They hope it can solve the problem
Shop owners say they hope a new police scheme can help solve anti-social behaviour from "scary" people in a Nottinghamshire town. There have been reported issues in Kirkby-in-Ashfield - and now police have created a new ‘Shop Watch’ scheme.
Lek Cheweewan, 61, owner of Fashion IT is among the fifteen shop owners who have received the radio. She said: “I have the radio, I’m sure it will help out a lot. You can speak to those in the area. It’s a good idea. The police gave this to us, and other shops around here like Tesco. Chris says youths between 12 and 15 often bang on the window of the amusements whichakes a sign in the window swing back and forth which makes ‘you jump out of your skin’.
“It makes you feel safer, they need to tell the school, so they know we’ve all got CCTV and the radio. All we have to do is go on the radio and you’ll be in trouble.” “There have been problems here and having the radios will be good for people I think. Police have CCTV also on the individual shop watch shops so we can speak to the CCTV [control room] and they can keep an eye on them. The police have got the radio too. It gives you a bit of peace of mind.”