Initiative starts in Bridlington aimed at preventing retail crime
It's the latest town to sign up to 'DISC', an information-sharing app
Businesses in Bridlington and the police are set to work in partnership to prevent retail crime.
It is the latest town to sign up to DISC, an information-sharing app used nationally by retailers and law enforcement agencies.
It follows similar schemes adopted by Humberside Police in Hull, Grimsby and Scunthorpe.
Working in partnership with Yorkshire Coast BID, the Bridlington Crime Prevention Group has secured funding for this scheme for three years.
Chair of the Bridlington Crime Prevention Group, PCSO Beverley Feirn, said: “This will be of great benefit to the retail community and I hope this is the first of many similar schemes.
“We have also recently received funding for a drugs dog which will assist local officers on warrants in the area.”
Drugs dogs are a high-visibility way of identifying people who may be carrying or supplying drugs in the area, and it is this sort of crime that can lead to others, such as theft, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour.
Humberside Police says these incorporated methods of dealing with retail crime and associated issues increase the ways in which they can tackle areas of concern within our communities.