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Yesterday we had a call about a body within the railway boundary.
Railway workers could only see a pair of feet but reported no signs of life.
Rushing to the scene officers found a man in his late 30s enjoying some nude sunbathing.
Please dont sunbathe nude on the railway!
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Last night Southend officers responded to a 999 call to
@greateranglia
#Wickford
for a violent male.
On arrest he punched, kicked & tried to spit on officers.
Thankfully the spit hood helped to keep them safe from this disgusting act.
#ProtectTheProtectors
#SpitGuard
#Spithood
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Drunk male thought it was funny to urinate over
@c2c_Rail
#Shoebury
platform where passengers would have to walk.
Officers gave the male the option to clean the platform or face formal action.
Result: Platform clean & officers back on patrol.
#CommonSense
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In Jan we ran a knife arch Op
@c2c_Rail
#Southend
Central with
@SouthendPolice
A 17 yr old male was caught &
#arrested
for carrying this knife.
Pleading guilty at court he received a 6 month referral order & had to pay £126 in total.
#NoKnivesInEssex
#FocusedOnYourSafety
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This is Arthur.
We're really pleased as he's just passed his final test and is now a fully fledged Police dog.
Arthur will now be one of a number of amazing
@BTPDogs
who help keep
@c2c_Rail
&
@greateranglia
staff & passengers safe.
#WeAreBTP
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This is the beautiful PD Otto.
We're really pleased as he's just passed his final test & is now a fully fledged Explosive Search Dog.
Otto is just one of the amazing
@BTPDogs
that help us keep
@greateranglia
@c2c_Rail
passengers & staff safe.
👮🏼♀️🚔🐕❤
#FocusedOnYourSafety
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Fare evader caught by
@c2c_Rail
Inspector wouldn't provide details or pay a £20 fine
Refused us details also
So instead he was
Arrested (& lost a days wages)
Interviewed (admitted offence)
Issued a Police conditional Caution
The condition?
Pay the £20 fine (which he did) 🤔
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This is why
#police
use
#stopandsearch
This 15" machete was found on a man onboard a train tonight between
@greateranglia
#colchester
&
#witham
in
#Essex
Our officers boarded the train, detained the man for a search and found this.
Taser was drawn but not depoyed
#WeAreBTP
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After successfully passing recertification to remain Licensed Search Officers in relation to deployments for Counter Terrorism, Crime & Missing Persons we broke down on the M23.
Thank you for the support of those drivers who tooted their car horns & waved as they drove by.
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This is T/PD Otto
Otto's a 13 month old Lab who recently joined
@BTP
& is training to become an Explosive Search Dog.
Otto's super friendly & we really hope he becomes a fully fledged
@BTPDogs
helping us to keep
@c2c_Rail
&
@greateranglia
passengers safe.
#FocusedOnYourSafety
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Weapons, drugs, cash & paraphernalia seized after arrest with
@EssexPoliceUK
of 17 year old male dealing drugs
@c2c_Rail
#ChaffordHundred
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Meet Opie, he’s super cute & hoping to be a fully fledged
@BTPDogs
when he grows up
Today he helped us (well...watched his older brothers) as officers arrested two gang members
We really hope he makes it & we get to see Opie keeping passengers safe on
@c2c_Rail
&
@greateranglia
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Robbery on
@c2c_Rail
#Southend
train
2 suspects had already made off
Undeterred we continued searching & the suspects were spotted at
#Leigh
station.
Following a foot chase, a containment, help from
@NPASSouthEast
& some fence jumping we arrested both & recovered the property.
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Yesterday
@BTPDogs
handler was on a day off taking his dogs PD Molly & PD Arthur out for a walk
Driving through
#Colchester
he saw a distressed man standing on the wrong side of a bridge
He stopped & talked the person down, thankfully making a life saving intervention.
#Police
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Good Evening!
Introducing T/PD Sir Derek Slinky, the Mini Dachshund, who we met earlier today. You definitely gave us them
#FridayFeels
🐾
A career with
@BTPDogs
beckons!
Have a great weekend everyone, stay safe & remember you can
#textBTP
on 61016 if you're 🚂 over
#Christmas
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Yesterday we conducted our largest joint Op with
@OpRaptorSouth
@SouthendPolice
to detect & deter crime on
@greateranglia
@c2c_Rail
into
#Southend
We could tell you about the 3 arrests & show you the knife 1 was carrying but
@BTPDogs
Dudley was the Ops star & nicer to look at!
