Staffordshire Police Response

Officers from #Shift5 Longton have located these un-insured vehicles all over Stoke-on-Trent. (Meir, Hanley and Fenton.) All three drivers have been reported to court for traffic offences. 🚔 #OperationLightning

This vehicle has failed to stop for Response officers from Longton Police station. The driver, who decided to run away was located in a nearby garden. An adult female has been arrested for failing to stop, drink driving and possession of cannabis. #OperationLightning

An informed stop of this truck by #StokeSouthResponse suggested it to be a clone. On the surface it appeared the legitimate, but deeper checks uncovered it to be a sophisticated clone and actually stolen from the Worcester area. Vehicle purchased innocently but now recovered.

PC’S 29845 Bailey & 30273 Sheridan from S1 Stoke North Response at 0100hrs this morning have recovered a white Vauxhall van, seizing cannabis and cloned number plates in Cauldon Rd, Shelton. If anyone saw or has CCTV of the incident please ring 101, quoting incident no 044 3/7/24

Today PC HAINEY from Shift 1 Stoke North Response has seized this vehicle for no insurance and dealt with the driver for having no driving licence. Proactive policing of uninsured drivers! #operationlightening 🚓🚨

PC Barnes and PCSO Eaton from SOT North have been out this morning engaging with the homeless community in the Festival Park area, offering them support and guidance where needed. #proactivecommunityengagement

Officers from #StokeSouthResponse located this Audi in Hanley yesterday, having been stolen the same morning with keys. Suspected stolen food and electrical goods were located in the boot. Driver and passenger arrested for multiple offences. #OpLightning

@DaveKnapper Hi Dave, incident 150 of 10/03 refers! Thanks

Cannabis grow discovered in the Cobridge area. Officers from Stoke North have recovered a number of plants. We will continue to be proactive as part of #OperationLevidrome with the aim of disrupting organised crime. We will continue to patrol the area to provide reassurance.

This car failed to stop for a @staffsdogs ARV this morning, and a short pursuit followed. The vehicle was located abandoned by officers from #StokeSouthResponse, where PD Flash and handler tracked the driver to a muddy field! One under arrest for multiple offences. #OpLightning

PC KENDALL from S1 Stoke North response team has located and seized this weapon during a search of an address in the Chell heath area - 16% of crime is knife related and we must all collectively work together to get weapons like this off the streets.

Officers from #StokeSouthResponse have today stopped the driver of this vehicle, knowing him to be disqualified. Third like offence in 16 months, no insurance nor MOT. Remanded to court in the morning! Reducing KSI collisions on our roads by removing hazards. #OperationLightning

This van was stolen from the Weston Coyney area in the early hours of 5/1/24 with keys. The vehicle was located within 25 minutes of the initial report by officers from #StokeSouthResponse. The vehicle was seized for forensics, and somebody will be getting a knock soon. #OpHodo

This vehicle caught our attention after running a red light and almost hitting another car. Enquiries showed the vehicle had no insurance and the driver had an unrestrained child in the back. Vehicle was #seized today in Stafford, and a court date awaits. #27885 #oplightning

Thanks to quick thinking and reports by locals in Shenstone tonight we have found a male reported to be looking into vehicles. He was searched and found to be wanted by another force, he was subsequently arrested for further investigations to continue.

Some great work by our @LichfieldPolice Response officers last night.

Officers from #StokeSouthResponse have located this stolen Renault Clio, following it being stolen from the Abbey Hulton area yesterday evening. It evaded officers once, until it was found parked up unattended. Plenty of forensic opportunities left behind, see you soon. #OpHodo

Information suggested that the driver of this vehicle was disqualified. Officers stopped it this morning and the driver was disqualified, the third offence of the same kind in as many months. Cannabis also found. Remanded to court for the morning. #StokeSouthResponse #OpLightning

Last week officers from shift 2 #StokeSouthResponse uncovered a large scale cannabis cultivation, with in excess of 2200 plants valued at approximately £2.4 million pounds. Incident #80 26/09 relates. #OpLevidrome

The driver of this car has had it seized after knowingly using it without an MOT or insurance in Stafford, stopped today by your local officers in sunny #Stafford #27885 #SaferSummerRoads