There were more questions than answers for Bodden Town residents attending a police meeting Wednesday night.
At the meeting held at the Bodden Town Primary school, topics discussed included the status of the police helicopter and pilot; perceived corruption in the police force; the force top-heavy with foreign officers; drug activity taking place behind the Bodden Town Police Station; Coe Wood Beach bums; animal cruelty; and violence around liquor establishments.
As to the whereabouts of the helicopter, Acting Commissioner David George stated there were certain regulations and requirements to get the craft to Cayman.
About drug activity in the community, Mr. George said the police are vigilant in seeking out offenders. He asked the community to support the police with any information to stem crime.
Mr. George said that despite the amount of crime taking place in the community, Bodden Town is still one of the safest places to live. The eastern districts compared to the other larger districts are lower in crime, he said.
Bodden Town MLA Osbourne Bodden got applause from the gathering when he said it did not reflect well on the police that residents had to inform officers of drug activity.
He said a further problem includes the defacement of the newly reconstructed Civic Centre, which is near the Bodden Town police station and the nuisance of beach bums and drug dealers on the Coe Wood Beach.
‘These guys we see hanging out and being a nuisance each day do not have the means to fund their habits. They have suppliers in higher places,’ he said.
Before the question and answer period Chief Inspector Richard Barrow went through the statistics of crime, traffic and drug offences, which he said were relatively low, but noted there were concerns about the amount of burglaries taking place and an increase in domestic abuse.
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