<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police are going undercover to nab catcallers who harass female runners in a county outside of London.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Female officers dressed in plain clothes and running gear are being sent out in places of concern around Surrey to confront catcalling or sexually suggestive comments.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>There are support crews nearby ready to help deal with potential perpetrators.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/netflix-price-change-australia-2025/c5fe021b-6a80-4fc7-88df-dd8bae7ce324" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Netflix hikes up prices again for Australian users</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police will pursue legal action for any repeat offenders or offenders with more serious behaviour.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Surrey Police north division officer Abi Hayward said being catcalled while trying to get her cardio in is an all too familiar experience for her.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I feel diminished, I just feel uncomfortable," she said.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/uk-police-go-undercover-to-nab-catcallers-harassing-female-runners/2b45c424-5acc-4c3b-bc1f-8a6df9968f88" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It makes me feel uneasy, and then instantly, it's just ruined my run. I just don't want to."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Hayward has volunteered for the program to help stamp out harassment within the community, after a local council survey found almost half of the respondents had been catcalled but never reported the incident.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The change I'd like to see is for people to recognise that it's not right," she said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's not just a small act. It's a thing that can make someone feel really quite uncomfortable." </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/commonwealth-bank-record-profit-2024-2025-financial-year/4f0c99d9-0466-40cc-873b-5ee877c42dc9" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Commonwealth Bank posts record $10.25 billion profit</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5), 0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px auto;max-width:440px;padding:0;width:99.375%"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMIEQSPPexh/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;amp"></a></blockquote></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The program was launched in Reigate and Banstead in mid-July, using the same tactics as an initiative that sees undercover female officers identify and intervene in predatory behaviour in bars, clubs and town centres. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Reigate and Banstead Borough Commander Inspector Jon Vale said the program has already recorded a number of incidents of harassment.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"In these cases, it was deemed appropriate to provide education around anti-social behaviour," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Vale said he wanted the public to know about their undercover tactics to make perpetrators think twice about their behaviour.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The program has now been rolled out across wider Surrey. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This type of harassment isn't just being experienced by communities in Reigate and Banstead, but communities across the whole of Surrey, and it's unacceptable," Vale said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" title="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><em><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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