Good Morning To You All,
I would really appreciate it if you are aware of any suspected regular drink or drug drivers in your area, that you pass the required information to us in complete confidence, so we can look to take some positive action.
You will need to pass the details of the vehicle being used, ideally with a registration number, details of the driver if you have it and any further useful information, such as time of day and location.
There are a number of ways to to this:
Ring 101 and report it.
Ring Crimestoppers free on 0800 555 111.
Simply reply to this message and we will do the rest.
When reporting, you can do this in complete confidence anonymously (unless replying to this message), but if you leave your details, that would be preferred.
Either way, please be assured you will not have to get involved in any subsequent Court proceedings at all, if we catch anyone drink driving, as it will be down to us evidence wise. To clarify, I would rather get the information anonymously, than not at all.
Also, if you do know anyone that is drink driving, please strongly advise them to stop now as my team and I will be taking positive action and the consequences of being arrested and charged really do not have to be explained. This will involve the use of plain vehicles, other useful tactics and the checks will be at very random times, so why risk it? This is also separate from any incoming annual Christmas Drink Drive initiative and is simply something I would like to do for our Community, responding to your concerns from surveys conducted, plus it will be longer term.
Also, if you believe that a driver is under the influence of alcohol or drugs, please call 999 and give as much information as possible along with the location, BUT only use 999 if they are about to drive or are driving.
'REMEMBER 35 IS A LIMIT, NOT A TARGET. BE A HERO, BLOW ZERO.'
Finally, I would be most grateful to know if you found this message useful or not, so please do spend a few seconds indicating this below.
Kind Regards
Martin Metcalfe
(Police, Inspector, Richmondshire)