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POLICE GO UNDERCOVER ON LEEDS BUSES IN CRACKDOWN ON VANDALS TARGETING VEHICLES
Undercover police officers have been riding on buses around Leeds to keep a close eye out for vandals. West
Police has decided to put plain clothed officers on buses regularly targeted by young people throwing stones in areas of east and south Leeds. Between the end of October
and December there
were 56 incidents of criminal damage involving First Bus services – an aver- age of seven per week. In response to this spate of attacks,
Yorkshire
undercover coppers started riding buses throughthe hotspot areas as part of ‘Tro- jan Bus’ operations. They worked closely with officers in local n e i g h b o u r h o o d policing teams to crack down on the issue and managed to apprehend eight youngsters. First staff and Safer Schools
officers
have also been visit- ing schools across Leeds and educat- ing Year 7 and 8 pupils, who aremost likely to be involved, about the dangers and consequences of throwing stones at buses. Police say their
not only present obvious dangers to the drivers, passen- gers and other road users but also affect communities while buses are out of action and services that people rely on are reduced or sus- pended. “The recent opera- tions
that have The Trojan Bus Team
efforts have paid off, as there has been a ‘significant drop’ in the number of stone throwing incidents this year. From January until the end of April there have been 49
incidents – an aver- age of three per week. Chief inspector Nick Ireland said: "These kinds of attacks, which have also affected taxis and private hire vehicles,
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taken place using the Trojan Bus tactic have led to a signifi- cant drop in the number of incidents and we hope the bus-using public will be reassured by that. “While this is posi- tive, we can’t afford to be complacent and we will continue
to work alongside our partner agen- cies to identify and target those hotspot areas to deter any further offences." Mmmm…We com- mend Leeds City Council and the West
Yorkshire
Police for their pro- gressive approach to passenger and driver safety. Last month we reported on their policing operation involving taxis and PHVs; now they have also set up this monitoring programme with the buses as well. This is an
model
outstanding for other
councils to emulate. – Ed.
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