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Thugs and thieves target local estates

Friday, 04 April 2008

RESIDENTS in a Northside estate are blaming a broken boundary fence for an increase in anti-social and criminal behaviour in their quiet neighbourhood.
The fence acts as a physical divide between estates such as Scribblestown Green and Avenue and the notorious Scribblestown Lane.
According to a local homeowner, there has been an increase in car and home break-ins over recent weeks. Some residents have even woken in the morning to find their cars up on blocks and the wheels stolen.
“These scumbags are getting into our estate through the broken bits of the fence,” he told Northside People.
“They are coming in the night time and breaking into houses and cars.
“Ten houses have been burgled and at least six cars have been done-in over the last six weeks.

“Before Christmas, a gang broke into a vacant apartment and thrashed the place.”
He added: “Myself and some of our neighbours had to get them out of there. They were just about to set the place alight. They didn’t care what damage they caused or that there were people living in a unit above the apartment.”
The resident explained how repairs to the fence have made little difference.
“The council sent two guys out recently to do some patch-up job but sure it makes no difference,” he explained.
“It’s easy for them to break the fence down again.”
The frustrated resident also fears the breaches in the fence pose an added danger.
“Many young kids play out in the park which is very close to the fence,” he said.
“It’s only a matter of time before the kids start exploring and climb through the fence and get out to Scribblestown Lane which is narrow and has massive trucks tearing down it.”
Local councillor Dessie Ellis (SF) said he had predicted the current problems even before the fence was erected.
“I foresaw that these problems would arise which is why I tried to push for a brick wall to be constructed instead of a fence,” he told Northside People.
“It was inevitable that the fence would be broken down. It’s all over the place at this stage with the number of temporary repairs that have been done on it.
“The repairs will do little to solve the problem. Something more serious needs to be done about this.”
A spokesperson for Dublin City Council revealed what actions have been taken to address the matter.
“An inspector with the council went out to assess the damage to the fence recently,” she explained.
“We then sent some workers out for repair works but I believe the fence was damaged again soon after that.”
“We have also organised for our inspector to go out again with a contractor to assess what can be done to address the situation.”

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