Bracknell

There has been further success for a Thames Valley Police operation devised to reduce anti-social behaviour and youth disorder in the Bracknell Forest area.

Officers from the Bracknell Neighbourhood Policing team, working as part of Operation Lascar, visited anti-social behaviour hotspots in Bracknell and Crowthorne on Friday (7/7) and Saturday (8/7) between 6pm and midnight.

On Friday, 40 youths were stopped and their details recorded. Officers visited pubs and off-licences to advise proprietors of underage youths who might be attempting to purchase alcohol. Youngsters congregating outside shops sometimes attempt to persuade adults to buy alcohol and cigarettes on their behalf.

Police seized four carrier bags full of alco-pops, as well as 25 cans of lager, two bottles of lager and one can of Guinness.

“All these seizures were on Friday,” said Sgt Charlie Winter, of the Neighbourhood Policing team. “Offenders were also given fixed penalty notices for disorderly behaviour such as urinating in the street.

“Saturday night was very quiet, perhaps due to the World Cup football.”

Three officers and two PCSOs, led by Sgt Winter, carried out the patrols on Friday and Saturday.

Operation Lascar was launched in April and will continue throughout the summer. The operation is a response to problems in the Bracknell area, including under-age drinking and other issues such as groups of young people causing a disturbance, throwing litter and causing criminal damage.

Thames Valley Police ~ Bracknell