The programme has been used across North Northumberland last month (Image: handout)

Northumbria Police’s ‘Trojan’ bus has been out in force again, now in Gateshead for the first time, helping officers take tough action at anti-social behaviour hotspots. The bus was last deployed in North Northumberland.

The tactic sees officers on board what appears to be a regular bus service, but it is in fact a staged service on route to pick up anti-social behaviour offenders at bus stops and stations and helps officers make any necessary arrests. It is deployed in areas where anti-social behaviour has been previously reported.

Northumbria Police ’s decoy bus is in conjunction with Go North East, and the initiative uses additional funding as part of Police Crime Commissioner Susan Dungworth

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