Police lacking in the small hours

Again, while I waited for a lovely lamb Thai meal to be prepared, I heard of yet another incident of criminal property damage in main street of Umina.

I have already made it quite clear to the local area commander and his boss Police Minister Carl Scully that the obvious presence of police spread too thickly all over the Woy Woy Peninsula during daylight hours is an affront to the good burgers of the Woy Woy Peninsula.

It is simply bad politics to have NSW police essentially idle or alternately harassing residents during legitimate business hours in the CBD on matters of parking or riding without a helmet.

This is not good public relations and the Minister and Marie Andrews should be called on it.

The criminal element has absolutely no difficulty doing whatever they please in the small hours of the night while police presence on the Woy Woy Peninsula is sadly lacking.

I am speaking up on behalf of struggling business operators, forced to go to their beds considering the prospect of arriving at work in the morning to find yet again their place of business has been trashed and robbed or simply vandalised.

We pay for and want a police presence where it is needed, not out collecting speed tax.

Tax payers are not getting a discount for this lack of proper service.

Politicians should realise it is offensive to see an obvious but useless placement of police spring up for the few months out from an election, time and time again!

Edward James, Umina