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Leigh On Sea News: Nowhere To Hide – A POLICING operation which saw violent incidents in Southend fall by almost half within four months last year is being intensified to ensure those involved in violent crime will continue to have “nowhere to hide”.

Nowhere To Hide - A POLICING operation which saw violent incidents in Southend fall by almost half within four months last year is being intensified to ensure those involved in violent crime will continue to have “nowhere to hide”.

A POLICING operation which saw violent incidents in Southend fall by almost half within four months last year is being intensified to ensure those involved in violent crime will continue to have “nowhere to hide”.

A police statement issued on June 4 said: “As a result of the increased number of neighbourhood officers in Southend, we’re able to intensify our focus on those people who we believe are likely to be cause harm in our community.

“We’re doing that alongside key partners, such as Southend-on-Sea City Council, whose CCTV operators reported a disturbance involving a group of people taking place in Warrior Square last night at about 7.30pm.

“Officers arrived quickly and found two people had sustained injuries which were serious but not life-threatening.

“One woman was arrested at the scene on suspicion of a public order offence, assault, possession of an offensive weapon and criminal damage. She remains in custody and work is ongoing to locate others we believe to have been involved.”

Chief Inspector Dave Browning, Southend district commander, said: “We’ve made no secret of our drive to stamp out incidents of violence in Southend – and to arrest and charge those who we believe to be involved in them.

“Today, I’m reiterating that. We’re determined that those people who are intent on committing violent crime in Southend will have nowhere to hide. Some of this policing operation will take place publicly – with a sustained focus on the right places, on the right people and for the right reasons.”

Ch Insp Browning added: “We’re able to have this focus because of the increased number of neighbourhood officers in the city who will be working with other departments within the force and with our community safety partners at Southend-on-Sea City Council.

“We are fortunate to have an extensive CCTV system that covers Southend with highly trained operators who work closely alongside the police to assist us quickly with all manner of incidents.

“I am determined to ensure Southend is place which we can all be proud of, whether we live here, work here or travel here to socialise.

“The overwhelming majority of people who we come across in the city do not cause any issues whatsoever, but to the small minority of people who do, we’ll be watching you and we’ll deal with you robustly if you try to commit a violent crime.”

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