VANDALS and litter louts are being targeted in a crackdown on anti-social behaviour as bobbies on the beat sweep up crime on the streets.
Blackburn Beatsweep, which started on Monday, is a drive using high-visibility policing' to combat problems such as graffiti, littering, speeding, and truancy.
Police will be carrying out patrols using a CCTV van, and officers will be offering crime prevention advice to both residents and businesses in the Johnston Street area.
They are joining forces with the council, fire service, and government enforcement agencies, as well as the church, to reduce anti-social behaviour and improve the quality of life for local residents.
The campaign, which runs until tomorrow, aims to undertake graffiti and rubbish removal, fire safety checks, and truancy sweeps.
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