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Plans to increase the numbers of specialist uniformed officers patrolling the West Midlands’ bus, train and tram networks has been launched in the region. Unveiled today (18 March), the four-year Safer Travel Plan sets out how the region’s police and transport bosses will work together to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour on public transport.
West Midlands Police are shuffling their policing teams around to ensure as many officers as possible are out keeping people safe in communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Officers from specialist police teams including the force’s Football and Airport Units, and traffic cops, have been redeployed to provide reassurance and a visible presence at key locations in the region such as hospitals…
West Midlands Police can now ‘click and collect’ criminals, thanks to a new technology to help police find offenders while on patrol. A new app focuses on helping to tackle the rise of crime in England and Wales, which is at its highest in ten years, according to Home Office data published by the Office for National Statistics…