Beach Triangle Residents Association
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The Beach Triangle Residents Association, Toronto, Ontario
Police Liaison Report
By Chris Blythe
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The 55 Division Community Police Liaison Committee is made up of community volunteers and police service representatives who work together in identifying, prioritizing, and problem-solving local policing issues. Your BTRA Executive has actively monitored committee developments for many years. Among topics reported at recent meetings:
- Extra officers were brought on-board several weeks ago to deal with a sudden increase in break and enter incidents in the area. An arrest was made and the incidents subsequently ceased.
- 55 Division is again making available free home security audits. Simply contact Crime Prevention Officer, Constable Robert McDonald at (416) 808-5579 for an appointment and an officer will visit to identify ways you can make your home less susceptible to break and enter.
- Though this division has thankfully not seen an increase in pedestrian fatalities, the numbers are generally up for the rest of the GTA and inappropriate pedestrian behaviour such as J-walking has been marked as one cause for concern. To this end, warnings and fines were handed out for such behaviour during a city-wide focus on pedestrian safety over the Christmas holidays.
- Resident-proposed parking policy changes for the Triangle have been thoroughly researched.
- Police initiatives for the balance of 2009 include a focus on traffic enforcement to reduce impaired driving and accidents while increasing road safety, enhanced officer visibility with an emphasis on professionalism, and increased summer staffing for the Community Response Unit.
- Summer policing of the parks begins shortly.
- We are asked to remember the importance of reporting crime so police can better identify trends and problem areas.
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