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IT’S A FAIR ‘CO-OP’ OF TEA
FOR THIRSTY POLICE
POLICE OFFICERS AND POLICE COMMUNITY SUPPORT OFFICERS CAN
NOW SPEND EVEN MORE TIME OUT ON THEIR BEAT THANKS TO
CO-OP’S ‘TEA STOPS’ FOR OFFICERS IN 58 OF ITS FOOD STORES AND
PETROL FORECOURTS IN NORTH YORKSHIRE.
THE partnership initiative was partnership with the Force. It hope local shoppers and local Co-Operative store, those
launched in October by the will assist in ensuring that NYP residents will use the who would not normally have
Chief Constable Grahame officers are even more opportunity to come and chance to chat to their local
Maxwell of North Yorkshire accessible to the community in discuss any issues of interest or team can now do so in their
Police and Bill Baugh, vice the places where they are. I concern.” lunch hour or during the
chairman of the North see this initiative as supporting Vice chairman of the Police extended opening hours that
Yorkshire Police Authority the delivery of modern Authority, Bill Baugh said: “I the store provides.
along with The Co-operative’s policing in a traditional way am absolutely delighted that “Whilst we will never return
Regional Loss Prevention and reflecting a new style of the Force has been able to join to the Dixon of Dock Green
Manager, Peter Cooper. partnership working. partners with an organisation approach to policing, this
The initiative aims to “It highlights the manner in such as The Co-operative to helps achieve a balance in
provide refreshments for which businesses, in provide additional modern life of the local team
police officers who can visit partnership with ourselves, opportunities for officers to member chatting to the
the store for a welcome hot can develop positive initiatives become integrated into their community in informal
drink and a chance to mingle which assist in tackling crime local communities and life. surroundings. I wish the
with shoppers and staff to and anti-social behaviour and “Nowadays, many people partnership every success and
provide information, support which will reassure the public have to work and so are out hope that members of the
and advice. that their officers are highly all day when our Officers carry community will embrace the
The scheme, called “It’s a visible and accessible within out their normal patrols. With opportunity that this
Fair Co-op of Tea, Guv” is their local communities. We officers being present in their provides.” RF
being run by The Co-operative
and North Yorkshire Police,
and is being rolled out across
almost 60 stores in North
Yorkshire and the City of York
in support of the Safer
Neighbourhoods Policing
Strategy.
The Co-operative’s Regional
Loss Prevention Manager,
Peter Cooper said: “The Co-
operative works closely with
police forces across the
country to tackle problems of
crime and anti-social
behaviour, and initiatives like
this are very important.
“Our partnership with North
Yorkshire Police is designed to
foster and strengthen
relationships between local
businesses, the community
and the police; and in the
process we hope it will be a
deterrent to local criminals.”
Chief Constable Grahame
Maxwell said: “I am very
pleased that the Co-operative
is entering into this
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