Timeline: Present Location: Shipston & South Warwickshire
Whilst this blog refers to Shipston & South Warwickshire I imagine that there are areas all over Britain that are "in the same boat"
Firstly I would like to say that Officer Craig Purcell who is , as I understand it, our one and only fully employed Police Officer in Shipston has now been given an even bigger area to cover which includes Wellesbourne & Snitterfield which means that he now covers a huge crescent moon shaped swathe of Warwickshire. He is backed up by the very capable PCSO, Andy Steventon .
In my opinion Craig is absolutely first rate in all respects but unlike Superman he cant be in more than one place at any given time!
This lack of resources has resulted in crime here being declared "open season" as the chances of getting caught are minimal and coupled with the fact that there is a new influx of questionable types in the area really has led to a real crime wave- there is now hardly a day goes by in our area without two or three serious burglaries being committed! Over the past two years Sheelagh and I alone have suffered a £90K fraud , £12K Burglary , a violent physical assault and several attempts to defraud us through forged currency - and that's just one couple!
Now fairly obviously the main problem is one of underfunding and one cannot blame the Police Force per se but something HAS GOT TO BE DONE about it. I imagine that the reason the Police seem to spend a considerable amount of time fining speeding motorists is that it is a good revenue stream as much as road safety factors .
Through this medium I politely ask our MP , Mr Zahawi, who probably has his house in Tysoe guarded by a plethora of high technology devices and a "hotline" to the constabulary to do what he is paid to do and raise questions in the house and for goodness sake take some action. Enough is enough.
Please DO share if you feel the same!
Sorry rant over - back to fun stuff tomorrow !
Whilst this blog refers to Shipston & South Warwickshire I imagine that there are areas all over Britain that are "in the same boat"
Firstly I would like to say that Officer Craig Purcell who is , as I understand it, our one and only fully employed Police Officer in Shipston has now been given an even bigger area to cover which includes Wellesbourne & Snitterfield which means that he now covers a huge crescent moon shaped swathe of Warwickshire. He is backed up by the very capable PCSO, Andy Steventon .
In my opinion Craig is absolutely first rate in all respects but unlike Superman he cant be in more than one place at any given time!
This lack of resources has resulted in crime here being declared "open season" as the chances of getting caught are minimal and coupled with the fact that there is a new influx of questionable types in the area really has led to a real crime wave- there is now hardly a day goes by in our area without two or three serious burglaries being committed! Over the past two years Sheelagh and I alone have suffered a £90K fraud , £12K Burglary , a violent physical assault and several attempts to defraud us through forged currency - and that's just one couple!
Now fairly obviously the main problem is one of underfunding and one cannot blame the Police Force per se but something HAS GOT TO BE DONE about it. I imagine that the reason the Police seem to spend a considerable amount of time fining speeding motorists is that it is a good revenue stream as much as road safety factors .
Through this medium I politely ask our MP , Mr Zahawi, who probably has his house in Tysoe guarded by a plethora of high technology devices and a "hotline" to the constabulary to do what he is paid to do and raise questions in the house and for goodness sake take some action. Enough is enough.
Please DO share if you feel the same!
Sorry rant over - back to fun stuff tomorrow !
Comments
Post a Comment