Open letter from Superintendent Doug Downing, County Hub Commander

Dear communities,

Last night’s arrest of two people wanted in connection with sexual offences followed an extensive search operation in the Devizes area over a number of days.

In this instance, whilst we were are able to draw on a wide range of assets including our dog and drone units, Neighbourhood Policing teams and technical staff, there is no doubt that support from our communities played a vital and significant role in this case - leading directly to the detention of the two suspects.

The support, involvement and intelligence we have from the communities we serve plays such a vital role in Keeping Wiltshire Safe.

On behalf of Wiltshire Police, I would like to thank all members of the public who supported in this instance, meaning we were able to act swiftly to apprehend and arrest these offenders.

I urge our communities to continue to provide community intelligence to us to help us to bring offenders to justice. Your support is truly invaluable.

You can report a crime or submit intelligence to us on our website.

You can also call 101 for non-urgent crimes or report anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.

In an emergency always call 999.

Thank you for supporting policing in the County,

Superintendent Doug Downing

Hub Commander, County.