile ANPR system during the week. This was set up in various locations which are known to the Neighbourhood team as potential escape routes out of the county. Out of over 450 reads, 12 vehicles were identified with markers which were dealt with.

With it being hare coursing season, the mounted section provided a visible presence across the countryside. Pre planned routes were identified based on recent hare coursing reports.

The ‘off the beaten track’ patrols were repeated for Ranger 2. These operated on late shifts in liveried 4x4 police off roaders. What was new however was the addition of an unmarked landrover which we were able to use to both park up on, and get around the farms on a more covert basis. 

Ride alongs were also incorporated, with members of the rural community going out of patrol with officers and some of these have been reported favourably in local publications.

Finally, local schools across the rural neighbourhood were visited and a wildlife and rural crime input delivered to year 6s.

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