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Good morning Resident The school holidays are here and we’ve been working with Walsall Council to put plans in place to keep kids safe, as they enjoy their summer break. There’s lots going on across Walsall this summer including free swimming, youth bus fun and play daysFor a fun day out with a difference, visit our Police Museum in Birmingham city centreWe’ll be increasing the number of patrols in places like parks where kids meetWe’re patrolling with youth workers in places we’ve identified as possible problem areas, based on last year’s incident dataWe’ll be visiting the youth safety projects we’ve given grants to from the Police and Crime Commissioner’s Helping Communities fund to talk to those taking partOfficers from our Guardian taskforce – our proactive anti-knife crime team – will be targeting people suspected of being involved in knife crime, visiting parks, talking to the young people they meet, sharing safety advice and carrying out random searches for weapons hidden in public placesWe’ll be ready to respond to reports of antisocial behaviour and put interventions in placeOur Traffic unit will be patrolling parks and canal towpaths on their motocross bikes to catch people illegally driving off-road bikes in publicWe’ve got St Giles Trust youth workers based in our custody facility to help protect kids who are being exploited by criminal gangs and help them break free from crimeFour things to do for a great summer: Find out what’s on in WalsallTell us about antisocial behaviour in your areaVisit our #LifeOrKnife website for information and safety adviceSign up to WMNow for free alerts about police activity in your area |
