Monday, August 16, 2010

SAD PEOPLE!

A "new emerging problem" is the theft of plants/flowers from gravestones at Brigg cemetery, off Wrawby Road. Brigg police say this has already been "factored in" to their evening patrols.
The latest Community Issues newsletter from our Neighbourhood Policing team says 50 crimes were recorded in Brigg during July, including two of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and five of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
There were 20 thefts reported and 11 of criminal damage to property.
Police say that although parking in the pedestrian area continues to be an issue "we have, over recent months, seen a significant reduction."
To contact the Neighbourhood Policing Team ring 0845 60 60 222 and ask for Brigg Police Station, or email Jane.proud@humberside.pnn.police.uk
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4 comments:

Ken Harrison said...

Interesting.

From the last Police Liaison Meeting, I was left with the impression that Brigg & District was a low crime area.

Is July abnormal, or is the actuality being blurred?

The theft of flowers from the graves is sick.....but for what purpose? It's doesn't appear to be vandalism, so are sick folk taking them for themselves, or for re-sale. If the latter, where?

The 'factored in' evening patrols would not know, unless they had previous knowledge, which graves had flowers/plants removed - they would only be aware if they saw someone acting suspiciously during their patrols.

It may sound silly, but do the patrols take photos, which, after annotating, the patrol can pass onto subsequent patrols for comparative observation?

How about setting a flower trap? Deliberately put some expensive flowers on selected graves and lie in wait. No sick scally is going nick flowers when others are obviously about.

One, unfortunately, has to think like the sad people if we want to catch them. The police need to be a little more street-wise and reduce their priority to meet routines.

This is being proactive - the present 'factored in' patrols are reactive and, will, in my opinion, have, very little affect - apart from the police legitimately claiming they have done something.

16 August 2010 at 22:26
Ken Harrison said...

....or put a 'tracer' in potted plant...and follow its movements!

.....Harrison of the Yard.....

16 August 2010 at 22:37
Ken Harrison said...

But.........the problem with the tracer in the pot is that the crimbos can say it was a plant!

17 August 2010 at 13:59
Ken Harrison said...

.....just a thought....the last time the stocks were used in Brigg was in 1849.

Do anybody know were they are now?

17 August 2010 at 21:22

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