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	New police cars launched to crack down on antisocial behaviour FOUR police cars have been launched in Blackpool and the Fylde to deal specifically with antisocial behaviour. Covering Blackpool north, Blackpool central, Blackpool south and Fylde, the patrol cars will be out in action from 4pm to 11pm each Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday - the hotspot times for antisocial behaviour. The officers in the car will respond to any reports as they are made to the police, allowing an improved response time. They will also keep informants updated on the action taken against any reports they have made to the police, provide regular contact with repeat victims and patrol known hotspot areas for antisocial behaviour. Any long-term action that may prevent antisocial behaviour will also be considered and passed on to the local neighbourhood policing team to progress. Chief Insp Karen Simister said: "These cars will allow us to deal more efficiently and effectively with reports of antisocial behaviour, hopefully reducing the number of reports and the negative impact these types of incidents have on communities. "We know that such behaviour can really affect some members of the community and their quality of life so we are keen to do everything we can to clamp down on offenders. "These cars have only just been launched but we have already had lots of positive feedback from members of the community, who have noticed quicker response times and more offenders being caught." The cars, which are usually staffed by two officers, started operating on Thursday 7 January. The effectiveness of the cars will be monitored on a regular basis but they will continue to operate for the foreseeable future. In the first four days of the cars being launched, they attended 84 instances of antisocial behaviour - out of 132 reported incidents. One arrest was made, five youth referral forms were issued and ten people were stopped and spoken to. A BB gun was also confiscated along with a quantity of cigarettes from underage youths. The time taken to attend antisocial behaviour incidents was dramatically reduced from an average of 45 minutes on a Thursday and 60 minutes on a Friday, Saturday and Sunday, to an average of just 20 minutes.

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