Staffordshire Commissioner for Police, Fire and Rescue and Crime Matthew Ellis today praised police on the impact that Operation Disrupt has had on criminality.
He welcomed the relief that the targeted action so far has brought to communities across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.
Police have made more than 100 arrests over two weeks as well as seizing cars, drugs and cash as Operation Disrupt has targeted criminality and individuals involved in crime.
Arrests were made right across the county for offences ranging from GBH and robbery, to drugs offences, possession of offensive weapons and other assaults.
The Commissioner commended the Force for the success of Operation Disrupt and said it was one of many new opportunities made possible through extra tax money local people are paying.
“The operation has got into the heart of communities and is cracking down hard on the types of crime that impact and upset law-abiding people.
“Some individuals and families are a scourge on our society and it’s vital that police take the action needed to deal with that.
“Doing so makes it clear that harm won’t be tolerated and criminals will feel the weight of the law if they continue.
“Asking people across Staffordshire for extra money through local tax is not easy and most of my time in office I have not done that. I do believe, however, that higher profile and more policing will be welcomed by most people.
“And let’s be clear, this is not a one-off – the investment has helped fund a dedicated disruptions team, which works solely on disrupting the criminals and their networks 24/7.
“There’s also a new roads policing team as a direct result of that money, which plays a big part in tackling all kinds of crime and keeping us all safe.
“This is exactly the sort of activity we all want to see more of and I commend Staffordshire Police for such a successful operation.”
Operation Disrupt ran from 10 July until Sunday (21 July) and consisted of highly visible hot spot policing, stop and search activity, the targeting of wanted offenders, including those using the roads network and a number of intelligence-led arrests and search warrants.
