Police News

FIRST of all, let me wish you all a belated Happy New Year. I celebrated the `bells' in an interview room at Queen Street Police Office. Suffice to say I was found not guilty, but I trust you all had a better introduction to 2006 than I had.

I('s been a fairly quiet period in Culter since Santa departed but there are still a few things causing concern. There have been four recent break-ins to Garages in Culter. ^-These have been targeted at garages which contain motorbikes. Many people take great care to protect their houses from break ins but forget about their garages or sheds which are even more vulnerable. So, take some time just to think about these areas and what valuables are contained within.

As is the fashion over the festive period, people decorate their houses with Christmas lights and the like. Unfortunately, some people have decided that this would a great target to vandalise. There have been several incidents of this nature in the local area. Remember that a lot of people put a fair bit of time and money into these displays and many people get a lot of enjoyment from them.

No doubt, in the next few months, climatic conditions will prevail and we will have a number of snowfalls. This undoubtedly will lead to a number of calls regarding snowballs being thrown at people or windows. Just so you all know, this can be a Breach of the Peace and people caught doing this will be getting charged, so you have been warned.

Enough of my ramblings. On a positive note, Culter still has one of the lowest crime rates in the city so let's keep it that way for 2006.

Robbie Greenhorn

Robbie Greenhorn and Alisdair MacHardy Neighbourhood Officers (Culter)

Tel: 0845 600 5 700