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31/03/2003
Three north Belfast PSNI stations to cut opening hours
Three police stations in north Belfast are to have their opening hours cut as part of a move to free up more police man power.
The stations at Oldpark, York Road and Greencastle will see their bases closed for two-hour periods, three times a day.
Calls directed to these stations during the closures will be handled by a central unit at Tennent Street.
However, Chief Superintendent Julie Lindsay said there were no plans to extend the scheme, nor to reduce the stations to part-time working.
Meanwhile, SDLP Police spokesperson, Alex Attwood has said that it was "important" that every unresolved murder is seen to be investigated.
Mr Attwood was responding to the news that PSNI Chief Constable Hugh Orde is to re-open investigations of unresolved major crimes.
He said it was an important principle and essential practice and that "this is what is required in order to ensure that families are reassured and that the rule of law is upheld".
Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble also welcomed the announcement and said it would be "very useful for people for whom crimes are still open sores, and I think addressing that is important".
"I think would be useful if the police would find a way of indicating to the public which cases are still open and which are closed," he added.
The PSNI has been establishing a team of officers to review unsolved historic and recent major crimes including murders.
(MB)
The stations at Oldpark, York Road and Greencastle will see their bases closed for two-hour periods, three times a day.
Calls directed to these stations during the closures will be handled by a central unit at Tennent Street.
However, Chief Superintendent Julie Lindsay said there were no plans to extend the scheme, nor to reduce the stations to part-time working.
Meanwhile, SDLP Police spokesperson, Alex Attwood has said that it was "important" that every unresolved murder is seen to be investigated.
Mr Attwood was responding to the news that PSNI Chief Constable Hugh Orde is to re-open investigations of unresolved major crimes.
He said it was an important principle and essential practice and that "this is what is required in order to ensure that families are reassured and that the rule of law is upheld".
Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble also welcomed the announcement and said it would be "very useful for people for whom crimes are still open sores, and I think addressing that is important".
"I think would be useful if the police would find a way of indicating to the public which cases are still open and which are closed," he added.
The PSNI has been establishing a team of officers to review unsolved historic and recent major crimes including murders.
(MB)
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