3 January - Four useful coppers
Allowing
local Neighbourhood Policing Teams to witter away on Twitter must be a good
thing as even I have been won over, up to a point anyway. My enthusiasm for it might be total
except that it’s hard to forget that eighteen months ago PCs Shaun Kelly and Peter Arthurs seemed to be
a couple of really nice blokes
but a year later, under duress presumably, reported that I along with several other
Bexley residents had been making a nuisance of ourselves in the council chamber and refused
a request to leave. This was a total fabrication so I will always maintain that only a fool
would completely trust a policeman, the pressure that can be exerted by senior
officers who have scant regard for the truth or the law must be irresistible.
But left to their own devices on their own patch my local bobbies show every
sign of doing a thoroughly good job and deserve residents’ support.
The cul-de-sac where I live is usually nice and quiet with neighbours living
amicably together but recently there has been a problem - not that I have been
directly affected but for others the effects have been very serious. Just before
Christmas I told PC Chris Molnar about it, initially via
@MPSThamesmead and later by email. He
promised he would take suitable steps.
This
afternoon and evening Chris and at least three of his colleagues have
knocked on every door to get to know the occupants. Those most affected by the
recent problem have been able to tell their story. Everyone was given a copy of the new
Policing Team leaflet which is crammed with news and tips on keeping safe. A good day’s work by Thamesmead SNT.
The last time I had a police officer in my house, it must be around 20 years
ago, I was threatened with arrest for Breach of the Peace for asking him to
leave. Not sure how you can cause a Breach of the Peace inside your own sitting room.