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We've once again heard a parent/grandparent/carer tell a child "Look, that Policeman will take you away!" when they've seen us 😡
NO WE WON'T!
Please tell them they can come to us when they're lost, or in danger or need help.
This ridiculous mindset has to stop ⛔🛂
#WeAreBTP
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The best shifts are when we get to help nice people
We met Amy who's partially sighted on our
@c2c_Rail
foot patrols & she told us she gets very nervous on the train & walking home late at night
We stayed with Amy for her journey & then walked her back home
#FocusedOnYourSafety
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The lost Budgie is now know as PB Barry
We've upgraded Barry from his cardboard box & given him ample food & water
We're still looking for Barrys rightful owner, but until then he seems suited to a life in blue but perhaps he'd be better suited to working with
@NPASSouthEast
?
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When you pull on the uniform you ask the public to entrust you to uphold the law.
Yesterday alongside
@BTPOSU
we deployed to the
#londonprotests
.
Despite the violence, flash bangs, smoke grenades, cans & bottles hurled at Police from both sides of the protest thats what we did.
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Fed up with everything that's going on?
We can't do much about that.
But if you love dogs we hope you'll enjoy
@BTPDogs
PD Otto sprinting around chasing his tennis ball whilst trying out his new protective boots.
(Bonus point for guessing the station)
#WereAllInThisTogether
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Any
@greateranglia
@c2c_Rail
passengers love dogs?
Whilst on patrol
@BTPDogs
Otto had a quick play with a puppy called Keats
After some tail wagging, sniffing & a goodbye kiss they got back to their important work
Otto's an explosive search dog Keats is trainee guide dog
🐕❤
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His plan was foolproof
Wanted by the court for numerous driving offences, he thought he'd avoid ANPR cameras/Police & travel by train.
Every plan has a flaw.
His was the 2 inquisitive officers on late night
@c2c_Rail
foot patrols.
He got a cell for the night & court today.
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This is the brilliant
@BTPDogs
PD Molly
Molly is currently a very proud of her handler / Dad, as this afternoon he arrested a 21yr old male
@greateranglia
#Chelmsford
for possession of a knife.
#WeAreBTP
and we are
#FocusedOnYourSafety
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Gloire Pongo from Newham threatened a passenger with a machete whilst on
@greateranglia
train
Taser equipped Officers worked swiftly with Greater Anglia to identify intercept & arrest him at
#Witham
Hes been given a nine month prison sentence
#WeAreBTP
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This is Olive unfortunately Monday night around Shoebury Station
she got lost
Thankfully today
@c2c_Rail
staff found her hiding in the depot
Apart from a cut paw Olive is fine
After her adventure we’re pleased that one very tired little dog is back home with a very happy owner
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Late night joint
@c2c_Rail
foot patrols with
@SouthendPolice
& officers had cause to stop Remell Isaac-Brown 19 who was travelling from
#Southend
home to
#Croydon
They found this machete tucked in his waistband.
Hes been sentenced to 146 days imprisonment.
#FocusedOnYourSafety
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Good use of
#stopandsearch
by
@BTPSpecials
today following a report of a weapon seen at
@greateranglia
#Colchester
2 males (aged 14 & 18) have been arrested on suspicion of being in possession of an offensive weapon.
They're now in custody waiting to be dealt with
#WeAreBTP
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It started with a discreet text to
@btp
on 61016 from
@greateranglia
passenger.
It ended with a man under
#arrest
for possession with intent to supply class A drugs at
#Witham
.
We seized
100 wraps of drugs
Quanity of white powder
2 x phones
Approx £400.
#FocusedOnYourSafety
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Did we potentially save a life yesterday?
Late night foot patrols with
@SouthendPolice
along
@c2c_Rail
Officers stop a 19 yr old male travelling from
#Southend
to
#London
Turns out he has a machete with an 11inch blade tucked inside his tracksuit.
#Arrested
#NoKnivesInEssex
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Afternoon everyone. We've had a few people asking about our opening hours this Winterval:
Xmas Eve - 24hrs
Xmas Day - 24hrs
Boxing Day - 24hrs
New Yrs Eve - 24hrs
New Yrs Day - 24hrs
All emergency services are here 24 hrs a day, 365 days a year
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These are some of our
@BTPSpecials
out supporting us on response this evening. Special Inspector MacLeod, SC Martin and SC McGough are out in a response vehicle adding additional resilience to the team.
