Month-long crackdown on crime launched

Police launch month-long crackdown on crime

Wanted offenders will be targeted as part of month-long crackdown on crime.

The initiative, codenamed Operation Olympus, will see over 250 local police officers, including traffic, tactical aid and the ANPR intercept teams, target offenders for a range of offences including domestic abuse, sexual offences and general criminality.

The days of action, which will focus on known and wanted criminals, are being held from 3 to 20 February.

Greater Manchester Police Superintendent Craig Thompson, operational lead, said: “Operation Olympus sends a clear message to criminals that there will be no hiding place for them and that the safety of our community comes first and will always be our priority. We will leave no stone unturned and will use all of our disruption tactics to make life difficult for them.

“By using all of our resources during the month we will put a stop to their criminal ways and show them that there’s always a place for them in our cells.”