POLICE in Buxton have
been making use of a new van which has been brought in to keep night
time revellers in the High Peak and Derbyshire Dales safe.
A Violence, Alcohol harm and Licensing (VAL) van is being deployed in town centres across the High Peak and Dales.
It is one of four vans purchased by Derbyshire Fire and Rescue
Service which are being used across the county as part of its
responsibility for safety at licensed premises.
Kitted out with both static and mobile CCTV cameras, the van provides
officers with a mobile base to work from and aims to prevent
alcohol-related anti-social behaviour and violent crime.
It can also help police to detect offences by providing officers with footage which could be used as evidence.
And I thought the budgets were being cut? Obviously there must be a
strong argument for buying vans and making redundancies – I just can’t
see it!
