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Police have adopted the universal language of football in a bid to reach out to people seeking asylum in Mansfield. Officers in the town have teamed up with the Mansfield Town Community Trust to offer free weekly football sessions to young men staying at a local hotel.
Technology is everywhere – but protecting devices and accounts from cyber criminals is a task that many find difficult. That’s why Cyber Protect Officers at Nottinghamshire Police have been lending their support. On Wednesday (24 May 2023), the team provided free, one-to-one tuition at a coffee morning held at West Bridgford Library.
A dangerous runaway lorry driver was left feeling deflated after Police Interceptors struck with a heavy-duty stinger. An Iveco HGV. suspected to be on false plates, was heading along the A1 when the driver was instructed to pull over near Cromwell. After failing to stop, he drove dangerously close to pursuing officers.
Police dogs from across the country were confronted by dangerous armed criminals, unruly crowds and meticulous judges as they competed in the 61st annual National Police Dog Trials. Twenty-one dogs and their handlers gathered in Nottinghamshire between Wednesday and Saturday last week as they were tested in tracking, searching, criminal work and obedience.
A residential property has been closed by police after repeated complaints about drug dealing, violence and antisocial behaviour. The property, in Beechwood Court, Skegby, had been the subject of dozens of complaints by local residents and the site of numerous criminal incidents, including a serious assault.
More than 30 drivers were stopped as officers began a series of operations to clamp down on fly-tippers and illegal waste collectors blighting communities. Officers from the Newark neighbourhood policing team, Roads Policing Unit, and partners from Newark and Sherwood District Council teamed up last week (15 May) targeting hot spot areas in Newark to catch out those breaking the law.
Nottinghamshire Police is set to deliver an influx of new detectives after its pass rate for investigator exams soared to record levels. Candidates must pass the National Investigators Examination (NIE) before they can become a trainee detective.
Teenagers were given a virtual reality experience as they learned about the dangers of knife crime. The young people, participants at a regular community football session laid on by the police and Nottingham Forest Community Trust, took part in the session on Monday night as part of Operation Sceptre – a nationwide educational initiative.
A police campaign to tackle knife crime is reaching thousands of people every day – thanks to the support of a major city shopping centre. Victoria Centre kindly donated advertising space to the campaign free of charge to help officers highlight the issue.
Schoolkids have received an important lesson about the dangers of carrying a knife from their dedicated police officer. Pupils at The Dukeries Academy in Ollerton are used to the sight of PC Sally Cartwright walking along the school corridors. As Newark and Sherwood’s dedicated schools and early intervention officer (SEIO), she visits the school each week to speak to the children.
Intelligence-led stop and searches have been critical to the success of a specialist team of officers tasked with rooting out knife crime. That’s the view of Sergeant Matt Daley whose city knife crime team has carried out more than 700 stop and searches in the last year alone.
The arrests of four suspects after a suspected stolen car is stopped with a stinger is among the excellent police teamwork showcased as Police Interceptors returns to television screens. Meanwhile there’s more proactive police teamwork in store as members of Nottinghamshire Police’s County Knife Crime Team join forces with Mansfield Operation Reacher Team colleagues on a successful operation.
Residents in a close-knit community are being asked to work in partnership with the police to help tackle crime and anti-social behaviour. Additional officers have recently been patrolling the area as officers respond to concerns about antisocial behaviour and drug-related offending.
When Charlotte Cook joined Nottinghamshire Police as a staff apprentice, she didn’t imagine becoming a project manager within two-and-a-half years. But following a double promotion, that is exactly what happened – and the 26-year-old has praised the organisation for the way it has supported her career development.
Multiple criminal suspects were arrested and a problem tenant evicted during a weekend of police action in Mansfield. Uniformed and plain-clothed officers from the central beat team deployed to the Ladybrook area of the town to saturate the area during a 48-hour window.
Police are questioning a suspect in connection with a string of 18 shop thefts as efforts continue to crack down on those seeking to profit from retail crime. Officers arrested a 39-year-old man in the Clifton area on Tuesday (2 May 2023) after extensive work by neighbourhood officers to investigate raids on businesses mainly in Clifton and The Meadows between 11 March and 23 April.
Three drug dealers have been jailed after police read dozens of encrypted messages between them and their suppliers. Jerome O’Connor, Jahvan Morris and Abdul Aziz conspired to bring tens-of-thousands-of-pounds-worth of cocaine onto the streets of Nottinghamshire.
Police are using banning orders to stop some of the most prolific shoplifters and drug addicts from stepping foot in the city centre. Op Compass, made up of plain clothed and uniformed officers, have already successfully taken out five recent Criminal Behaviour Orders (CBOs).
Two police investigators have won recognition after bringing an online stalker to justice for a relentless campaign of harassment against multiple victims. Detective Constable Janet Percival and disclosure officer Gary Dodd played a key role in putting Alex Belfield behind bars for stalking offences.
The new inspector in charge of neighbourhood policing in Nottingham South has vowed to engage with the public as his team continues the fight against serious crime and drugs. Inspector Steve Dalby has taken over the reins as the new inspector for communities across St Ann’s, The Meadows, Sneinton, Mapperley and The Wells and Clifton.
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