Ulster Unionist Councillor Mark McKinty has welcomed news of a number of significant police arrests durimg the first week of the PSNI's Service First programme.
The most recent news saw police arrest and charge a man on suspicion of burglary and intent to steal after they responded to a call in the Lower Cairncastle Road area of Larne at the weekend. The man was arrested after the alarm system of a local school was activated on the evening of Saturday 26 October at around 10:30pm. The 29 year old man was arrested by response officers in the area a short time later.
He will appear at Ballymena Magistrates Court on 22 November 2013. As is normal procedure, all charges will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service.
Responding to the news, Cllr McKinty, also the Chair of Larne Policing and Community Safety Partnership, welcomed the news. "Last Monday saw the implementation of Service First within the PSNI's H-District. I am aware that there have been issues of community confidence within the community regarding the rolling out of this programme, however we should welcome the news that the PSNI is responding to emergency calls within Larne to an equal if not better standard than before".
"These police arrests are positive news for Larne. In the first week of Service First, 100% of emergency calls were responded to within 15 minutes, and it is important to recognise that there is no place for criminality of any sort in Larne. The PCSP will continue to work with the PSNI and other bodies to ensure that Larne is a safe place in which to live, work and socialise".
The most recent news saw police arrest and charge a man on suspicion of burglary and intent to steal after they responded to a call in the Lower Cairncastle Road area of Larne at the weekend. The man was arrested after the alarm system of a local school was activated on the evening of Saturday 26 October at around 10:30pm. The 29 year old man was arrested by response officers in the area a short time later.
He will appear at Ballymena Magistrates Court on 22 November 2013. As is normal procedure, all charges will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service.
Responding to the news, Cllr McKinty, also the Chair of Larne Policing and Community Safety Partnership, welcomed the news. "Last Monday saw the implementation of Service First within the PSNI's H-District. I am aware that there have been issues of community confidence within the community regarding the rolling out of this programme, however we should welcome the news that the PSNI is responding to emergency calls within Larne to an equal if not better standard than before".
"These police arrests are positive news for Larne. In the first week of Service First, 100% of emergency calls were responded to within 15 minutes, and it is important to recognise that there is no place for criminality of any sort in Larne. The PCSP will continue to work with the PSNI and other bodies to ensure that Larne is a safe place in which to live, work and socialise".
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