Police to crack down on anti-social behaviour

Robert Sutcliffe

A TWO week crackdown on antisocial behaviour is to start as a response to complaints from residents in Dewsbury.

Next Monday, the police and other agencies will start a focused operation in Chickenly to tackle problems such as damage, assaults and verbal abuse.

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Inspector Jenny Thompson of the Dewsbury and Mirfield neighbourhood policing team says these will not be tolerated:

“This is a multi-agency drive to deal with the problems that are facing some of the local neighbourhoods in Chickenley. The people living in the community have told us about their problems and we are doing something about it.

“They have outlined when the peak periods are for anti social behaviour and we will be undertaking high visibility patrols at the right times to tackle this.

“From the intelligence we have, we will be making a number of arrests on those committing offences revolving around anti social behaviour

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“By working closely with our partners such as Kirklees Council, parking enforcement, Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing, the Fire Service and young people’s services, we are also able to make a significant difference.

“In particular, we’ll be undertaking a ‘Twinning’ project which sees the police working side by side with Kirklees neighbourhood housing officers to deal with incidents more quickly and efficiently.”

We will also speak to the parents of those involved about their children’s behaviour, Insp Thompson added.

“To ensure we are dealing with issues at the heart of the community, police and partners will be working from a neighbourhood hub where we are able to share information as it comes in.

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“Anyone found committing anti-social behaviour in the Chickenley area must realise that they will be found out and they will be dealt with.

“We won’t allow their actions to continue to reduce the quality of life for other people and we are determined to do something about it.”

Kirklees crime and justice co-ordinator Inspector Steve Forrest said a newsletter would be produced to tell residents about the project and “community payback”, the work the offenders must do as part of their punishment.