Dozens of people have been arrested across Cumbria as part of a £1million pound operation to target anti-social behaviour (ASB) and serious violence.

Four months into Operation Enhance, Cumbria Police has carried out 143 stop and searches, received 358 intel submissions from the public and made 43 arrests.

The operation sees extra police patrols in areas identified as hotspots for anti-social behaviour and/or serious violence across the county.

(Image: Cumbria Police) It has been made possible thanks to extra funding secured by Cumbria’s Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner from the Government’s Hotspot Response Fund to target anti-social behaviour (ASB) and serious violence in hotspot areas across the county.

The operation sees extra patrols in 18 areas identified by statistical analysis as the county's hotspot areas of anti-social behaviour and serious violence.

As part of the operation, the public is encouraged to report antisocial behaviour by visiting the constabulary’s website or the non-emergency number 101.

In an emergency always call 999.