Police ask for help from plane spotters at Bournemouth Airport
06.12.07
Plane spotters are being asked to help police combat crime and terrorism at Bournemouth Airport. The have been given advice on how to identify suspicious activity and how to contact police officers if they do, will receive identity cards and be asked to sign a code of conduct.
Police Inspector Andrew Earley said it was a 'two-way partnership. For example, members of Bournemouth Aviation Group now have official ID cards and passes, so they are inconvenienced less by police and security staff [while watching the planes from the perimeter around the airport].'
He added that the scheme would provide 'extra eyes and ears in the area. Aviation enthusiasts can play a vital part in the security of any airport. They spend a lot of time in the area and can have as much knowledge of their surroundings as local beat officers to notice anything out of place or untoward.'
The airport has experienced several terrorism scares. The latest was in the summer when it was cordoned off after a package was found near the terminal.
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