Semilong Neighbourhood Watch
Community Messages

Title:

 Operation Guardian

Date:

 4th October 2010

To:

 All residents in Northamptonshire

From:

 Local marketing team

Reference:

 WB/CMS/3258/10

Message:

 NINE people were arrested across the county as part of Operation Guardian on Thursday 30 September, the Force's countywide crackdown on serious acquisitive crime - robbery, burglary and vehicle crime.

Officers were out in Kettering and Northampton executing warrants under the Misuse of Drugs Act.

Warrants were executed at an address in Harcourt Street, which led to the recovery of several hundred pounds, and also at addresses in Judith Road, Highfield Road, Thorngate Street and Cobden Street.

The arrests to date have been in Northampton, with a man and woman arrested on suspicion of drugs supply from an address at Northwood Road.

A man was arrested for possession with intent to supply drugs at an address in Hopmeadow Court, from where small amounts of heroin and cannabis were recovered.

Other warrants included addresses in Milton Street North, Randall Road and Crowthorpe Road but these proved negative.

A warrant at Print Works led to the issue of a cannabis warning and a woman was arrested at an address in Axehead Road for possession with intent to supply drugs. A quantity of cannabis was recovered.

Chief Constable Adrian Lee joined officers in Kettering on the warrants and police staff volunteers were also out and about in the town supporting the operation.

This afternoon, officers in the east of Northampton will be distributing Lo Jack laptop tracking devices.

Superintendent Pete Windridge, leading on Operation Guardian, said: "The tremendous feedback we received on the anniversary of the operation has been tremendously heartening and we are determined to keep the pressure on criminals whose actions inflict misery on decent law-abiding people.