Officers win community safety awards

Officers attended a ceremony last week, where they claimed first place in three different categories.

The LEAD initiative is all about encouraging the responsible ownership of all dog breeds – with the aim of improving public safety, reducing anti-social behaviour and ensuring dogs are looked after appropriately. The initiative won the ‘public safety’ category.

Our serious and organised crime team won the ‘organised crime’ category for their contribution in tackling organised crime. Over the last seven months, the team have made 112 arrests, seized over £300,000, 160 mobile phones, and 2.2kg of class A drugs.

Finally, the Blaenau Gwent anti-social behaviour taskforce we are part of, with partners, were recognised at this year’s awards for their innovative practice in tackling criminal and anti-social behaviours, which prevented escalation and re-occurrence. They won the ‘anti-social behaviour’ category.

Held at the Racecourse Stadium, Wrexham, on Thursday 28 November, the annual ceremony saw Welsh police, local authorities, and the fire, health and probation services come together to recognise innovative partnership approaches tackling crime and disorder in local communities.

Attended by more than 120 people, there were 162 nominations for initiatives across 14 categories, with each one judged by four representatives from Welsh Government, Police Liaison Unit, Welsh Local Government Association and the Wales Safer Communities Network.

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