Operation Action will not be last, says chief

Tuesday 9th November 2010, 2:29PM GMT.

Patrick RiceMORE major operations like the one seen last weekend will be held, Guernsey’s police chief has said.

Nearly every officer was involved in Operation Action, a 24-hour campaign that tackled antisocial behaviour, underage drinking and other crime.

Police also wanted to raise awareness of their prevention work and to reduce islanders’ fears about crime.

‘At this stage we have tallied up the number of arrests but that is not solely the measure of success,’ said police chief Patrick Rice (pictured).

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    arapaho

    keep up the good work ,but try not to pick a night in town thats been the quietest for months

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    Ray

    arapaho

    Do you not think for a nano-second that it was quiet that night BECAUSE of Operation Action?

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    Truth Man

    Arapaho:

    Seems to me like you are saying the policing initiative that night was a complete success.

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