POLICE are hoping to catch out criminals with "unpredictable deployments" as they take part in a new policing operation.
Officers with Essex Police are warning residents not to be alarmed if they see a rise in uniformed police officers in their area.
In a bid to keep people safe during the warmer months, Essex Police is deploying more uniformed patrols and specialist operations in towns across the county.
One such operation is the new Operation Servator which was carried out at Leigh train station on Wednesday.
Officers from Southend, along with PD Polly, teamed up with British Transport Police for the operation.