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May 2022
Policing in Ripon has come under the spotlight once more, following the fourth vandal attack in 14 months on a rare listed building owned by the city council.
Though the Cabmen's Shelter on Market Place East, is located just yards away from a CCTV surveillance camera, nobody has been arrested, charged and prosecuted for damaging the historic building's windows and door.
A possible reason for the lack of success in bringing the vandal or vandals to justice, emerged when the Mayor of Ripon, Councillor Eamon Parkin, told the Stray Ferret that Harrogate Borough Council's CCTV surveillance team charges police across the Harrogate district, £57 per hour for checking through and supplying footage.
Cllr Parkin, said:
The CCTV camera at Market Place North, Ripon
Cllr Parkin, added:
What does Harrogate Borough Council say?
The Stray Ferret asked HBC about the £57 per hour charge levied to pay for the team at the council's centralised surveillance unit to look through and provide recorded footage, to help police with their enquiries.
A council spokesperson said:
Response from Ripon police
Insp Alex Langley, who heads Ripon's neighbourhood policing team, said:
He said:
Our photograph shows the proximity of the Cabmen's Shelter to the cctv camera located at the junction of Market Place South and Kirkgate
He added:
Insp Langley encourages anybody with concerns about policing issues in Ripon to attend a public meeting at new Jack Laugher Leisure and Wellness Centre on Monday May 16. The meeting starts at 8pm.
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