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Podcast: Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald
Episode: John MacDonald: Police in police stations don't stop crime
Description: I think the people of Hornby are pushing it uphill with this campaign of theirs to get their local police station operating 24-hours-a-day again. They’re obviously more optimistic than me, though, because they’ve got a petition going and they're going to be presenting it to police metro commander Lane Todd when he fronts up to a public meeting tonight. There’s no denying the fact that crime in Hornby - like pretty much everywhere - is up. The stats for Hornby, in particular, tell the story.  Year-on-year, thefts and burglaries have increas...