A senior police officer branded organised crime a "blight on communities" and said "Wirral is not immune" from horrifying gun violence.
Assistant Chief Constable Jon Roy told the ECHO Merseyside Police would "relentlessly pursue" organised crime groups (OCGs) who use guns to enforce their criminality. The force yesterday launched EVOLVE Wirral - a cross partner approach to disrupt and deter OCG activity and help stop the Woodchurch, Noctorum and Beechwood estates from being exploited by criminals.
EVOLVE Wirral is one of three EVOLVE projects launched by Merseyside Police in response to the extreme violence that has blighted Merseyside in recent months. The initiative on Wirral comes in response to the gun deaths of Jackie Rutter and Elle Edwards.
