The team began their day with a drugs warrant, which you can read about here – Operation Vulcan seize more drugs and e-bikes in early morning raid | Greater Manchester Police.
Following the raid and subsequent finds, officers hit the streets and transport routes as part of their initiative to clear the Derker area of all forms of criminality.
This included a traffic operation at the Ripponden Road junction with Clyde Road, which saw an arrest on suspicion of failing to appear at court, two vehicles seized for having no insurance, and reports and fines handed out for mobile phone and seatbelt offences.
In addition, further traffic offence reports were distributed for tint and number plate offences.
Officers then completed further work around the Metrolink transport routes, providing a highly visible presence at Derker’s tram stop, with a knife arch in place to deter and protect.
This resulted in one arrest, nine stop-searches, and more than 40 fines issued for not paying the appropriate tram fare.
The problem-solving work by Operation Vulcan has seen the team comprehensively tackle crime from all angles – reducing offending, punishing them, and ensuring the root causes of issues are tackled.
From door-smashing drug warrants to tackling nuisance and illegal drivers, this work will continue for the coming weeks and months.
