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23/10/2007
Holland Murder Boosts Community Policing Input
People living in an area that isn’t best known for effective police-community liaison are now said to be more likely to report matters to the PSNI.
The senior officer in charge of policing west Belfast has welcomed the development which had previously been identified by the widow of murdered greengrocer, Harry Holland.
Pauline Holland said more people in the area are reporting crime to the police since her husband was killed.
She said that west Belfast residents met on Monday night to discuss how to best tackle anti-social behaviour.
She explained that the meeting came after Mr Holland's brother was threatened and chased near the spot where the 65-year-old was attacked last month.
Pauline Holland said more people contacting police encourage her: "It has just brought it to everyone's notice how bad things are," she said.
"People were not reporting it, and people are phoning the police now to bring their attention to things. Hopefully things will change for the better and Harry won't have died in vain."
Mr Holland was stabbed near his home at Norfolk Drive on 11 September.
The police arrested a 16-year-old youth, who has been remanded in custody, charged with his murder.
The police area commander, Acting Chief Inspector Darren Rice, told 4NI there had been a lot of engagement with the community in relation to anti-social behaviour and criminality in the west Belfast area.
"Police have recently attended meetings with residents and other local groups in an attempt to progress this engagement and it's only with the assistance of the community and other agencies that we will be able to tackle this problem.
“I continue to make my officers and myself available for engagement with the community but I still believe that there are some incidents that are going unreported and I would encourage members of the public to come forward with any concerns."
(GK)(BMcC)
The senior officer in charge of policing west Belfast has welcomed the development which had previously been identified by the widow of murdered greengrocer, Harry Holland.
Pauline Holland said more people in the area are reporting crime to the police since her husband was killed.
She said that west Belfast residents met on Monday night to discuss how to best tackle anti-social behaviour.
She explained that the meeting came after Mr Holland's brother was threatened and chased near the spot where the 65-year-old was attacked last month.
Pauline Holland said more people contacting police encourage her: "It has just brought it to everyone's notice how bad things are," she said.
"People were not reporting it, and people are phoning the police now to bring their attention to things. Hopefully things will change for the better and Harry won't have died in vain."
Mr Holland was stabbed near his home at Norfolk Drive on 11 September.
The police arrested a 16-year-old youth, who has been remanded in custody, charged with his murder.
The police area commander, Acting Chief Inspector Darren Rice, told 4NI there had been a lot of engagement with the community in relation to anti-social behaviour and criminality in the west Belfast area.
"Police have recently attended meetings with residents and other local groups in an attempt to progress this engagement and it's only with the assistance of the community and other agencies that we will be able to tackle this problem.
“I continue to make my officers and myself available for engagement with the community but I still believe that there are some incidents that are going unreported and I would encourage members of the public to come forward with any concerns."
(GK)(BMcC)
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