Operation AVRO - Salford #4
Operation AVRO is our force-wide monthly blitz on local crime which runs in a different district each month.
We will bring you real-time updates including images and video as activity continues throughout the day.
Afternoon Street Briefing and Hi-Vis patrol in Little Hilton
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Items seized during Op AVRO today
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Cooling down with the Mounted Unit
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Superintendent Shan Nasim talks about the days activity so far.
Our officers and PCSOs are out in force, ensuring drivers comply with regulations and making our roads safer for everyone.
Today, as part of #OpAVRO, we have teamed up with Trading Standards and Salford Council for visits to vape shops in Little Hulton.
Watch as we work together to ensure compliance and safety standards are met, and to remove dangerous and illegal items from shelves and the streets.
Sergeant Chris Billington and Detective Superintendent Simon Moyles are shown here leading a briefing for officers and partner agencies. We're working with Forest Bank Prison on an operation to stop people smuggling illegal items into the facility.
We're also focusing on helping vulnerable people who might be pressured into committing these crimes. With our partners, we're committed to keeping our communities safe as part of #OpAVRO.
"This is about making our roads safer" - Assistant Chief Constable Chris Sykes talks about what our roads policing and safer transport teams are doing on #OpAVRO today.
Earlier this morning, officers and staff met in Little Hulton for a street briefing to keep our community informed before we headed out across the area for #OpAVRO deployments.
Today for #OpAVRO, one of the things we're focusing on tackling shoplifting and retail crime in and around Salford's local shops and businesses. Hear from Chief Inspector Simon Ashcroft about our efforts and what else is happening this morning.
Officers have conducted another warrant and made a further three arrests at an address in Pendlebury.
When Assistant Chief Constable (ACC) Matt Boyle pulls you over for speeding, you know it's serious!
During #OpAVRO in Salford, after spotting a speeding driver, ACC Boyle sprang into action, pulling the driver over and completing a series of checks, assisted by ACO Dougie Henderson.
Please slow down and drive safely. We have a dedicated traffic operation to tackle illegal road use – and remember, even our ACC is on the lookout!
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ACC Boyle and ACO Henderson after pulling over a driver -
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ACC Boyle after pulling over a driver -
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ACC Boyle conducting a vehicle check
We have executed another warrant in Salford today as part of Operation AVRO, uncovering a cannabis farm and making an arrest. Watch the team in action!
Chief Resources Officer (CRO) Lee Rawlinson, our most senior member of Police Staff, provides an update on the work we are doing as part of #OpAVRO to take criminals off the streets and make your community safer across Salford.
ACC Matt Boyle has joined officers in executing warrants across Salford today.
Officers have seen no shortage of support for England whilst out and about, and we've even managed to capture a shot of ACC Boyle with the England flag proudly displayed.
Wishing the team the best of luck in their game later on!
Following an early morning briefing, officers have wasted no time and have carried on with our proactive policing operation by executing warrants across Salford. Our first footage shows officers at an address in Clifton.
So far we've arrested 24 people as part of #OpAVRO.
As the sun breaks across Greater Manchester, GMP, along with our partners, gather in the halls of Salford University to attend an early morning briefing ahead of a day of action for #OpAvro.
Join us as we take you behind the scenes of GMP’s flagship initiative, Operation Avro.
#OpAVRO is our monthly blitz on crime across a different area each month, where we bring specialist teams together with your local officers to tackle the crimes that you said matter to you most in your area.
This month, we’re back in Salford, and you can follow all the days action here or on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).
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