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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00:00 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.