Coun Imran Hussain, executive member for community safety and deputy leader of Bradford Council is joining Bradford’s Street Angels and West Yorkshire Police to raise awareness of drink spiking by handing out anti-spiking devices.
Bradford’s Street Angels and West Yorkshire Police will be handing out the devices in Bradford City Centre on Friday and Saturday nights as part of Operation Northdale, four weeks of action designed to reduce sexual offences.
This is a preventative operation as there is no evidence to suggest drink spiking or sexual assaults are worse in Bradford than any other major UK city.
The devices were purchased by Bradford Council.
When pushed into the top of a bottle, the devices lock onto a straw making it more difficult to slip drugs into drinks.
Coun Imran Hussain said “Prevention is far better than cure. We want to ensure people are aware of drink spiking and the potential pitfalls of having too much to drink.
“By working together we can continue to drive down crime.”
John Dinsdale, chair of Bradford Street Angels said “We are urging people to keep an eye on their drinks and not overdo it.
“To help stay safe people can add the contact telephone number of a reputable taxi firm to their phones and agree to watch out for each other before leaving for a night out.”
Chief Superintendent Alison Rose, Chair of Bradford District Safer Communities Partnership said “The partnership working in Bradford is first class, I have seen evidence of the effective way in which the voluntary sector has helped to reduce the terrible harm that rape can inflict on vulnerable victims.
“These are extremely seriously crimes and West Yorkshire Police will do everything in our powers to ensure offenders are brought to justice.”
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