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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