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WE’LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE, SAY POLICE AFTER DAY OF ACTION Report by Tom Martin
Even ‘The Beatles’ made an appearance at Bootle Music Festival
Music Festival is a smash hit! BOOTLE Music Festival proved to be another huge hit when more than 8,000 people turned up to enjoy the event. It was only the second time the festival has been staged but saw
music lovers arrive in droves for the two-day event, held next to the Lock & Quay pub, on Irlam Road. l Full story and more pictures inside
POLICE carried out a day of action to search parks, canals and alleyways for weapons as part of a huge crackdown on gang crime - and promised residents they will ‘make a difference to Bootle’. Following recent shootings, arson attacks and acts of violence in the town, officers ‘left no stone unturned’ as they went in search of drugs, weapons and scrambler bikes on Wednesday, July 10. During the course of the day, seven warrants were issued, three people were arrested and knives, a baseball bat and shotgun cartridges were seized as police, supported by dog units and underwater search teams, searched the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Derby Park and other side streets. Police described it as a ‘multi-agency day
‘We want these streets to be hostile to criminals and safe and welcoming to everyone else’ of action’ and they were supported by Sefton Council and local housing trusts in a bid to ‘make the difference to Bootle’. Superintendent Graeme Robson, Area Commander for Sefton, said: “We know that the Bootle community have seen a lot of police activity in their area recently, both as a response to incidents, and with warrants being carried out. We are stepping this up, and will keep doing so when necessary, in Bootle and any areas which require action. Continued on page 3
Police supported by dog units and underwater search teams search the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Derby Park and other side streets
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