Merseyside Police have executed 35 search warrants and conducted six open land searches during a week of action in Sefton following recent incidents involving gun crime, scrambler bikes and anti-social behaviour.



A total of 35 people were arrested or voluntarily attended for offences including drugs, theft, money laundering as well as recalls to prison.

From Monday, the Community Policing Team have been conducting patrols assisted by representatives from Sefton Council, social landlords and Environmental Health.

Officers are also available to speak to the community about their concerns at a series of mobile police station across the area, and the force’s Mounted Section have been out on patrol every day this week.

A total of 34 warrants have been carried out at properties in South Sefton suspected of being involved in criminality, and six areas of land have been searched following information coming in from the community, including North Park, Bootle Golf Course and Rimrose Valley Park.

On Friday a stolen scrambler bike was seized.

The disused railway line at Akenside Street in Bootle, and the railway embankment off King Street were also searched, with the assistance of British Transport Police.



Superintendent Matt Boyle said: "I want to reassure people that we will not tolerate those people who continue to make life difficult for decent people in our communities, and we are working with partner agencies on activities such as those that are taking place all week to ensure our communities are safe places to live and our parks can be enjoyed by all.

"We will continue to take action whenever the community tells us there are problems. I would appeal to anyone with information about gun crime, anti-social behaviour, and illegal or nuisance scrambler bikes in their areas to get in touch with us and I can assure them that we will take action. We will be concentrating on areas where people have told us they are suffering the effects of this behaviour.



“While we have focussed our efforts to combat crime in Sefton this week, we conduct patrols in the area all year-round and encourage anyone with any information about crime in their community to contact us.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Merseyside Police social media desk via Twitter @MerPolCC or Facebook Merseyside Police CC. You can also call 101 or contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously, on 0800 555 111 or via their online form at: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-in...ve-information. Always call 999 in the event of an emergency or if there is a crime in progress.