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We’ve been busy in Craven over the past 48 hours
Here’s what we’ve been doing…
- Three warrants executed in Skipton and surrounding areas as we searched for stolen goods and drugs
- High-visibility town centre and residential patrols
- Targeted operations by uniformed and plain clothes officers to reduce town-centre crime including shoplifting, which resulted in known shoplifters being confronted
- Rural Taskforce visits to farms and livestock auctions to check all’s well and share crime prevention advice
- Patrols in rural communities, including by all-terrain police motorbike riders
- Drop-in surgeries at Skipton Town Hall and Morrison’s for people to discuss any issues they are concerned about
- Joint visits to local businesses by Immigration Enforcement and police teams, checking immigration status and rights to work in the UK legally, and also looking for any risks to the welfare of legal workers including evidence of modern slavery or human trafficking
- Taxi checks by Bradford Council officers, with seven taxis inspected for issues and four suspended from duty due to mechanical defects or licensing issues
- A man who was wanted in connection with a child sexual offence was remanded to court after he was arrested the previous day and a knife was recovered
It was part of Operation Tornado, where we draw in extra resources from other areas to join local teams for a big push on crime and a high-visibility police presence.
It was launched in April 2024 by Chief Constable Tim Forber who joined yesterday’s operation.
Op Tornado moves around North Yorkshire, with large-scale deployments in different districts on different dates.
Craven Neighbourhood Policing Inspector Paul Crabtree said: “You’ve told us you’d like to see more police on the beat and Op Tornado is about getting as many boots on the ground as possible.
“It’s about enhancing our local day-to-day police presence with extra resources from other areas, working with other teams and tackling the issues that affect you and your community.
“Yesterday we did this with traditional high-visibility patrols and proactive policing that involved warrants, targeting known offenders and working with other organisations including Immigration Enforcement officers, local authority licensing officers and many more.
“While the purpose of yesterday was a big 24-hour push to boost our presence in specific areas, we’re also freeing up more officers to do more patrols in communities across Craven day-to-day. It’s what you’ve told us you want, it’s important and it’s what we’re delivering.” 
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