Volunteers help make Harrow safe (From Harrow Times)
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Volunteers help make Harrow safe
5:41pm Monday 9th August 2010 in
This week I was very pleased to see how committed volunteers are to help making Harrow Borough a safe and secure place to live in.
Ken Dacosta is a remarkable individual who, as a 18 - year - old was one of the original "Bevin Boys", working as a miner during the Second World War.
In 1978, he was awarded the Chevalier Order of Leopold, the equivalent of a Belgian knighthood, for his work with the government.
Ken has been a volunteer at Pinner Police Station for the past two years and was presented with an award at South Harrow Police Station this week.
On the other end of the age scale we have 21 - year - old Claire Kirrane who gives up much of her free time helping the Harrow Police Cadets and is also a Neighbourhood Champion. Despite all her volunteering, Claire still manages to have a very active social life.
If you are interested in volunteering to help make Harrow safer, please email janis.anderson@met.police.uk and Janis will be able to discuss potential volunteering opportunities with Harrow Police.
Harrow Police have finished planning Operation Chapell which is a month - long initiative to deal with crime in and around our transport hubs in Harrow.
PC Mark Winstanley has worked tirelessly with the Head of Intelligence, Sunil Galoria to plan this initiative and I am expecting some good results from all the officers involved in the operation which starts on Monday 9 August.
If you have any information on criminal activity in and around Harrow please call police on 0300 123 1212 or call Crimestoppers anonymously.
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Sonoo Malkani says...
11:31pm Mon 9 Aug 10
Our hearty congratulations to stalwart Ken Dacosta on receiving an award for helping run Pinner Police Station. Also to Claire Kirrane who is not only a Neighbourhood Champion and helps Police Cadets but has taken on the additional responsibility of being the YOUTH OFFICER for the Harrow Police & Community Consultative Group(HPCCG).
We wish her all the success in this new role and look forward to encouraging many youth to come aboard and help develop a youth wing on our voluntary group.
A reminder for you all.Don't forget to make use of our MET BOXES which are placed strategically around Harrow and are very handy for reporting Crime anonymously to our Harrow Police.Your assistance will make our borough even safer.