He said: “As a minimum it’s my intention that we have an additional 46 officers on duty across the weekends. “That won’t all be at one time, in the peak hours I’m hoping we will have between 20 and 40 officers, depending on the weekend and the football, that are able to be visible in Old Leigh and Marine Parade in particular and Chalkwell up to Thorpe Bay. “If you land in an area that is a hot spot for the space of 15 minutes, you have a suppressive effect for the next 24 hours. “In areas such as Southend seafront, that may be less time so we will be there more frequently.
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