🚔 Riverside Beat Team Weekly Round Up 🚔

🚔 Riverside Beat Team Weekly Round Up 🚔

🚔 Riverside Beat Team Weekly Round Up 🚔

It's been another busy week for the Riverside Beat Team, with officers carrying out proactive patrols, safeguarding vulnerable people, supporting investigations, and taking positive action against crime across our communities.

🔍 Operation EyeSpy

Riverside officers, alongside the Cultural Quarter Team, supported Operation EyeSpy in Leicester city centre, targeting drug related activity and acquisitive crime.

✅ Five arrests made in just over two hours following proactive stop searches.

✅ A meat cleaver recovered and removed from the streets.

✅ Class A and Class C drugs seized.

✅ A crowbar believed to be linked to shop thefts recovered.

🏠 Burglary Investigation Success

PC Callum and PC Jess assisted with a major investigation into burglaries affecting universities across the country.

🔹 Enquiries and partnership working led to the recovery of a significant quantity of suspected stolen property worth thousands of pounds.

🔹 A suspect has since been arrested and charged with multiple burglary offences.

🚔 Arrest for Harassment

Riverside officers arrested a female in connection with the harassment of neighbouring residents.

✅ Bail conditions have been put in place to protect the victim.

✅ Officers continue to carry out enquiries as part of the ongoing investigation.

🌙 Dark Nights Patrols

As the evenings become darker, PCSO V has continued conducting high visibility patrols

🚶 Providing reassurance to residents.

🚔 Maintaining a visible police presence.

🚫 Deterring crime and anti social behaviour.

These patrols will continue throughout the darker months to help residents feel safe while out and about.

💙 Safeguarding & Community Support

The Riverside Beat Team attended several safeguarding incidents throughout the week, ensuring vulnerable individuals received the support they need.

✅ Safeguarding referrals submitted to partner agencies.

✅ Reassurance visits carried out for victims of crime and anti-social behaviour.

✅ Ongoing support provided to members of the community requiring assistance.

🗣️ Neighbourhood Problem Solving

Officers have continued working to address ongoing neighbour disputes across the beat area.

Through positive engagement, communication, and problem-solving, the team has been working with residents to resolve issues and improve community relationships

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