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 returned on 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 Neighbourhood Policing Teams (NPTs) conduct activities, such as:

• Operations to target criminals
• Reassurance patrols at community events
• Proactive patrols to tackle crimes such as shoplifting and burglary
• Proactive patrols and operations to tackle violence against women and girls
• Speed checks
• Crime prevention stalls
• Visits to schools
• Herts Connected sign ups

East Herts T/Chief Inspector Mark Collins said: “Operation Advent is now in its fourth year and is held to help showcase the work that our dedicated local policing teams undertake all year round. It aims to ‘open the door’ on the varied work of the team, to help deter crime and keep East Herts safe.”

You can keep up with the work of the East Herts Neighbourhood Policing Teams on Facebook by following the ‘East Herts Police’ page.

Join the ‘Herts Connected’ community messaging service to keep up to date with what’s happening in your local area. You can set your preferences to receive police messages, as well as updates from Neighbourhood Watch, Action Fraud and the Police and Crime Commissioner.