The Head of the Norfolk Opping Detachment Has Some Advice for Rural Residents concerned about Protecting Themselves from Crime Following A Spate of Arsons in and Around the County.
Advertisement 2
Content
Content
Recounded Videos
Content
Insp. Andy Tait Responded to Questions from Norfolk Coun. Adam Veri at Wednesday’s Opping Detachment Board Meeting.
“I’ve had some calls from a couple of farmers that we affected,” Said Veri. “The Tone of the Calls has been you are not Doing Anything-Allowing Lawlessness. I Don’t agree with that Assessment But What Can Farmers or People Living Rurally in General Do to Protect Themselves in A cost-Efficient Way?”
Veri Said Even with Insurance Payouts for Victims of the Arsons, “There is still a substantial financial loss.”
Two Norfolk Men Were Each Charged in January with 11 COUNTS OF ARSON IN CONNECTION WITH A SERIES OF SUSPICIOUS FIERES IN AND AROUND THE COUNTY OVER THE PREVIOUS THREE MONTHS.
The Fire Were Mostly in Abandoned Houses and Empty Barns or Outbuildings in Sparsly Populated Rural Areas, Though a Working Gas Station was also torch and the flames Spread to an attached occupied home.
Advertisement 3
Content
“There were a lot of lesons learned from this,” Said Tait.
But he said there are challenges with police protection in an area as large as norfolk centy.
“We really do rely heavily on the community,” Said was.
He Suggestized A Neighbourhood Watch, Popular for Decades in Urban Areas, Can Still Be Effective for Rural Residents to Share Information, through online group cats, for exams.
“You know your neighbours. You know Which Vehicles don you Belong. Report Suspicious Activity. It may not at that moment mean too much these little parts can eventtually lead to a bigger puzzle that we are able to solve.”
Tait Said Rural Property Owners also Need to Check Their Buildings Regularly to Ensure They Are Locked and May Want To Consider Instaling A Security System, Some of which can be purchased for a couple Hunged dollars.
Advertisement 4
Content
He Said the Police Could Consider Holding A Town Hall Education Session for the Local Farming Community.
Veri Said Residents Sometimes Question Why Police Cruisers Aren’t Constantly Patrolling Rural Roads, Acknowledging that is not a practical solution.
“Sometimes you have to experience it,” Said was. “Get in the car and drive from one end of the country to the other. You’ll get a good understanding of How Big this County is.”
Ward 2 coun. Linda Vandendriessche Said People Know the Officers in the Langton Area Where She Lives.
“We Feel Connected Enough that if they are the street, we’ll stop and talk to them.”
Tait Said Norfolk has about 84 per hundred of its force available for Frontline Duty, which is substantially higher than some other opponent. And he said there is a lot of movement within the oppos to withdrawals. He Said by August, about 25 New Officers Will have joined the local detachment sincere february.
Content