01-07-2025
Community text alert system needed to tackle increase in thefts and burglaries in Rosslare district
'There's been a huge increase in anti-social behaviour and suspected thefts and burglaries and suspicious activity across the district lately, it's really concerning,' she said at the June meeting of the Rosslare Municipal District (RMD).
District manager Nóirín Cummins advised that, 'up until recently', the superintendent attended the RMD meetings on an annual basis and that the Local Community Safety Partnership (LCSP) will be launched later this year.
'I'd really like to see the community text alert scheme come back in,' continued Cllr O'Brien, 'it works, it's easy to manage and run. A couple of weeks ago half of the district was in terror, my phone did not stop for five days with people saying they were seeing the same vans going on, people trying to break into their houses at 8 a.m. through their sitting-room windows, animals almost being robbed out of their gardens. We need to focus on doing things that we know work.'
She received support from Cllr Jim Codd who had some stories from his own part of the district to share.
Requesting that a representative from a local neighbourhood watch group be invited to attend a future meeting, he spoke of 'an elderly couple in my own area who had two young lads get up on the roof and start painting it without any permission'.
"When guards retire, we need them to be replaced quickly. Criminals know about these retirements, know there aren't as many eyes on them,' said Cllr Codd..
