Operation Enhance sees extra police patrols in areas identified as hotspots for anti-social behaviour and/or serious violence across the county.

The operation has been made possible thanks to £1 million of extra funding secured by Cumbria’s Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner from the Government’s Hotspot Response Fund to target anti-social behaviour (ASB) and serious violence in hotspot areas across the county.

The operation sees extra patrols in 18 areas identified by statistical analysis as the county's hotspot areas of anti-social behaviour and serious violence. These areas include areas of Carlisle, Barrow, Workington, Whitehaven, Kendal, Penrith, Maryport, Cleator Moor, Ulverston and Bowness-on-Windermere.

Two months into the operation, 490 hours of additional patrols have been undertaken – including more than 226 hours in August.

Over the first two months of the operation 85 stop and searches have been conducted, 257 intelligence submissions have been submitted and ASB powers have been used on 13 occasions.

In addition, the Operation Enhance officers have made a total of 22 arrests – with 10 of those arrests made during August.

Those arrests included an arrest in the early hours of 5 August in Whitehaven town centre for common assault and a number of arrests of wanted people ranging from a man involved in the supply of Class A drugs to a man wanted on suspicion of theft from a shop.

In addition, Op Enhance officers located a missing person and safely returned a man home after finding him inebriated in the middle of the road

The operation has so far coincided with a 36.6 per cent reduction in antisocial behaviour across the hotspot areas, compared to the previous year, as well as a 14.3 per cent reduction in serious violence in the 18 areas targeted.

Anti-social behaviour can have a devastating impact on people’s live.
That's why it’s important we all work together to tackle it.
On Tuesday evening our officers, alongside one of Cumberland Council's Community Protection Officer, patrolled in Carlisle.
This is a regular occurrence for Carlisle and other areas identified as anti-social behaviour and violence hotspots as part of Op Enhance. You can do your part by reporting anti-social behaviour so we can take action.

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Eden Neighbourhood Policing team have acted on concerns raised by local residents and secured a closure order at a property in Castlegate, Penrith.

Police were granted the order yesterday (16 September) at Carlisle Magistrates Court.

The closure follows a number of report and concerns from local residents relating to public order, violence, drug use, damage and anti-social behaviour issues at the property.

The property has been secured and the closure has been granted for three months. Only the tenant is allowed to be inside the address.

Anyone (other than police, landlords or tenant) found inside the address can be arrested for breach of closure order. See more

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As part of #OpEnhance we are on foot patrol tackling Anti-Social Behaviour in the Whitehaven, Cleator Moor, Workington and Maryport areas.

If you have issues or concerns then please speak to our officers.

We hope you have a great evening

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Let’s work together to stop ASB and violence before it starts.

Officers are regularly on patrol in Kendal and elsewhere as part of #OpEnhance.

Report any concerns regarding violence, ASB or any other criminality so action can be taken.

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Officers from Barrow Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) are encouraging residents to get in touch with information relating to off-road bikes being ridden on Walney, Barrow.

Police are aware of concerns regarding bikes being used in an anti-social manner following several recent reports.

The manner of driving has included riding on public green spaces, pavements, and roads- often without registration plates being displayed, without protective helmets and wearing balaclavas.
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A youth has been searched this evening in Cleator Moor after reports were received earlier on in the day that he was potentially carrying a knife. The youth in question came to police attention due to thinking it was wise to pull a skid in the middle of the road right in front of the police van!

He was stopped to be given words of advice in relation to his 'interesting' cycling and upon giving his name it was quickly realised he was the youth in question from earlier reports. He was subsequently searched under Section 1 of PACE and thankfully the search was negative. The youth was taken home and strong words of advice given about the manner of cycling and the dangers of carrying a knife.

We will always take positive action when such reports are received and act on them accordingly.

PC2503 Pickering-Smith & PC 2518 Diesveld

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