The new neighbourhood policing scheme launched in March promised to have more dedicated officers for specific areas of the Greater Manchester region
Thugs with big dogs and mopeds have left some people 'living in fear' in the estates neighbouring Dootson's Park in the Butts Bridge area of Leigh, a number of residents have claimed.
Describing the incident in which she believes she stumbled on a drug pick up, she said: “Me and my friend were walking down the canal with our dogs. We went past and we knew what they were doing and we carried on walking. Other residents the Local Democracy Service spoke to said there was much less trouble in the daytime - but anti-social behaviour at night was a problem, not just in the area in the shadow of the old Butts Mill, but across Leigh. All did want to be identified.
Another resident, Alan, who was using the exercise machines in Dootson's Park, said 'younger kids' were at the heart of the anti-social behaviour and that he wouldn't use the park in the evening. The new neighbourhood policing scheme launched in March promised to have more dedicated officers for specific areas of the region. People living near Dootson Park have been told to submit reports for the police to log to help track the issue.
“There is a lack of acknowledgement. They just keep telling us to log things. We have been logging issues for 12 months. Others before me have tried working with police for a few years on this.”In response, GMP said 'fighting, preventing and reducing criminality within our communities is of the highest priority' - with a senior officer in the area promising that any information received would be acted upon.
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