Operation Advent: Opening the door on policing in East Herts

In the run up to Christmas, officers across East Herts will once again be carrying out 24 days of action, to target criminals and help keep people safe.

Operation Advent returns on Friday (1 December) and aims to ‘open the door’ on the many varied policing activities that officers get involved with all year round.

It will see all four of the district’s Safer Neighbourhood Teams (SNT) conduct activities, such as:

• Various operations to target criminals
• Reassurance patrols at community events
• Proactive patrols and operations to tackle Violence Against Women and Girls
• Speed checks, at locations requested by members of the public
• Crime prevention stalls

East Herts SNT Inspector Mark Collins said: ““Operation Advent is now in its third year and is held to help showcase the work that our dedicated local policing teams undertake all year round to help keep East Herts safe.

“If there’s a particular area you think we should be focusing our efforts on, then please don’t hesitate to let us know. Feedback and intelligence from members of the public is vitally important and we’re committed to working with local residents, to solve any issues for the long term.”

You can use our anonymous community voice platform ‘echo’ to let us know what you think we should be prioritising in your area. Your feedback will help towards shaping our local policing priorities, initiatives and campaigns. Visit echo and tell us your thoughts.

You can keep up with the work of the East Herts Safer Neighbourhood Teams on Facebook and X (Twitter) by following the ‘East Herts Police’ page.