Hi Dave – are you happy for me to
replicate the info that is sent to me on the website? Do you need a credit?
(i.e. courtesy of the Bromley Neighbourhood Watch Association or by the looks
of it – the Bromley Times?)
Many thanks,
Lauretta
From:
BromleyNWA@... [mailto:BromleyNWA@...] On Behalf Of Dave Stewart
Sent: 16 May 2007 17:35
To: BromleyNWA@...
Subject: [BromleyNWA] News: Why
not send more criminals to our housing estate?
16
May 2007
DRUG dealers have already blighted our
homes why don't housing officers send us more serious offenders?"
That's the angry message Roy Bish, of
Pawleyne Close, Penge, left with housing staff after he discovered police had
once again raided a flat in Goudhurst House at 6.30am last Friday using sniffer
dogs and found two bags of cannabis.
The tenant living in the flat, who was
not present at the time, has received a formal warning but was not arrested
because the quantity of drugs found was small.
This is the latest in a string of
drug-fuelled problems on the estate.
Mr Bish claims there have been five
dealers living in the block of 11 flats at various times in recent years.
He said: "It's Bromley dumping it
on the housing association. I told housing staff 'do you think it's possible
that you could give us some terrorists or murderers because we're fed up with
drug dealers?'
"We're being let down, the decent
neighbours are being let down."
The resident wants tough action taken
against dealers, including issuing eviction notices which can trigger criminals
to leave the area before the housing case comes to court.
In 2004, residents rejoiced when a drug
dealer was thrown out of the flats, after enduring used needles littered
everywhere as well as intimidation, drugs deals and excessive noise. The
27-year-old, a registered drug user, was housed next door to a 94-year-old
woman. Tenants say they could not have visitors to the flats because their
friends and family were too scared to come forward.
A spokesman for Broomleigh said staff
work with Bromley Community Safety Partnership and issue six-month starter
tenancies for new residents so they are, effectively, on probation.
They added: "We do take these
allegations and situations seriously and work closely with our residents.
However, there are legal processes that we have to go through."
Broomleigh staff works with council workers
to house people in need in the borough. They aim to create 'mixed communities'
rather than segregating different age groups, although there are some flats
that are specifically for older people.
Bromley police have an information share
agreement with Broomleigh so that housing association staff can check details
of any crimes committed on their premises. They can also verify whether tenants
have criminal records, and police say the association does make use of the
service.
Officers have also staged drug
crackdowns at pubs and transport hubs and raided homes, and the Safer
Neighbourhood team has placed drug supply at the top of its agenda.
A spokesman for Bromley council said:
"We understand Broomleigh Housing Association are working closely with the
police regarding their investigations and it would, therefore, not be
appropriate for the council to comment at this stage."
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