Bridge and Delancey better places with Karl on the beat
Wednesday 1st July 2009, 2:29PM BST.
REPORTED crime on the Bridge and in Delancey Park has dropped by a quarter in the last six months.
There has been a two-thirds reduction in assaults involving adults and a halving of those involving youngsters.
Criminal damage has also fallen by 11%.
Since January, the area has had a permanent beat officer, PC Karl Addis (pictured), who has been working with the community and multiple agencies to reduce crime and antisocial behaviour.
He has maintained a high-visibility presence by talking to shopkeepers, residents and youngsters.
His work has also included talking to students and teachers in schools and helping to regenerate the park.
He said that although the figures were satisfying, he was a realist.
‘Crime is not going to stop, but it’s about decreasing it. To me the biggest thing is not the figures, it’s about the public satisfaction.’
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About time something was done to be honest. The people hanging around the bridge was getting ridiculous. Well done Karl!
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This PC Addis good news article has so far produced one response over several days.
The bad news article about the PC who technically assaulted a female suspect elicited yards of column inches and dozens of posts which proves the adage that no news is good news.
I say ‘technically assaulted’ because if the PC had said the eleven words ” I am arresting you on suspicion of driving under the influence” that story would have been a non-story too,and the Chief Officer would have saved money on a bouquet of flowers.
It is regrettable that the woman apparantly suffered some injury but an old girlfriend assures me that handcuffs do not hurt unless you struggle violently.
My wild guess is that this incident must have been just one of several involving this PC and was in effect the last straw resulting in the decision to sack him.
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