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Elvis has left the building.
Yesterday
@c2c_Rail
#Benfleet
@CityPoliceDogs
PD Elvis &
@BTPDogs
PD Dudley were targeting
#CountyLines
.
Working with
@CPRochfordCPT
400+ passengers were scanned through the metal detector, 8 people were found with drugs & 1 found with a knife.
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Successful Op last night with
@SouthendPolice
@EPDogSection
PD Zane
Huge thanks to the 2
@c2c_Rail
passengers who helped us
A man we stopped for drugs possession decided he wasnt going to be searched
Their help meant he didnt escape, we found his drugs & hes going to court.
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Thoughts on our new car?
This new spec car is being rolled out across
@BTP
. More fuel efficient, traffic spec tyres/fluorescent strips & brighter light bar.
Its role will be to get to
@c2c_Rail
@greateranglia
passengers & staff quickly & safely when we're needed the most.
#BTP
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Colchester: We've arrested an individual who chose to urinate on our van outside a supermarket near North Station before trying to make off from us in a car.
During a post arrest search we found a knife on him 👎
He's now bedded down and our van is clean & back on the road 👍👮♂️
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02:30 today officers responded to suspected cable theft in
#Rainham
With
@BTPDogs
@NPASSouthEast
5 males were found hiding in the undergrowth & arrested for illegal entry to the UK. 1 also arrested for knife possession & kicking a police dog.
Thankfully PD FRANKIE wasnt hurt.
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Sorry if youre delayed getting to work this morning
Around 0400 hrs a man in mental health crisis climbed the
@c2c_Rail
#Southend
Central roof
We had to stop trains & turn off the power
Working with
@EssexPoliceUK
the man was safely removed & is now receiving medical attention
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Four men have been sentenced for the theft of cars valued at over £600,000 following a four-year British Transport Police investigation.
The crime spree, between July 2019 and Feb 2020, saw cars brazenly stolen from station car parks across Essex.
➡️
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Yesterday evening a drunk man on a
@greateranglia
train threatened to attack a random male even asking another passenger to film it.
That passenger was an off duty BTP officer.
End result: 1 violent drunk man arrested & put in a cell for the night.
#Police
#FocusedOnYourSafety
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This is
@BTPDogs
PD Dudley.
Dudley is a 18 month old Labrador who has been been with the Force for 5 months.
Tonight were pleased to say that he (& his handler) are out on patrol along
@c2c_Rail
.
#FocusedOnYourSafety
🚔🐕👮🏼♂️
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The glamour of Policing
Foot chase in the dark, jumping over walls, radioing for support & response units rushing to the scene.
Then finding out you've totally destroyed your trousers during the incident
Still, 1 suspect linked to drug dealing in
#Southend
caught & arrested 👍
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Female attempted to rob a passenger of her phone
@c2c_Rail
#Westcliff
& then made off.
Hour & a half later Response officers had located the female & arrested her.
The female has been charged with attempt robbery & assault emergency worker x 3.
#FocusedOnYourSafety
#WeAreBTP
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As its
#InternationalDogDay
we thought we'd post this photo of the particularly handsome PD Otto.
Otto is just one of the many
@BTPDogs
who help us keep
@c2c_Rail
@greateranglia
passengers safe.
Otto wasn't working in this photo....but where in
#Essex
was he enjoying a walk?
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Yesterday our late night
@c2c_Rail
train patrols made lots of passengers happy😊
The 20 fare evaders caught by the Ticket Inspectors who joined us on our patrols maybe weren't as happy ☹
The man we caught with drugs & no ticket was certainly not happy🤬
#FocusedOnYourSafety
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This is the very handsome
@BTPDogs
PD Mace.
Mace was key to Friday evenings proactive policing Operation at
#WestHam
.
The joint Op with
@BTPLondon
@BTPUnderground
recorded
4 x Arrests for
Drugs Possesion
Immigration
2 x Wanted
Plus another 20+ positive
#StopSearch
results.
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A 17 yr old
#London
gang nominal was
#arrested
carrying this potentially lethal knife whilst on a
@c2c_Rail
train heading to
#Southend
following a positive
#Stopandsearch
by officers patrolling late night Friday trains.
#Essex
#CountyLines
#SeeTheSigns
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5 teen males approached a lone teen in
#Southend
, intimated they had a knife & stole his bike & phone.
They were tracked by CCTV to Southend Central station.
Response officers working with
@EPSouthend
stopped the group & subsequently arrests were made.
