With crime rates feeling like they are at an all time high in Saint John, the city’s police force is hoping a new “quick response team” will help address some of the issues.
The team, set to be made up of four officers, will focus their efforts on the uptown and Waterloo village areas of the city. The goal of the team is to not only deter and cut down crime rates, but also to work and build relationships with the city’s homeless population.
“We want to make sure we have visibility, we want to make sure we have connectivity, and we want to have familiarity,” says Saint John Police Force Chief Robert Bruce. “The officers will be familiar with the area, they’ll be familiar with social services, social service will be familiar with them, as well as the clients and the uptown business people will be familiar with the officers.”
Chief Bruce …