Police said they would focus the operation on West Croydon. Image: Dominic Lipinski/PA wire The Metropolitan Police have launched a new initiative dubbed Operation Cleveland in a bid to tackle violent crime in Croydon after a spate of stabbings in the area. In an open letter sent out to Croydon residents and published online, Met Superintendent Andy Brittain said that the new operation, whilst planned prior to the attacks witnessed in the borough on Friday and Saturday, would aim to tackle the violence and anti-social behaviour seen on the streets in recent days. As the Croydon Guardian reported previously, police presence in Croydon increased after the stabbings, with several Section 60 Orders giving officers heightened powers to stop and search people in the area.