#Police
#Teamwork
#Essex
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Apparently Thursday is the new Friday.
Which is why we'll be conducting foot patrols on the last
@c2c_Rail
trains of the night from
#London
back into
#Essex
tonight & Friday in order to get you back to your home station safely.
#FocusedOnYourSafety
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"I should've bought a ticket"!
A man tried avoiding todays joint Op with
@EssexPoint
Police & Ticket Inspectors
@c2c_Rail
#Benfleet
Not only did he get dealt with for bunking his fare but after a positive
#StopSearch
we issued him a drugs warning & seized his £40 of cannabis.
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Man who stolen a Poppy Day collection tin was ID'd by
@greateranglia
staff, arrested on the train at
#Prittlewell
& is now in the cells.
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Male threaten to "Slash Up" a father travelling with his 2 yr old daughter on
@greateranglia
train following a polite social distancing request
Attending
#Colchester
North we located the male. No knife was found but he was arrested for threatening behaviour
#FocusedOnYourSafety
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Today
@BTPDogs
PD Arthur was
@c2c_Rail
#Southend
working hard to help make communities & the transport network safer
Along with Arthur our uniform & plain clothes officers were supported by
@SouthendPolice
, c2c revenue Inspectors & HALO security
#StopKnifeCrime
#NoKnivesInEssex
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Last nights joint Operation with
@SouthendPolice
targeting gang & violent crime in & around
#Southend
town proved successful
2 x seperate arrests in connection with serious assault
2 x arrests for possession with intent to supply
Drugs, weapons & cash all seized.
#CountyLines
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Great work by our Response teams.
They received a report of a male
@c2c_Rail
#Chafford
who maybe carrying a knife.
Tracking the male, they stopped him at
#Tilbury
, conducted a
#StopSearch
& found him carrying a 10 inch Rambo style hunting knife.
#Arrested
#FocusedOnYourSafety
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Yesterday our Cops arrested a man at
#Colchester
for possession of this Machete
Officers met an inbound train & removed the man who attempted to make off from us. He also tried to discard the machete on the tracks.
Today, we charged him to court ⚖️
#StopKnifeCrime
#SeeTheSigns
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Someone has been stealing bikes from
@c2c_Rail
#Leigh
&
#Westcliff
Today, that someone got a visit at home he didn't expect.
#Arrested
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Nothing beats hard work!
Great job by our Proactive team,
@BTPLondon
Priority Crime Team &
@BTPDogs
Two gang members were still asleep early this morning when they arrested in connection with a vicious assault.
Violence on the railway won’t be tolerated!
#OneBTP
#Police
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This morning the lovely
@BTPDogs
Mollie & Arthur are patrolling
#Essex
to help keep
@greateranglia
&
@c2c_Rail
staff & passengers safe.
If you need Mollie or Arthur (or any other Police resources) we’re only 1 call or text away
📱Text 61016
📞Call 0800 405040
🚔 Emergency 999
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c2c passengers have asked us to focus our resources on begging & fare evasion.
This evening along with
@BTPLondon
&
@c2c_Rail
Revenue Inspector we're conducting joint train patrols from
#London
into
#Essex
.
If you see any beggars please text us on 61016.
#FocusedOnYourSafety
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Sunday morning
@c2c_Rail
foot patrols & officers speak to a man who begins to act suspiciously
Determined to get through a web of obstruction & lies they work out the truth
He was in possession of 45 wraps of heroin / crack cocaine & was wanted for £9560 in unpaid court fines.
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02:00 Male in mental health crisis detained
@greateranglia
Shenfield
02:48 despite numerous calls every mental health centre in Essex is full
04:15 officers arrived at King George A&E in Ilford
08:00 still awaiting a medical assessment & still no mental health centre available
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20/2/19 Bobbies on late night foot patrol
#stopsearch
a 17yr old male
@c2c_Rail
#Pitsea
They found this commando
#knife
in his waistband
21/2/19 He was remanded in youth detention
1/3/19 He pleaded Guilty at court
15/3/19 He goes for sentencing
#WeAreBTP
#KnifeCrime
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Two youths decided to steal from a shop situated next to our Southend Police Station yesterday.
After two stop searches, they walked away with a trip to custody for a RANGE of offences, including theft, being wanted for assault and possessing an offensive weapon (claw hammer).
