The Bulletin Board has been alerted by John Argyrou, one of our Police Community Support Officers that residents will have another opportunity to have their bicycles fitted with new electronic tags to help prevent crime and to ensure proof of ownership.
On Sunday 2 March, between 14:00 and 16:00, The Safer Neighbourhoods team will be outside Tesco's on the Caledonian Road fitting these electronic microchips at no charge.
This is the second such event sponsored by the Safer Neighbourhoods Team. The previous one proved so successful that the Team ran out of microchips after more then 70 folks turned up for the process. Folks were so enthusiastic that this second event was scheduled.
The electronic tags are hidden in the frame of the bicycle and cannot be removed. They have a unique code number which corresponds to information stored on a local database which is available to officers 24 hours a day. As part of the registration process, owners receive a "photo ID with their details and a photograph of the bicycle to certify ownership and to assist identification, if necessary.
To get one of these microchips installed, residents need simply to bring their bike(s) to the area in front of Tesco's on the Caledonian Road, between 14:00 and 16:00 on Sunday 2 March.
For further information please contact Caledonian Ward Safer Neighbourhood Team on (020) 7421-0271 , or email them at: Caledonian.SNT@met.pnn.police.uk
I was attacked in Sainsbury's car park a couple of years ago. Badly cut lip. I went down to the Police Station (with the cut lip) and waited 45 minutes to report the assault. The police officer took down my statement in great detail. I signed it. Then he said, looking at my lip, I don't think we will be prosecuting in this case. I asked why not. Well, we have so many assaults, he answered, and unless it is a racial or homophobic attack, or you are hospitalised, then we take no action. He assured me I would be getting a letter with a final view in a few days. Indeed I did and the letter said the same thing. I thought about framing it.
All very well to talk about tackling the root problem and giving the kids better things to do.
The police have seemingly made no correlation between no accountability and the level and incidence of violence.
I'm glad Paul is able to remain philosophical and is not dead from a brick in the head thrown by one of these sociopath hoodies which would have made a philosophical attitude more difficult to sustain.
Just kids deep down? Of course. And kids who know they will not be held accountable.
Peter Maddock
Posted by: Peter Maddock | 02/29/2008 at 01:35 PM