CABBIE WATCH
Thankfully, this particular department is cropping up more and more in PHTM, as communities depend more widely on our trade to keep an eye out, for each other and the public at large. The secret is to keep a balance between looking after the com- munity without bordering on vigilante tactics. We’ve always said, especially in our Be Careful Out There booklet, no hero- ics please that will endanger the individual driver’s safety and wellbeing.
LONG EATON DRIVERS COULD HELP IN HUNT FOR GANG OF ATTACKERS
Taxl drivers who may hold vital information about a serious assault in Long Eaton are being urged to come forward. A 36-year-old man had his jaw broken in two places while his 28- year-old girlfriend was punched in the eye. The pair had been waiting at the taxi rank outside Arobs, in Main Street, at 2am on Sun- day 30 January when they were attacked.
A police spokes- woman said the man was treated by para- medics and taken to the Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham. The attackers left in a taxi, which drove off towards the Tappers Harker pub.
Officers believe other people may have been assaulted by the group at the same time.
The Derby Telgraph reports that police are
urging witnesses to come forward and would also like to speak to taxi drivers who drove the group of men away from the scene. One of the men is described as white, 5ft 7in with spiky short brown hair. He wore a red Lacrosse T-shirt. Anyone with informa- tion should contact the Operation Diamond team - set up to inves- tigate serious assaults on 0345 123 3333.
TAXI DRIVERS AND POSTIES TO AID POLICE AT OBAN
Police at Oban have signed up a posse of posties, taxi drivers and deliverymen to help them provide a speedy response to serious incidents in the area. Twenty organisations which have vehicles on the road in the Oban area have joined the Serious Crime Trigger Plan, including Strathclyde Fire and Rescue, Argyll and Bute Council and road maintenance compa- ny Scotland Transerv. Operational experience shows that information gleaned within the “golden hour” follow- ing a serious crime or terrorism-related inci- dent can be invaluable to the police.
The plan, which came
into effect last month, will see all the groups involved being con- tacted by phone and e-mail immediately after an incident, with descriptions of any people or vehicles involved.
Managers will then quickly pass this mes- sage to employees, who use the road net- work around Oban and Lorn, with instruc- tions to contact the police if they spot the target vehicle or sus- pects.
Everyone involved has been extensively briefed and warned that under no circum- stances should Trigger Plan partners put themselves in harm’s way or approach any suspect individuals or
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Strathclyde Police area commander Chief Inspector Glen Bland told the High- land Press and Journal: “This is a first for Argyll, Bute and West Dunbartonshire Division.
“Due to the extensive geography and vary- ing transport links in the Oban area, it is recognised that rou- tine road users, local organisations, part- ners and business stakeholders may be able to play a key role in tracing or identifying perpetrators of crimes, or incidents of a seri- ous nature, who make good their escape from the scene and are believed to be travel- ling in the Oban area.”
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