Security

A Committee member alerted me yesterday evening to the fact some teenagers had been seen entering the plot of a German Owner. I went to investigate, catching them red handed. Giving chase I managed to apprehend one of the youths. After remonstrating with him in a serious manner, he was escorted from the Park with dire warnings of the consequences, should he and his friends appear on Mi Sol again. It is the second time I have caught them in three days. They have been scrawling graffiti on the walls of several properties, and causing some minor damage.

In a separate incident on Sunday, a youth appeared to be trying to teach a teenage girl to ride a motor scooter on the Mi Sol road. She was clearly highly incompetent in this activity, narrowly missing more than one Owners car in the process. I managed to stop them, receiving a tirade of abuse from the youth, but at least the driving lesson was over for the day!!

In yet another incident two nights ago, someone undid the boundary chain link fence, in what appears to have been a failed attempt to climb through. The fence has now been repaired.

Whilst the vast majority of Owners wish to see the entrance gates back in operation, something with which I wholeheartedly agree, it is doubtful whether the gates alone would prevent this kind of incident occurring. I believe the time has come to have a serious professional appraisal on how we can best protect the Community from the ever increasing number of criminal and anti social attacks we are suffering. I welcome comments and suggestions on this subject from all Owners, as I feel it has now become the number one priority for the Committee and myself to deal with. It is going to cost money to implement an effective scheme, but if done properly it will be money well spent.

All Owners could help by keeping a more vigilant eye on their surroundings, and each others properties, taking photographs of people acting suspiciously would be useful, particularly where a crime is known to have been committed.