ANTI-SOCIAL behaviour will be targeted in Altofts after being identified as a top police priority.
Residents at the Altofts Police and Communities Together (PACT) meeting on Monday raised an issue about anti-social behaviour problems affecting Churchfield Croft, The Crescent and the field at Lee Brigg.
It was decided at the meeting that the iss
ue should be made a priority to be addressed by patch PCSOs in the next six weeks.
Parking obstructions on Pearson Street, Drury Lane and Patience Lane were also a hot topic at the meeting.
It was decided that PCSOs would patrol the areas and work with Wakefield Council to solve the problems.
Many of the Normanton issues raised in the previous PACT meeting have since been successfully tackled.
The neighbourhood police team recently prioritised patrolling problem areas Hopetown, Churchfield Croft and Queensway.
And the introduction of advice to elderly residents about how to make their homes more secure has also proved a success.
Inspector Dick Jones said: “PCSOs distributed 16 security packs to elderly residents on Benson Gardens in Normanton.
“These consisted of low-energy light bulbs and light timers. Advice was given to those residents who wanted it on leaving a light on during the darker evenings, and requesting identification from any callers unknown to them.”
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