Police strategy in a 'much better position' as offenders hit with criminal orders

Police strategy in a 'much better position' as offenders hit with criminal orders

REPEAT offenders are being hit with arrests and criminal behaviour orders as police crackdown on shoplifting and anti-social behaviour.

Police make 121 arrests and seize weapons while tackling violent crime

AVON and Somerset police officers spent more than 10,000 hours on additional foot patrols targeting anti-social behaviour (ASB) and serious violence during a 12-month period.