A NUMBER of arrests have been made since the start of an initiative to tackle domestic violence in Flintshire North, a police inspector has said.

Operation Blue Silver Birch was launched by the Flintshire North police team at the beginning of March.

Its aim is to safeguard victims of domestic violence through proactive work.

Flintshire North Support Sergeant Matt Subacchi told the Leader previously that the operation involves officers identifying priority addresses and patrolling hot spots where repeat incidents happen.

Just over six weeks since its launch, Flintshire South Inspector Stephen Roberts said the initiative has been having "good results," and a number of arrests.

He said: "Our Domestic violence operation continues to work well across the district.

"No repeat demand has been seen in our most vulnerable persistent domestic violence offenders/relationships.

"The operation continues to progress with good results - a number of arrests have been made with positive outcomes for those vulnerable victims."

Sgt Subacchi told the Leader previously: "We will be working proactively to support repeat victims of domestic violence.

"We will be engaging with them at all levels to make sure they feel supported and will do all we can to reduce their risk of harm."

Anyone who is a victim of domestic violence or is aware of incidents can call police on 101, or 999 in an emergency.