Early word catches the worm

Early word catches the worm

Reporting crime at the time it happens is something I mention regularly in this column and when speaking in our community. I place importance on it as when we have crime spikes such as overnight…

The value of community patrols

As Cambridge Community Liaison officer, one of my roles is to be the police liaison officer for our Cambridge Community Patrol (CBCP), part of the national community patrol network. Every week, CBCP puts out a…

Call leads to arrest

Last weekend police were called to a male sleeping in a vehicle south of Cambridge in which drug utensils had been seen. Police found the drugs in clear view. The male was identified and found…

The problem with ‘auto’

It has been another busy week in Cambridge and a foggy one. Frustratingly, we continue to have drivers not using their headlights in the fog, which is madness. If your headlights are set to auto,…

Applauding our good people

Greetings, I hope the start to term three is going well. I know you will be paying extra attention on the roads now that our school aged pedestrians and cyclists are increasingly around as they…

How you can help victims

I hope the school holidays are going well. I enjoyed a break away myself last week – we have definitely lucked out on the sunny winter weather for the first half of the holidays. In…

Rough times

I hope the school holidays are going well. To start off today, a topic that is coming to our attention on a regular basis is the presence of homeless and transient people sleeping in vehicles…

Help with the links

We had a wee hot spot of car crime in the Williams, Clare and Vogel streets last weekend and two burglaries in the last week elsewhere in Cambridge. One offender or group of offenders can…

Dealing with alcohol

They say a full moon has an impact on our mood. In emergency services we certainly seem to see an impact.  In the past week, the team have again had a busy time,  responding to…

Lock those cars, please

Last week was busy in town with lots of visitors here for the annual Fieldays event. It went off without problem, although things did at times get a bit soggy! It was great to see…