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Monday, 10 September 2007
Southampton`s City Patrol officers receive a further three years backing from the police
Southampton City Council`s City Patrol Team is celebrating three years of success working alongside local police to make Southampton a better place to live. This week the service will be re-accredited, with the addition of a bike patrol team and two new officers.
Since 2005, City Patrol`s uniformed officers have been operating between 7am and 11pm seven days a week. Their role is to respond to complaints about anti-social behaviour on the non-emergency 101 number, enforce drinking control areas and give the public reassurance. They also gather evidence with the police and patrol the city with their CCTV vans or on foot.
During the past three years City Patrol`s 18 officers have responded to nearly 2,000 reports of anti-social behaviour, including abandoned cars, littering and graffiti. Their work is so highly regarded by colleagues in the police that they have now had their law enforcing powers renewed for another three years.
Councillor Royston Smith, Cabinet Member for Economic Development and Regeneration, said: "Our City Patrol Officers are making a real difference in Southampton. Not only do they work effectively to resolve anti-social incidents in our communities, they are the public face of the council and help us build relationships with residents.
"It is a massive compliment that Hampshire Constabulary has chosen to re-accredit our officers, showing that it is not just the community and the council that value their work."
The service has also been bolstered by the introduction of a new bike team. Eight officers have been specially trained and supplied with bicycles and cycle wear so they can conduct their patrols on two wheels.
Cllr Smith, said: "The new bike team means we can patrol more effectively and through the city`s parks and communities using an environmentally friendly form of transport. Our officers will now be able to reach and speak to more residents and access alleyways in housing areas which have previously been inaccessible to our vans."
City Patrol will be officially re-accredited during a ceremony in the Mayor`s Parlour at Southampton Civic Centre at midday on Tuesday September 4. Chief Superintendent Paul Stickler will also present two new City Patrol officers with their warrant cards. |
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