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BBC News
20-04-2025
- BBC News
Osborne Street Car Park in Hull gets CCTV upgrade
More CCTV cameras have been added to a city centre car park to tackle anti-social City Council said 14 cameras, costing £46,975.23, were fitted to stairwells at Osborne Street Car Park. The council-owned facility has been blighted by anti-social behaviour since opening in cameras were paid for by the office of the Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Jonathan Evison. According to the council, 50 pre-existing CCTV cameras have had software Ryan, Hull City Council's head of transport and traffic management, said the funding has helped them make "substantial improvements" to security at the car said: "By having a comprehensive and integrated CCTV network, we can now maintain a higher level of vigilance, ensuring a safer environment for all car park users."We hope these safety enhancements will not only deter anti-social behaviour but also make the car park more welcoming for residents and visitors alike." Deterrent Tracy Harsley, assistant director for Citysafe at the council, said residents and visitors had long expressed "serious concern" about safety at the car park, adding funding from the PCC's office had enabled the authority to "tackle these concerns head-on".Mr Evison said: "I am delighted to have supported the installation of CCTV cameras to ensure residents and visitors can feel safe using the car park in the city."The cameras will help deter anti-social behaviour from happening in the area, as well as ensuring the car park users can feel safer."Last year, the BBC reported it had found drug paraphernalia, blood and soiled duvets at the site. And in 2022, human waste and beer cans were found in the stairwells, leading to councillors branding the site a "disgrace".Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
BBC News
11-04-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
New Humberside neighbourhood police officers after £3.2m grant
Humberside Police is to recruit 38 new neighbourhood policing officers after receiving £3.2m from the and Crime Commissioner Jonathan Evison said public surveys showed local policing was people's "top priority"."The extra officers will support the Chief Constable's and my own priorities of strengthening our local policing presence further and deepening community engagement with the public and local businesses," he money is from a national £200m Home Office funding scheme. The force's new Chief Constable Chris Todd said: "I welcome this news of the government's additional funding into neighbourhood policing as this remains a crucial part in how we engage with members of the public and connect with the communities we serve."Neighbourhood policing and officers on the streets are a vital part of building trust and confidence and helping to keep our communities safe, so I am delighted this investment will strengthen local policing even further."Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
Yahoo
06-04-2025
- Yahoo
Increase in police patrols for coastal areas
Coastal towns are to get extra policing patrols in a effort to deter crime over the Easter holiday. Humberside Police said its Operation Coastline initiative was aimed at tackling the seasonal rise in anti-social or criminal activity. Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner Jonathan Evison said the extra police presence would promote a "safe and welcoming environment for everyone" in "hotspot areas". The force said local neighbourhood policing teams, the Rural Task Force, and the Community Safety Unit would be staffing the extra patrols. Officers said their Roads Policing unit would also be patrolling key routes, using both marked and unmarked vehicles, to tackle and deter crime and anti-social behaviour. The force said Operation Coastline would now be an annual event after a pilot scheme last year. Evison added: "We are lucky enough to have a number of coastal towns in our area, but with these places comes an influx of visitors in peak periods often leading to an increase in criminality. ''After the success of last year's pilot, I am pleased to support the operation again this year. By having an increased police presence in the hotspot areas, we can keep our residents and visitors safe and allow people to enjoy our coastal areas." Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Warnings issued in anti-social behaviour crackdown Humberside Police
BBC News
06-04-2025
- BBC News
Humberside police increase in patrols in coastal areas
Coastal towns are to get extra policing patrols in a effort to deter crime over the Easter Police said its Operation Coastline initiative was aimed at tackling the seasonal rise in anti-social or criminal Police and Crime Commissioner Jonathan Evison said the extra police presence would promote a "safe and welcoming environment for everyone" in "hotspot areas".The force said local neighbourhood policing teams, the Rural Task Force, and the Community Safety Unit would be staffing the extra patrols. Officers said their Roads Policing unit would also be patrolling key routes, using both marked and unmarked vehicles, to tackle and deter crime and anti-social force said Operation Coastline would now be an annual event after a pilot scheme last added: "We are lucky enough to have a number of coastal towns in our area, but with these places comes an influx of visitors in peak periods often leading to an increase in criminality.''After the success of last year's pilot, I am pleased to support the operation again this year. By having an increased police presence in the hotspot areas, we can keep our residents and visitors safe and allow people to enjoy our coastal areas."Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
