General Chat

Still alive and kicking down here in Surrey and with a great sense of humour while doing their jobs extremely well.

Twice today, I have been stopped for two different TFL surveys (Traffic for London).

The first, they asked me a few questions and the second I was given a survey form to fill in and pop it in the post box, postage paid.

There was a police officer with the TFL peeps and the second time I was stopped the officer approached my car.

Where is the lippy when you need it and the polly filla?

He said I was really dazzling... I swooned and then he said..... I had my fog lights on!

I said he had almost made a woman of rapidly advancing years very happy and could he point out where my fog lights were!. I was getting into the mode of being old!

I put petrol in the damn thing I leave the rest to my husband!!!

We had a laugh and he waved as I drove off.

The police round here are out in force pounding the stereets. Community Offiicers as well as the regular police and it makes a differrence.

I had a knock on the door yesterday and a really nice Community Officer asked if we had any problems that needed to be addressed.


As a carer she asked if I had any vulnerable peeps in the area they needed keep a watch over.

I was very impressed as they have gone to one of my peeps already and talked to her about her safety at home.

They certainly have my vote.

Aileen xxx

Dear All

Hello

The only time we see Police or Community Officers
is when they travel on the buses.

Despite the glossy leaflets about "engaging" with the community,
none of them talk to the people or let them know they are around to help.

In my day, Police Officers talked with the local people and got to know all about the area.

Best wishes to all
xx

My husband had an accident recently, ending up in a 5 ft ditch - he was ok but the car was written off. As he climbed out of the ditch, a police dog handler was passing, and sent for two more police cars to control the traffice, and a recovery vehicle. They then took him to the Police Station, put him in their kitchen/rest room, and offered him tea, whilst he waited for me to collect him. They could not have been more considerate.
Liz

Obviously other places, including Gloucester could learn a thing or three from Surrey and Liz47s area. We do see the occasional community policewoman (well she looks about 16) around here but not often, see them in town sometimes, usually when they are having a purge and a aren't the police wonderful week.
Esta I would not have let that drop (is that the Esta I met in Bristol?) I would write to the local newspaper, that usually gets things noticed.
Hope you have healed OK.
Ann
Glos

As the mother of a 22 year old Police Officer, I worry for my sons' safety every day. Although only being in the force a little over a year my son has been physically abused on three occassions and verbally abused countless times. A week ago he recieved a letter at his station of thanks and praise from a young woman who he assisted in a violent domestic situation, to recieve a letter like this is a rareity, although Police Officers do know that they are appreciated and respected for the very difficult job they do by the vast majority of law abiding people.

I don't think anyone is criticizing those police who do a good job and no doubt if you receive help it is well appreciated. i think people are complaining of the lack of police presence and as in Esta's case, the inability or lack of will to help in an emergency that they don't see as life threatening or important.

I am sure somebody is going to come back and say that the lack of funds is the cause. But lack of funds should not put somebody like Esta in the position she was put in.

Thats true, unfortunatly, neither should a lack of funds put vulnerable children, adults or the elderly in life threatening positions yet sadly they do.......as in Social Care setting

went to a community meeting the other night and in this area of the town our Seargenat had 4 officers but now thats down to one fulltimer and 2 part timers and we have PCSO.

They have changed the way they deal with call ins and if the operator can get you to say you ar ehappy with the advice they have given the calls arent given an incident number and no officer is informed. We have a lot of trouble with getting through so no wonder our crime rates look good cos noone can report them.

Having said that when we had trouble down the road they worked with residents and council and ended up with a big drugs raid and eviction and they are still waiting to go to trial, and the police have kept us informed all the way.

We all have the Sergeants pnone number and email address so we can contact him if we need to. Would just be nice to have more police presence around but we seem to be the forgotten area