On the 24th February, Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, accompanied Essex Police on a special operation named Operation Stronghold.
The purpose of Operation Stronghold was to utilise both local and additional force wide police resources to tackle issues affecting the community within all Essex police districts. The operation involved a number of proactive enforcement, high visibility, and public engagement events throughout the week.
Sir John was invited to join one of the planned activities that was due to take place, and as such accompanied Essex Police on a proactive ANPR and traffic operation led by Sergeant Matt Dalby.
Sir John was hugely grateful for the chance to accompany the officers from Essex Police during part of Operation Stronghold on Saturday. Sir John found it very informative to have the opportunity to observe the work of the dedicated officers in his constituency of Maldon, and was incredibly impressed by the professionalism of the officers on duty.
Sir John is pictured accompanying the officers from Essex Police on their special operation
