00:00 Deputy Chief Constable Jane Mayer is here as part of Operation Impact.
00:04 What are we doing today? What's Operation Impact about?
00:07 Operation Impact is about relentlessly targeting the concerns that our communities raise with
00:12 us. We are focused on combating antisocial behaviour, drug dealing, motor vehicle crime,
00:17 organised crime that's affecting our communities and causing real harm to the fabric of our
00:22 society. It's essential that we listen to our public and the communities that we serve
00:29 and respond to the issues that are affecting them most.
00:33 We heard from the briefing this morning that it's not just a police operation, there's
00:35 a lot of other agencies involved. That's absolutely right. We have got volunteers
00:39 involved, police staff and police officers, but it's essential that we work with our
00:43 partners. We've got the fire service, we've got trading standards, environmental health,
00:47 there's a number of agencies that are supporting us today and we're very grateful for their
00:51 support. So it's about a lot more than just tackling
00:53 crime? Absolutely. It's about being out in our communities
00:57 and understanding what they need from us and making sure we're combating, whether that
01:01 be people who are selling illegal tobacco or alcohol in shops, whether it be those who
01:07 are providing knives to our young people. But it's also about making sure that we are
01:11 targeting crime and antisocial behaviour in a way that actually reduces it in the long
01:15 term, not just on a one-off hit. And I know a lot of people will feel that
01:19 they see crime happening around them all the time, sometimes it seems there's not a lot
01:23 you can do about it. What's your message to the public?
01:26 There is absolutely something we can do about it. It should not be tolerated. We need to
01:30 hear from the public. If there is anything that concerns them, they need to be getting
01:34 in contact with their neighbourhood policing teams, getting in contact with us through
01:37 social media and tell us what's concerning them and we will make sure that we respond.
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