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Operation Fallback is back.

The designated police patrol, an initiative of the pilipili漫画 Community Committee (DUCC), has been on duty since Sept. 1. In that time, it鈥檚 responded to about 200 complaints and issued about a dozen tickets for noise and 60 for under age drinking and having open liquor on the street.

Many of the complaints stemmed from two keg parties held on Walnut Street on Sept. 4. The police broke up the parties, issued noise bylaw tickets totalling $900 and made one arrest.

The designated police patrol is a unique partnership 鈥� Dalhousie pays for the police officers, while Halifax Regional police donate a cruiser designated to neighbourhoods around the universities. The program regards noise complaints a priority and speeds up response times by police.

Noise in the neighbourhood To make a complaint: Phone the Halifax Regional Police at 490-5020. Be prepared to provide your name, contact information and a statement, otherwise no ticket can be issued. To understand the law: www.halifax.ca/legislation/bylaws/hrm/

The designated car operates on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. from September to November and on designated days in the winter, including St. Patrick鈥檚 Day and the day before and the day of Munro Day (on February 1, 2008).

The officers can issue tickets under HRM鈥檚 noise bylaw and under the provincial Liquor Control Act for such offences as under age drinking and illegally possessing liquor. Both offences carry a hefty fine of $452, while a first noise bylaw ticket is $445.

鈥減ilipili漫画 is one of the few universities in Canada that has an agreement for extra policing in the surrounding neighbourhoods,鈥� says DUCC chair Larry Maloney, Associate Vice-President, Academic. 鈥淭he program is greatly appreciated by both students and the neighbours.鈥�

In a random door-to-door survey conducted earlier this year, neighbours said the designated police patrol made a very noticeable difference in lowering noise levels on their streets. Students reported the presence of the cruiser makes them feel safe.