Cleveland and Durham Police join forces to tackle dangerous drivers
Operation Dragoon will tackle criminal and anti-social driving this Christmas
Cleveland and Durham police forces say they will launch a new operation, aiming to clampdown on the number of dangerous drivers on Teesside.
The joint specialist operations unit will launch Operation Dragoon today.
It comes after a similar campaign, led by Northumbria Police, tackled the number of criminal drivers on the roads.
Chief Inspector Graham Milne said:
"We are continuing to identify and deal with high risk drivers; including those driving dangerously, without insurance, driving whilst disqualified or under the influence of drink or drugs, who pose a serious risk to themselves and innocent drivers. Their thoughtless behaviour will not be tolerated.
"Targeting these criminals is part of our day to day work but we will now do this under the Op Dragoon brand to promote what we do to keep our roads a safer place. We remain more committed than ever.”
The forces say they will be updating their social media pages with the results of the operation.
You can follow the road policing unit's work using #OpDragoon.