The Lucknow Sentinel, 1989-03-01, Page 3OPP go back
The recently4ormed Dungannon -Police
Advisory COmmittee is a .forermuier of a
Inewstyperof policing —,that'sreaching Into
the pastfor itsmodel.
"We'regoingback to. the:basics sebeick to
e old.Stylepolicirig , "'said StaffeSgt.'Rick
Turnbull rof the Goderich OPP.
Turnbull.was referrtrigtotheconununity-
oriented Ipolicing that is gradually taking
shape in District 6.
''''SirRobert Peel, whostarted the. London
(England )policeforceepaid the peopleare
the police, and the police arethe,people,'
:and -we want to get hack to that.'
A police liaison officer -will be set up to
serve one township --or insome vases two
and he or shewill be the link between,the
community and the police. Turnbull said
therhope to haveall of District 6 :lathe pro-
gram by April 1.
'The liaison officer will take the place of
the neighborhood -cop -of yearspast. In some
communffieste will have bis own Extend-
ed Service Office, while in others he may
operatesiutofthelocal Community Centre.
PeoPleased to :know the cop .on -the beat
in their neighborhood, ' Turnbullsaid. 'They
feltthey couldtalktothimeandthat'san idea
therwant to -bring back.
• It's also an idea that's needed more than
ever toder because police forces have
become so large and mobile.
"Espeetally our force," 'Turnbull said.
"You see a black-andewhitezip by, but you
exinifteknottewho'sMit..,Vie'velostecontar,t
With:the comimmity."
Anybody can talk to the liaison officer,
said' Tumbull,althoughtherevillalso be a
committee to make periodic reports and
suggestions. While they don't -want the
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Public library finding
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tionsewill benefit the whole community:
professional, 'business .eand• fanning .peo-
ple; children andstudents ; regular andoc-
:casional users. :It is possible to locate
'catalogues ciiitside the regular library
faMlities.
.In "order to raise these funds • the local
iservieec1ubswi1Ibe contacted...Individual
and thusiness donations. arewelcomeand
may hemade atthelibrary Ale library is
aTegistered charity andtaxereeeiptsare
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trochives..preSehoolers :toethe library an
excellenteearlysednoationefor :young ones,
•WhqiVi1Untheinture turn easily to :the
locallibrary lor 'reference inaterial . or
simply:forreadigmaterial.
It has been that we are now in the
4111forraation. Age" andthatinformation is
power.; It hasheenprojecte.d that there, will
. be two !classes , Society -, the nformation
-ricletandtheinfonnatiorepoor.
Donationsto., PAC,Willhelp to ensure that
Lucknow and area reeidents are informa-
tion .rich!
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to itlw lor.
the basics
eommittees to get too large, anybody tf
anyage.can volunteerto7be a member.
'Velma all ages, fromschooliage kids
tosenior 'citizens, *hesaid. "Wewant input
from all ages, because they all have
something to say . "
The .concept of public input into the day -
today workings of the police toree have
been, lost over the years, said Tunibull.
"Now it's 'don't talus howto-police your
town andwewon't tell youbowto rtutyour
Wider communication will also iielpthe
public to help police -themselves, said
Turnbull.
"If you have a problem -with vandalism
in a particular placeewe mightsuggest bet-
ter street lights, and you tan then go to
counciLwith that suggestion. Neighborhood
Watch is aLso a good idea," and the liaison
officer can help set one up.
The OPP in the Barriearea were -the -first
to implement conununity-orientedpolicing,
hut.the concept has been around -for some
time, 'Turnbull said.
"The Australians -were very instrumental
in getting it going there, and it's also been
4set up inparts of the UniteciStates. -And irs
proven itself in thoseaheas.
"It'sold :concept with newmeaning, "
he said.
"And our •motto is that the times are
changing and we're changing with them.
"We didn't initiate the program, but we're
not far behind."
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