Operation AVRO - Trafford #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.
- A total of 25 people were arrested across Trafford yesterday (Thursday 24 October 2024), for offences including robbery, cultivation of cannabis and possession of drugs with intent to supply.
- A business premises in the district saw them sell a knife to one of our cadets, legal proceedings to close this establishment are now being taken.
- Safety cameras across the district also detected 148 speed violations within 30mph zones.
A total of 25 people were arrested across Trafford yesterday (Thursday 25 October 2024) as Operation AVRO took place in the district once again.
Our officers kicked off the day by executing 11 warrants which saw arrests made for offences including robbery, cultivation of cannabis and possession of drugs with intent to supply.
AVRO is a force-wide initiative that delivers a surge of extra resources and specialist officers to a different district within Greater Manchester each month.
The day saw GMP engage in a number of activities through proactive policework, tackling the issues which matter most to the community.
Knife crime is a Force priority and our work to tackle it across Greater Manchester continued yesterday with dedicated knife arches taking place at Trafford Bar and Sale Metrolink stations respectively.
A dedicated test purchasing operation was conducted in Stretford, one business premises that we entered saw them sell a knife to one of our cadets, legal proceedings to close this establishment are now being taken.
Meanwhile, students at Sale High School were spoken to about the dangers of carrying knives and fireworks in the lead up to Bonfire Night.
Traffic operations on Shaftesbury Avenue in Timperley, Manchester Road in Partington and outside the Trafford Centre resulted in 88 offences across the day, 22 of those came as a result of drivers being on their mobile phone, 16 for no use of a seatbelt and 10 for no insurance.
Safety cameras across the district also detected 148 speed violations within 30mph zone.
Numerous anti-social behaviour operations were also in effect across the day, with Neighbourhood Teams targeting hotspot locations such as Altrincham Metrolink station, the Retail Park in Broadheath and Turn Moss fields, the latter dealing with off-roads bikes.
On Wednesday 23 October 2024, we launched a new operation alongside His Majesty's Prisons and Probation Service (HMPPS) and the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit - to disrupt, prevent and tackle serious organised crime involving drugs which are linked to the prison communities.
As part of Operation AVRO we focused our attention on the four prisons we have in our region, HMP Manchester in the city centre, HMP Buckley Hall in Rochdale, HMP Forest Bank in Salford and HMP Hindley in Wigan, conducting a high-visibility policing operation inside and outside of each establishment.
The aim of the operation is to actively pursue those who are responsible for supplying drugs and contraband into our prisons, by working with our partners to target known individuals who think they are above the law.
Our officers have been out near the Trafford Centre today, conducting proactive traffic operations to keep our roads safe.
We’re targeting unsafe driving and vehicle offences to help protect all road users.
Following a high-speed pursuit, our officers safely brought this vehicle to a stop and seized it.
Another result in our ongoing proactive efforts to keep dangerous criminals off the roads and our communities safe.
Our officers teamed up with Trading Standards to visit a local car wash, acting on valuable intel from our community.
On 23/10/2024, A suspicious car failed to stop for our highly-trained pursuit officers. Our dog unit and the police helicopter ensured the suspects were taken to custody.
John Scheerhout, the MEN's Crime reporter, joined GMP and partners yesterday as part of our dedicated operation to disrupt organised crime groups efforts to smuggle drugs and other contraband into our prisons.
The MEN reported on the work our specialist operations teams, including Traffic officers, dog unit, and our drone unit as part our work outside Greater Manchester prisons to tackle crime behind bars.
Read John's report here.
First doors in! Officers have executed a series of early morning warrants across Greater Manchester as part of #OpAVRO.
Photographed here are our officers executing a warrant on Norton Street today as part of our commitment to tackling crime and keeping our community safe.
So far we've had 10 arrests as part of #OpAVRO.
Chief Superintendent Colette Rose, district commander for Trafford, is shown here leading a briefing for officers and partner agencies at Streford Police early this morning.
Police and our partner agencies will be out in force across Trafford today to tackle the crimes that matter most to you. We'll be working today to tackle ASB, knife crime, vehicle crime, and working with partners to keep our children safe.
Officers from our Roads Policing Unit are running a dedicated operation targeting vehicles with suspected links to organised crime gangs and those using our roads illegally.
In this footage recorded yesterday, 23 October 2024, we are checking to make sure cars are roadworthy, insured, and being driven on our roads legally.
Our proactive approach to keeping our roads safe has seen 3000 fewer vehicle offences across GM compared to three years ago.
PSCOs on patrol to target and disrupt OCG's attempts to smuggle items into prisons
Superintendent Marcus Noden introduces #OpAVRO, our monthly blitz on crime to boost public safety. With increased police and partner agency resources, we are committed to making Greater Manchester safer for our communities.
The focus today is tackling organised crime in and around our prisons and the crimes that matter to you most across Trafford.
Key Highlights:
- Execution of warrants
- Arrest of key criminals
- Proactive policing at Trafford Centre and other key locations
- Traffic operations at multiple sites
- Collaboration with Trading Standards
- Engagement with schools to tackle ASB and knife crime
Updates throughout the day!
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