My friend followed by three girls up Forest Hill Road

[Jah Lush]

I had a very beautiful girlfriend years ago who used to carry a can of mace and a cosh in her handbag for circumstances such as this.

[Mark]

*puts sensible hat on*

please don't call the police just because you've seen the girls, call the Safer Neighbourhood Team instead here's their details

East Dulwich Ward Safer Neighbourhood Team

Tel: 020 8721 2447

*takes sensible hat off*

or slice 'em into little pieces and make them into big earrings and a hat and wear them with pride

[MadWorld74]

Mark...

What will the Safer Neighbourhood Team Do? You can't just leave a report of a sighting of known trouble makers, they need to be delt with at the time. Even if they are doing nothing; seemingly, the police have every right to stop them and ask them what they ARE doing out at night hanging around the streets. Especially as they are believed to have been involved in quite a few unpleasant incidences.

[Mark]

Safer Neighbourhood police teams - taken from http://www.southwark.gov.uk/YourCommunity/Dulwich/lookingafterDulwich.html

"There are three Safer Neighbourhoods police teams in Dulwich in addition to other policing teams. Each team is made up of six police and Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs). Their aim is to find out what affects your daily life and feelings of security and help find lasting solutions to these problems.

Teams are permanent ... See this site http://www.met.police.uk/saferneighbourhoods/ for more details"

I think the clue is in the name, they help to make the neighbourhood safer. You don't feel safe, call them and tell them about it. There was a need for people to feel safer in their neighbourhood so they set whole department to help people feel safer, I'm just saying use them as that's their sole purpose.

The police have other things to do, image if you were being attacked by these girls and called the police but they were delayed because someone on the other side of the 'hood had reported seeing a trouble maker outside a shop.

[MadWorld74]

thanks for the info.

[ratty]

Had an aggravated burglary last Saturday in one of my houses. Bloke with a knife gained entry by deception and then attacked 2 tenants. Police called and their response was........ we do not have enough resources to come out.

So call the police if you like but don't expect a response this side of next month! :(

[MadWorld74]

that's disguting!!!!

Where abouts was this please Ratty and any description of the bloke?

[Dave337]

MW74,

Just to reiterate what Mark said: calling 999 is less likely to get a response just to a siting and will certainly be 'prioritised' out of existence pretty quickly. Ringing the SNT however will actually have the opposite effect as this sort of activity is their main priority - building up intelligence and being bodies on the ground dealing with anti-social activities as well as actual crime. There are always patrols out during a shift so the nearest should respond pretty quickly.

I mentioned on another thread that the SNT is really keen at the moment to up its profile and explain more fully its role and priorities - we (I am a member of the Ward Panel that meets regularly to set priorities for SNT in ED) are working on that at the moment and there should be a lot more info / contact details on here soon.

It also worth noting that SNT were set up to interact very closely with the community and actually have their priorities set by them. If these people are known to hang out in a certain area and cause issues there regularly, then the SNT will alter their shift patterns etc to confront them.

Only point to note though is that I think FHT actually falls in Peckham Rye SNT rather than ED but the info to follow should clear that up.

Dave

[MadWorld74]

Thank you Dave.

Sorry for mentioning the police.

I have the SNT's number in my phone and will use it.

Mad.

[SteveT]

I have felt for a long time now that we have no police to protect us we only have police to nick us if we break the law!