Poaching – South West Holderness  
Operation Galileo is in full process and is the Forces response to the annual issue of poachers. The area is a vast terrain and the challenge for specialized officers is to tactically pinpoint the hotspot locations where these poachers are committing cruel offences such as hare coursing. We are developing an intelligence picture of repeat offenders however it is your help that we require if we are to make a further difference. If you see a vehicle in a field that looks strange or a group of individuals on land with dogs then please telephone the Police. We may not get to all of these offenders however with the community’s help we can reduce the opportunities for poaching. If anyone would like any further information about our work in this area of crime then please contact your local policing team 
We have had success in prosecuting individuals before and I will share any results in the future. Remember wildlife needs to be respected I know from speaking to rural communities that this is something that you want at the forefront of our agenda. 

Can I thank everyone who was present at the recent Farm watch meeting, some useful ideas were shared and will be implemented.        

Road safety - Preston 
We know that from speaking to the local residents that there are concerns about the volume and speed of traffic coming through the village and into Hedon. The traffic lights are a good calming measure however this can also cause huge tailbacks. 
This month the team will be working to promote safer driving in the village. Speed cameras have been successfully deployed in the area over the last few months.      
Speeding kills please slow down. The region is having success in employing traffic calming measures. Different locations have hotspot areas. We will work with partners to reduce the number of collisions through speed cameras and poster campaigns. This includes drink-driving, please report anyone you suspect of driving whilst under the influence of drink or drugs. For any further information please visit your local station.

Updates – we have had officers in Preston with trial camera’s measuring speed that has provided a reduction in late afternoon/early evening traffic. However the speed issue continues in a morning and the local issue of vehicles using a shortcut to avoid the traffic lights persist. Local residents will be familiar with this issue and the problems it causes. We will speak with our partners in an effort to marginalize the problem. I thank the local residents for their kind feedback.