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Police join forces to tackle illegal street racing on West Yorkshire border (Video: NYP)
Yorkshire Evening Post
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07/08/2023
West Yorkshire Police have launched a partnership with North Yorkshire Police to crack down on car meets and illegal racing in the two counties.
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I'm Traffic Constable John Moss of North Yorkshire Police on the Road Safety Team.
00:05
I'm Police Sergeant Steph Collett on East Leeds Neighbourhood Policing Team in West Yorkshire.
00:10
We're here today at Selby Fork to mark the launch of Operation Republic.
00:15
Op Republic is a joint West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Police operation
00:19
designed to tackle car cruising and street racing issues along the force borders.
00:24
Car cruising can often attract between 100 and 200 vehicles at a time.
00:31
Vehicles are driving dangerously, anti-socially, it's causing all sorts of issues for local communities
00:38
and cars are racing each other along public roads.
00:41
The aim of the operation is to prevent anyone from being killed or seriously injured
00:47
as a direct result of these meets.
00:50
Both forces have come together meaning that we can increase the amount of resources that we have deployable.
00:56
We're also working together with Leeds City Council and North Yorkshire County Council.
01:00
Leeds District at the moment has a public space protection order in place
01:04
which means that all attendees to the car meets can be fined £100.
01:07
That includes drivers, passengers and spectators.
01:11
These meets simply won't be tolerated and we're going to be using a wide range of policing tactics
01:18
in order to disrupt and deal with any meets that take place.
01:22
This is a direct appeal to anyone who attends these meets.
01:26
You need to stop your behaviour.
01:28
It's dangerous and it could result in somebody being killed or seriously injured.
01:34
You've only got to look at other areas of the country where there have been tragic consequences
01:39
as a direct result of car cruise meets.
01:42
Even if you're attending these meets as a spectator
01:46
you're indirectly contributing to these meets taking place
01:49
because you're providing the audience for the activities to take place.
01:53
So even if we come across you at these meets as a spectator
01:57
we will be dealing with you under anti-social behaviour legislation.
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