Operation Ribbon: Community meeting & patrols (From Bucks Free Press)
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Operation Ribbon: Community meeting & patrols
9:18am Tuesday 20th November 2012 in News By Simon Farr
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- Wycombe police chiefs have briefed community leaders about Operation Ribbon.
- Officers are patrolling the streets of High Wycombe for reassurance.
- Eight men arrested earlier today on suspicion of 'child sexual exploitation'.
11:57am
SF: We will have photos of the raids, the community briefing and a video of the press conference on the website soon.
11:56am
Police patrolling High Wycombe as part of #operationribbon http://t.co/yTtAQpZw
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10:28am
Officers are out patrolling the town to reassure residents about Operation Ribbon.
10:27am
The meeting has now finished - with the over-riding message being 'we will stand as one community'.
10:13am
Summing up, GH: 'We will answer all questions we come across and if things get tough, we will stand firm and I would like the community to do so as well'.
9:54am
Steve Baker open to communication with constituents regarding police matters.
9:51am
Leaders discussing how they move forward and support police, those affected by Operation Ribbon and the wider community.
9:47am
GH: 'If there's a young girl being abused now and she sees the community being supportive, she is more likely to come forward.'
9:45am
GH: 'This [incident] has an element of organisation about it'.
9:39am
CS: 'We need people to come forward and help us'.
9:38am
CS: 'There will be increased police patrols in the coming days'.
9:37am
You have the whole community's support, says Marcus Khalil.
9:36am
GH: 'What we say as a community is important'. Community leaders agree and vow to support TVP's operation.
9:33am
Community leaders asking questions and for more details about the arrested men but police chiefs will not reveal further information at this time.
9:30am
GH: 'It was a tight operation, my officers did not even know about it this morning'.
9:26am
GH: 'The families of those arrested will need support.'
9:26am
Supt Houalla: 'Eight people are in custody but not in Wycombe, two are outstanding.'
9:24am
'We kept it low key as I'm sensitive of the history of Wycombe', Supt Houalla says.
9:23am
Supt Houalla: 'At 3am about 70 officers from outside my area were briefed about the operation and then it took place at 5am.'
9:20am
Supt Gilbert Houalla and Ch Insp Colin Seaton explaining Operation Ribbon to community leaders, including Steve Baker MP and school bosses.
