NEWS RELEASE

11 June 04

For immediate release

Bath & North East Somerset Council Leader joins police operation

On Friday, June 11, Bath & North East Somerset Council leader, Cllr Paul Crossley, will be joining police officers on their night time shift as part of Operation Exuberant.

Operation Exuberant takes place during the summer months and involves the police beefing up their normal mobile community safety patrols with additional including mounted officers, dog handlers and Support Group. The patrols crack down on begging, urinating in public, swearing, fighting, and drinking on the street.

And on the eve of Euro 2004, police officers in Bath will again be using red and yellow soccer style warning cards as part of their clampdown on anti-social behaviour

Cllr Crossley said: “Bath & North East Somerset Council is keen to work with the police to make sure that the streets are safe at night. This is an ideal opportunity for me to find out what is going on in the city centre at night and to understand some of the issues connected with the city’s nightlife.”

At 9.30pm, before the team sets out to patrol the city centre, there will be an opportunity to meet Cllr Crossley and Inspector Paul Mogg, of Bath Police.

At the same time, there will also be an opportunity to take photographs of some of the mounted police and their horses.

For more information, contact Sgt Kevan Rowlands, on 01225 842433.