Op Tranquility Update

Good morning. We’ve got another Op Tranquility update for you all.

On Monday night (24 November), Roads Policing Unit officers again completed patrols across the Hedge End, West End, Botley and Netley, areas, concentrating their efforts on locations in which vehicle-related antisocial behaviour (ASB) has recently been reported.

Their evening was extremely busy and productive, as the below hopefully demonstrates…

• A vehicle, known to be involved in crime, was identified and stopped. Checks were subsequently carried out on the driver. While no offences were uncovered on this occasion, further intelligence has been submitted as a result of the stop.

• Two other vehicles, believed to be involved in vehicle-related ASB, were also stopped and checked. These were both all in order.

• Meanwhile, several tickets were handed out for issues relating to obstructed view, exhaust and driving without due care.

• On Tollbar Way, another vehicle was stopped, with a ticket issued for an exposed cord on the tyre, subsequently prohibited for being in a dangerous condition.

• A 21-year-old man from Southampton was arrested on Grange Road suspicion of driving a motor vehicle with a proportion of a specified controlled drug above the specified limit. He has been released under investigation, pending further enquiries.

• A 48-year-old man from Southampton was arrested at Sainsbury's on suspicion of driving a motor vehicle when alcohol level above limit. He has been released under investigation, pending further enquiries.

• Another stop, this time under s.23 Misuse of Drugs Act, resulted in a community resolution being issued for possession of a Class B drug – cannabis.

• Finally, four people were caught speeding (three car drivers and one motorcyclist), another was dealt with for a lighting offence and six others provided negative breath tests for impairment.

*Operation Tranquility is our campaign aimed at tackling vehicle-related anti-social behaviour in our area. It follows reports of vehicle-related anti-social behaviour and is targeting those intent on causing disruption within our communities, something which we will not tolerate and will relentlessly work to combat.