Supporting the regeneration of Grimsby Town Centre.

Your neighborhood policing team have launched Operation Mastery in conjunction with local partners to support the regeneration scheme taking place in Grimsby Town Centre.

Operation Mastery has been designed to flow with the demands of the Town Centre and changes to the areas needs at the time focusing on retail crime, anti-social behaviour, drug misuse and supporting the night time economy.

Over the last two months the team have completed a number of days of action with the following results:

Passive Dog - 14 stop searches under the misuse of drugs act. Three arrests for failing to appear at court. One person dealt with for possession of Class A Drugs and another dealt with for a public order offence.

Love Your Town Event - supported Swan Events with high visibility policing, deterring anti-social behaviour. Three stop searches conducted during the day recovering two sets of stolen property.

Passive Dog - Twenty three stop searches under the misuse of drugs act, four people dealt with for possession of drugs. Two traffic offence reports completed.

Retail Crime - Plain clothes deployments resulting in two arrests for theft and possession of class C. Three stop searches completed for stolen property, two positive recoveries of stolen articles.

Night Time Economy - Eighteen stop searches for a variety of reasons, two arrests made, the first for possession of a bladed article and criminal damage, the second for possession with intent to supply and possession of a bladed article. Two further people dealt with for possession of drugs.

Passive Dog - Twenty five stop searches under the misuse of drugs act, one arrest for shop theft and possession of Class B. Two further people dealt with for possession of drugs.

Going forward during the month of April there are additional days of action planned including working alongside youth workers in the evening to deter youth anti-social behaviour. Furthermore, the team are working alongside the Homeless Team and With You to support any identified rough sleepers in the area.

Tackling Drug Issues on the West Marsh

We know how much of an impact drug-related activity can have on our communities, especially around homes and local businesses in the West Marsh area.

Your neighbourhood policing team is working hard behind the scenes, building valuable information to help us take action where it’s needed most. This ongoing work helps us apply for warrants and respond effectively.

In the past two months, we’ve carried out three warrants in the area, all leading to positive results. We’re committed to making the West Marsh a safer, more comfortable place to live and work.

Anti-social begging outside of retail stores.

The team have noted a rise in begging outside of retail premises across the area and are working hard with our partners to support those in need whilst taking positive action where offences are committed.

The team have regular contact with the retail stores in the area and have issued a number of community protection warnings and notices to deter aggressive begging with persistent offenders being reported to court.

Our plans going forward are to continue to work alongside the Homeless Team, Navigo, With You & Harbour Place to provide outreach services whilst maintaining a high visibility presence to deter anti-social behaviour.