Police thank residents and visitors for their patience after town centre road closures.More arrested

We would like to thank residents and visitors to Southport today, Tuesday 22nd March, for their co-operation while the road closures were in place on Lord Street, following the burglary at a Lord Street jewellers. We understand how much disruption and inconvenience this caused, but the expansive crime scene was necessary to allow a prompt and effective investigation to take place.

Neighbourhood Officers based at Southport Police Station, on patrol in town, were first on the scene of the burglary last night and were responsible for the arrest of one of the suspects. Today, Southport Neighbourhood Officers, with assistance from other teams across Sefton, have managed the multiple points of the crime scene.

Following the opening up of Lord Street this afternoon, Southport Neighbourhood Officers arrested a 44 year old man on Lord Street for breach of a sex offender order. At custody the man was found in possession of a stolen mobile phone, so he was subsequently arrested on suspicion of theft of the phone as well.

Shortly after this, Southport Neighbourhood officers arrested a 32 year old man on Cable Street, wanted on suspicion of burglary and theft of a town centre shop.

These arrests were possible because we have a dedicated Neighbourhood Policing Team based at Southport Police Station, with strong local knowledge of the area and of local offenders, and who don’t work 9-5, as some would have you believe.

Please help us dispel the myths that “Southport Police Station is closed” or that “All police in Southport come from Liverpool”, by sharing this post with anyone who posts these kinds of comments.

Thank you again for your co-operation and understanding today.

Southport Neighbourhood Team