Essex Police raise over £35m by selling off police stations
Crime / Tue 17th Dec 2024 at 07:49am
ESSEX Police has made more than £35m by selling off its buildings since 2016 and plans to sell more, despite calls from residents for more local policing reports the BBC.
Six sites have been sold in the past 18 months and the force hopes to offload five more by 2028.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yw6p7q463o
Police buildings sold since July 2023:
- South Ockendon
- Tilbury
- Walton on the Naze
- Old Harlow
- Feering
- Ongar
Buildings to be marketed for sale:
- South Woodham Ferrers
- Billericay
- Sandon
- Tolleshunt D’Arcy
- Stanway
Seamus
2024-12-21 09:14:48
It's no suprise that where these buildings are sold, that area and the area's they cover has seen crime go up and responses go down. A very short bonus leading to long term downard spiral of trust and prevention.
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