Keighley Neighbourhood Policing Team will have a mobile exhibition van outside a mosque tomorrow as part of a venture to build better relations with communities across the town.
The unit, plus various police vehicles, including an off-road bike, will be at the Markazi Jamia Mosque, in Emily Street, between noon and 4pm.
Residents are invited to call in to speak to officers, who will visit the mosque itself to encourage people to raise issues.
In addition, the team will be fitting anti-tamper screws to car number plates in the neighbourhood.
The initiative is the latest of several staged by the police to develop community relationships.
Others have included a mentoring scheme with the national Mosaic charity project and Keighley schools, in which officers worked with young Asian girls and mums to raise their aspirations.
The scheme was the first of its kind in Britain to break down barriers for young Muslim women and was backed by the Prince of Wales.
Acting Inspector Craig Marshall, of Keighley NPT, said: “We are always working to make ourselves as accessible as possible and hope visiting the mosque and taking the exhibition van to Emily Street will encourage residents there to pop in and see us.”
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