Rotherham police make 11 arrests during Operation Duxford morning

POLICE made 11 arrests and seized 150 cannabis plants this morning (Wednesday) as dozens of officers took part in another Operation Duxford day.

The regular days of action in Rotherham include targeted work like drug raids, alongside engagement and reassurance efforts.

The cannabis plants were discovered across four floors of a house in the central policing area of the borough, while the arrests were for a range of offences.

Officers began today’s Duxford duties at 7am and gathered for a 2pm briefing outside Riverside House before another shift of officers took over.

Assistant Chief Constable David Hartley told the officers it was important to note the force’s improvements in the eyes of inspectors from His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services.

But he added: “What I’m more interested in is what our communities say about us. They are not yet saying we are outstanding, we not yet getting ‘absolutely brilliant’.”

ACC Hartley said the regular Duxford days were a chance to demonstrate to a wider audience the type of police work that was going on in Rotherham on a daily basis.

He added: “It’s just a shame our communities don’t get to see it routinely. There have been some great results.”