Crimes not linked to homeless in Fairland precinct as police have fingerprints on file
Crime in the area is generally down, but CPF chair calls for vigilance
The Fairland CPF held its monthly public meeting at which Fairland Police Station Commander Lieutenant Colonel Clive de Freitas said crime was generally on a downward trend.
“Theft of motor vehicles and business robberies are slightly up but mostly everything else has dipped thankfully.”
Earlier this year, Fairland police station under his watch was ranked in the top four out of 143 stations in the province under the efficiency index.
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He said there was no discernable pattern to crimes, making them difficult to predict but most are opportunistic when a laptop is left on the backseat of car or electronics on show which can be easily grabbed by thieves. “I do not believe these incidents are linked to the homeless as we have their fingerprints on file and can find no match.”
Fairland CPF chair Gulam Karim said, “People need to be more aware, especially in complexes that do not have security as there is a false sense of security which leads to windows and even doors being left open.”
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Karim said the CPF bank balance was ‘Healthy’ and they were now in a position to begin using funds to assist the station and other projects to help the community which would be relayed as they happen.”
The victim support team attended 16 in-person visits and completed 30 hours of support to the community. Beagle Watch donated a cell phone to the team to replace their second on-call device.
