New PSNI commander for G District Chief Superintendent Stephen Cargin (centre) with newly appointed Superintendents John Magill (left) and Gary Eaton.
A quarter of a million pound has been allocated to a specific police operation set up following a number of so-called punishment attacks in Derry, the newly appointed PSNI commander for G District has revealed.
Chief Superintendent Stephen Cargin, the new commander for G District – Foyle, Limavady, Magherafelt and Strabane – revealed Operation Linder was set up following 14 shootings and pipe bomb attacks throughout the district.
CS Cargin, who had been acting police commander following the departure of CS Stephen Martin in October, was speaking at a press conference at which John Magill and Gary Eaton were confirmed as the district’s new superintendents.
CS Cargin said providing a quality police service would be one of his priorities as would be community co-operation which, he said, had led to a 4.1 per cent reduction in overall crime in G District.
Pointing out 12,786 crimes reported for the 2013-2014 financial year was 552 fewer than the previous 12 months, he said G District was one of only three in the North to show a drop in crime.
CS Cargin said the figures reflected a continuation of “good relationships” between local police and local communities.
He added: “As well as being one of three Districts in Northern Ireland that showed a reduction in crime, G District had the highest overall outcomes rate of 34.3 per cent.
“That is up on the previous year and G District is sitting at 7.1 per cent above the Service average.”
CS Cargin said he appreciated while the level of reported crime had fallen, there was still criminal activity throughout the District and there were still people who had been victims of crime
He added: “We want to prevent crime occurring and to investigate and detect those behind it.
“Local communities can help by being aware of crime, taking sensible precautions and reporting incident and information to police.”
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