http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Call for police to deal with minor crime over the phone" en Sun, 31 May 2026 19:32:26 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16906#post-231797 Sat, 24 Sep 2016 08:14:43 +0000 chdot 231797@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>Mr Gormley said: “We have a tendency to describe policing and measure its effectiveness by the number of officers and that is an incomplete measure.” </p> <p>A report published by HMICS on Tuesday said resolving more cases such as vandalism and theft at the “first point of contact” would alleviate demand on the frontline and help address the huge growth in cyber-crime. </p> <p>Asked about dealing with more low-level crime over the phone, Mr Gormley said: “It’s something we need to think very carefully about.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/police-scotland-budget-better-spent-on-technology-than-officers-1-4238015" rel="nofollow">http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/police-scotland-budget-better-spent-on-technology-than-officers-1-4238015</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16906#post-231508 Thu, 22 Sep 2016 08:56:21 +0000 dougal 231508@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"You mean they want to arrest me over the phone?" said Zaphod. "Could be. I'm a pretty dangerous dude when I'm cornered." </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16906#post-231506 Thu, 22 Sep 2016 08:35:04 +0000 chdot 231506@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/call-for-police-to-deal-with-minor-crime-over-the-phone-1-4236946" rel="nofollow">http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/call-for-police-to-deal-with-minor-crime-over-the-phone-1-4236946</a> </p>