Police/army post set up in Lange Park

RESIDENTS of Lange Park and surrounding areas in Chaguanas who have been clamouring for a heightened police presence in their community, will get their wish today when a police/army post set up in the area will start servicing the community there. A police/army post was installed on Friday, and today, staff for that unit will start servicing the Lange Park and Orchard Gardens areas. ACP Crime Oswyn Allard said yesterday that based on what was said at town meetings held in Chaguanas, residents insisted that the time had come for a police post to be set up. Allard pointed out that the post in Lange Park will be closely monitored and if it provides the desired results then other communities could also see police/army posts set up in their communities. Newsday learned that police and army officers based in the new post will be able to respond to any serious crimes in Montrose, Enterprise and Longdenville. Some of the officers will provide mobile patrols while others will be on foot.

Based on police figures, Lange Park residents have been plagued by house-breakings and larceny. Some residents were also held up by a bandit on a bicycle. At a recent town meeting, residents claimed that they were fed up of returning to their homes after work to discover their homes broken into, fruits stolen, and even articles left in their yard removed by intruders. They claimed that they no longer felt safe in their community and called for the post to be set up. Yesterday, residents of Lange Park welcomed the post and expressed gratitude to the police officers who listened to their plea for help.