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Friday a 22yr old man travelling from
#Romford
to
#Benfleet
was seen acting suspiciously by plain clothes officers patrolling
@c2c_Rail
Positive
#StopSearch
found the
5 1/2 inch
#knife
he was carrying.
Arrested, charged & remanded he's in the cell until his court date Monday.
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Last night an intimidated passenger
#TextBTP
on 61016 about a group smoking drugs
We intercepted the train, searched the group, seized the drugs & issued 4 formal drug warnings
We then received another text
“Thank you so very much for acting on this, Brilliant police work”
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This is why
#Police
conduct
#StopandSearch
A joint Op with
@EssexSpecials
resulted in officers searching a 15 & 16 yr old
@greateranglia
#DoverCourt
& finding these tucked in their waistbands
Both were
#Arrested
#Interviewed
&
#Charged
to court
#Essex
#CountyLines
#SeeTheSigns
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End of an era
After 22 years of dedicated service to the community, of which the last 5 have been patrolling
@c2c_Rail
&
@greateranglia
in
#Essex
.
PC Hampton is finally hanging up her boots to start a new chapter.
We'll all miss her & wish her all the best.
#PoliceFamily
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You may not see our plain clothes officers but they're around
The men who'd just purchased £100 of cocaine can testify to it
They thought they'd have a sample during their train journey to
#Southend
Who'd have though they'd be in the same carriage as two plain clothes officers
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Officers on late Friday night
@c2c_Rail
foot patrols arrested an 18 year old male travelling from
#Southend
to
#Barking
they found carrying a commando knife.
Officers are also investigating additional offences & have seized both his phones & over £500 in cash.
#StopKnifeCrime
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Jailed for over 6 months within 24 hours of being caught with a knife🧑⚖️
Plain clothes BTP officers operate across
#Essex
to help keep the travelling public
#safe
.
#Report
anything that doesn't look right to BTP:
- Text 61016📳
-
#RailwayGuardian
App📱
- 999
#Emergency
🆘
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We've jailed a man who pointed a BB gun at rail staff Essex. Understandably, they thought it was the real thing. He was caught after going to a different station and using a help phone to ask for train times and places to repair his bicycle.
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We have emergency Response officers on duty 24/7 - 365.
So any time
@greateranglia
@c2c_Rail
passengers or staff really need us, we'll do our very best to get to you quickly & safely.
#WeAreBTP
& we are
#FocusedOnYourSafety
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Last night we conducted joint patrols with
@BTPOSU
@OpRaptorSouth
@SouthendPolTCT
&
@c2c_Rail
revenue Inspectors along
#c2c
It resulted in 2 separate arrests, both linked to men who were Wanted by the courts & 20 fare evaders being caught.
#Police
#TeamWork
#Essex
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Proactive policing
@c2c_Rail
#Grays
with
@BTPLondon
@BTPOSU
@EssexPoliceUK
Clearly the star of the show was
@EPDogSection
PD Oreo
We're determined to keep railways in Essex a low crime environment, so we'll be running more Ops that detect, deter & disrupt criminals.
#OpSceptre
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Two teens have been jailed for a total of 21 years for a targeted attack in Southend, Essex
This is the moment they chased the victim; ultimately stabbing him on a train. Medics on board saved his life.
More info here ➡️
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Tasking Team officers were on late Saturday night foot patrols targeting antisocial behaviour onboard
@c2c_Rail
trains
Following a struggle, officers detained a 16 year old male. A positive
#Stopandsearch
found he was in possession of these.
#StopKnifeCrime
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We're
@c2c_Rail
#Chalkwell
along with
@SouthendPolice
to disrupt, detect & deter those whose intention isn't to come to the beach just for a nice day out.
Lots of positive engagement with the local community although
@BTPDogs
Dudley is clearly the star of the show.
#TeamWork
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Our thoughts are with the family, friends & colleagues of the
@c2c_Rail
train driver who sadly passed away yesterday evening.
#railwayfamily
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It's with a heavy heart that
@BTPEssex
say adieu to PC Neil Rogers (on the right) who leaves for pastures new next week!
PC Rogers is well known throughout
@btp
& is a well liked and respected colleague to all at
@BTP
#Colchester
Good luck mate & thank you for your service!
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We carried out lots foot patrol on late night Xmas trains
After a night out 🍻
@c2c_Rail
passengers are very happy to chat & give us feedback
Thankfully it was overwhelmingly positive
Tonight we'll do it all again & patrol the last
#NYE2020
trains to
#Essex
#Happynewyear2020
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