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PCSOs new role in crime fight
Date published: 29 October 2009
POLICE have stepped up their presence in the town centre in a bid to crack down on criminal activity, and make Oldham “a great place to visit.”
The move will see seven police community support officers (PCSOs) given specific areas to cover.
They will be expected to know the managers and people working in every shop in their patch, and to listen to local concerns which need police action.
Insp Melita Worswick told the meeting the town centre would get the same kind of service as Oldham’s neighbourhoods.
She said it would take some time to build up, but information gathered from people who live and work there would help set priorities.
Insp Worswick also promised the town centre would be targeted in the run-up to Christmas in a bid to prevent the seasonal rise in opportunist crime such as robbery, theft from the person, hole-in-the wall crime and shoplifting.
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We want REAL Policemen and women on the streets of Oldham and not people who dont even have the power of arrest!Anyone caught behaving in a criminal or anti-social way should have their benefits stopped immediately and to hell with their "Human Rights".
Insp Worswick you can not be serious! PCSO's are a failed experiment.
Why do we have 7 PCSo's patrolling the town centre? Where are the Police officers? Could we exchange 7 PCSo's for 5 police officers (financially)? The law abiding citizens of Oldham would most likley welcome this.
Well thats a joke the same service as oldhams neighbourhoods, just like the cash & carry on park road unload & load on double yelloe line 25mtrs from the traffic lights and the 2 pcso's just turn a blind eye everytime. PCSO = Plastic police
Taking shifts into account that means 2 PCSOs at any one time. Or is it the case that they dont work late at night as its too dangerous for them to be out on their own with no batons or powers of arrest
he town centre would get the same kind of service as Oldham’s neighbourhoods.
SO THEY WON'T BE VISIBLE THEN?
The thing is with town centre PCSO's is that they aren't even that visible - it would help deter the criminals and make people aware of their presence if they started to wear their high-visibilty jackets, rather than walking the streets in the black uniforms which mingle with the scallies!
Why do we have PCSOs? When I recently reported a crime to the police, they sent a PCSO to deal with the matter. She readily admitted to me that she didn't know anything about what she was supposed to be investigating. They are a complete waste of public money and it's time they were scrapped.
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more plastic police who have the powers to do nowt!
yet more money being wasted.
give us more "real coppers" on the beat. that'll prevent crime happening! and if crime actually happens they can actually arrest them!
By fedupoldhamer @ 29/10/2009 11:59:04