BRITISH Transport Police will be stepping up its activities in the Warrington area to mark “Not in my Neighbourhood Week” – a national initiative to highlight the work being done to make communities safer.
The stark message will be that crime and anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated.
Throughout the week, November 2-6, BTP officers will host a series of events and carry out a number of operations to inform the public and restrict opportunities for criminal behaviour.
In Warrington officers will be carrying out a revenue and ticket checking operation at Central Station on Wednesday, November 4 and will also be patrolling the trains between Birchwood, Warrington Central and Sankey.
The following day will see BTP carry out ticket checks at Warrington Bank Quay as well as high visibility patrols between Bank Quay and Wigan North Western.
Sergeant Andy Tomkins, officer in charge at Warrington, said: “This type of activity – aimed at reassuring passengers and staff and disrupting criminals – really is the bread and butter for our officers and ‘Not In My Neighbourhood Week’ allows us to highlight just some of the efforts made by BTP to make the railway a safer place.
“We will be on hand at stations and on trains to deal with any issues as and when they arise and also to offer crime prevention and safety advice to members of the public.”
Inspector Jayne Lewis, who is overseeing the activity in the North West, said: “BTP is committed to tackling all forms of criminal and anti-social behaviour which undoubtedly has a negative effect on the quality of life of rail users and staff.
“Our activities during ‘Not In My Neighbourhood Week’ are designed to show just some of the work that is being done to make the railway a safe environment as well as offering passengers and staff valuable crime reduction and safety advice.
“People may not immediately think of the railway as a neighbourhood and, as such, may wonder why BTP is involved in this initiative. But, in reality, the stations and trains are all miniature communities – often with the same people in the same places at the same times each and every day.
“Because of this passengers and staff think of trains and stations in the same way as they do of their local streets and shops.
“Our aim is to show that by using neighbourhood policing we can address a wide range of issues that affect the railway in the same way that they affect residential and commercial areas.”
BRITISH Transport Police will be stepping up its activities in the
Warrington area to mark "Not in my Neighbourhood Week" - a national
initiative to highlight the work being done to make communities safer.
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