I feel as if I am repeating
myself from the last NHW News when I report the damage at the Tamborine
Mountain Golf Course. Well, some
culprit/s have done it again and caused severe damage to the first hole
green. This time the damage is even more
severe than before, it will cost time and money to repair and it will take some
time seeing that lawn doesn’t grow at any speed up on the mountain during the
winter months.
If you have any
information as to who the offenders are, please report it to the police. Don’t tell any members from the golf club as
they are almost prepared to take matters into their hands at this stage they
are that angry and who can blame them.
We have been very busy in the
police division this year. The crime
stats from February through to early May see a multitude of offences being
reported to police, mainly stealing offences.
Of interest to police are multiple offences being committed on the same
day and within close area proximity to one another.
This is where Neighbourhood
Watch comes into its own and for neighbours to be watching out for each
other. Communicate with your neighbours,
know who they are, know how to contact them in an emergency, inform trusted
neighbours/ friends/ family members when you will be away and have them check
on your home from time to time. It’s not
about spying on your neighbours or being a sticky-beak. It’s about protecting
ourselves, our families and our community from lying, thieving and wilful
damaging scumbag deadbeats.
Over the last couple of
months a new trend is appearing on the mountain and that is the offence of
graffiti. Now this offence is rare on
the mountain but it has raised its ugly head, be aware it can occur anywhere
but it is being reported of late on school properties and street signs.
A tip: If you have a mobile phone with a camera
function and you see something that you believe police would be interested in –
then if possible (and safe to do so) take a photo or, better still, take a
video of the event – a picture is worth a thousand words and a video is worth
ten thousand. If you carry a notebook
and pencil jot down that rego number, the time and the date of the event, what
the offenders were wearing, get the names and phone numbers of people standing
about who also witnessed the event.
These are the things we need to successfully prosecute criminals these
days. The days of a policeman or a good
citizen standing up and stating that, that was the person I saw doing “blah,
blah, blah” and without any evidence to corroborate the story are long
gone. Basically, criminals are liars and
without the evidence to convict them they will walk away every single time.
Stay vigilant and stay safe.
Constable Pete BLUNDELL
NHW Liaison Officer
