Wednesday 14th. October 2009, 0910-1050

I successfully phoned 9 House breaking and 1 carjacking victim during the above period all of whom live in various areas of Westville
Their reaction to the police attention to their crimes was good, in 8 instances the police were on the scene within 30 minutes of their call, one incident was reported directly to the Westville Police station and in one incidence it took an hour for the police to arrive . Lack of transport and excess of crime was blamed for this tardiness.

We are still encountering fingerprint squad problems in attending crime scenes. The normal 24 hour delay is problematic particularly in wet weather but in some cases no visit was experienced. the fingerprinting is possibly the most important weapon against crime detection and it is certainly not being given sufficient attention.

It would appear that there in an "professional" gang of Housebreakers operating in the Westville area, wall safes are being targeted. These safes are often hidden away in obscure rooms and yet they are being found without any other rooms in the house being disturbed or other property taken. It is suspected by the owners that Domestic servants are tipping off the gang, even the means of entry are similar. The safes are being forced open and mainly jewelry taken, but a gun has been stolen from one of these safes recently. The police might well look into the Domestic theory more carefully. 

Rusty Damp