CCTV Call for Ormesby

Vandalism in Station Road, Ormesby has triggered a call for the installation of CCTV cameras.

21:59 23 May 2018

The installation of CCTV cameras is now being seriously considered following a string of vandalism at the Edgar Tennant playing field and pavilion – the home of Ormesby Lads. According to reports, bins had been set on fire and there had been drinking and smoking in the area. In addition, someone had claimed syringes had been found in nearby woodland.

 

However, putting CCTV in the public land was a complex issue and a public consultation was needed in order for the council to determine if the plan had local support.

 

Parish councillor Christine Lee said: “It will be an awful lot of extra work but it will be worth it if we can prevent something nasty going on,”

 

“Everyone is familiar with CCTV. It’s not just the operation of it, it is more around the initial decision about whether or not to do it.

 

“We have got to balance privacy against a significant criminal threat and CCTV has got to be a proportionate response, not a sledgehammer to crack a nut.”