Saturday, December 10, 2005
Police Report by P.C. Ian Beacall
With crime rates fairly low in the area, most of the complaints we receive from residents are about “quality of life issues” such as the illegal use of motorcycles and youths causing problems in particular neighbourhoods.
I use the word illegal because when motor-vehicles (motorcycles, quadbikes and gopeds) are ridden on a field or footpath or, without a license, on the highway this contraves the Road Traffic Act. Vehicles can be seized and offenders disqualified from driving which may lead to imprisonment if breached. This recently occured in St. Mellons.
The police receive large numbers of calls about youths causing annoyance. Do you know where your child is and what they are doing? Many people claim there is nothing for children to do in the area but a glance at the “St. Mellons Directory”, published by the Healthy Living Project, proves this to be wrong, as it lists the many activities for children available in the area.
Abandoned shopping trolleys are also a problem. If you take a trolley away from the shop you are committing theft and are liable to prosecution.
P.C. Ian Beacall
I use the word illegal because when motor-vehicles (motorcycles, quadbikes and gopeds) are ridden on a field or footpath or, without a license, on the highway this contraves the Road Traffic Act. Vehicles can be seized and offenders disqualified from driving which may lead to imprisonment if breached. This recently occured in St. Mellons.
The police receive large numbers of calls about youths causing annoyance. Do you know where your child is and what they are doing? Many people claim there is nothing for children to do in the area but a glance at the “St. Mellons Directory”, published by the Healthy Living Project, proves this to be wrong, as it lists the many activities for children available in the area.
Abandoned shopping trolleys are also a problem. If you take a trolley away from the shop you are committing theft and are liable to prosecution.
P.C. Ian Beacall
