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Mounted police are doing high-profile patrols in East Dulwich and Herne Hill to address the high burglary stat concerns in both areas. I had a chat with two of them yesterday on Calton Ave, they'll be patrolling today as well, and both the police and the horses are really friendly.
It is not often realised that on horseback the police get a much better view over fences and into gardens, allowing them to spot lurkers and hiders more easily. This is a better perspective than they can get on foot patrol (not that we see that nowadays very much) and a much better perspective than from inside a car. When the stables were in the Whately Road station they used to patrol quite regularly.

Penguin68 Wrote:

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> It is not often realised that on horseback the

> police get a much better view over fences and into

> gardens, allowing them to spot lurkers and hiders

> more easily. This is a better perspective than

> they can get on foot patrol (not that we see that

> nowadays very much) and a much better perspective

> than from inside a car. When the stables were in

> the Whately Road station they used to patrol quite

> regularly.


I used to see them almost daily too, when I lived on Oakhurst Grove, the sound of the hooves was quite comforting, but then I have a fondness for horses. I missed them when they left.


I suspect that there isn't a connection, but it's interesting that post-removal of the stables/regular patrols of mounted police, crime does seem to have gone up in the area (or at least our awareness of it on the EDF). It's good that they are increasing patrols though.

See two horses this evening. One,a giant White horse and smaller dark horse, both had WPCs in the saddle. One left a deposit at the corner of Ulverscroft rd and North X. NICE! Then they stopped on the corner of Lacon Rd to talk to pedestrians and let their children stroke the horses

Mousey McP Wrote:

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> See two horses this evening. One,a giant White

> horse and smaller dark horse, both had WPCs in the

> saddle. One left a deposit at the corner of

> Ulverscroft rd and North X. NICE! Then they

> stopped on the corner of Lacon Rd to talk to

> pedestrians and let their children stroke the

> horses


I saw 2 horses 19.15 at the other end of Ulverscroft ie. Whateley...clip-clop clip-clopping along.


Seems they are doing the rounds.


DulwichFox

katanita Wrote:

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> Oh good, not going mad. Thought I heard horses go

> past my window last night, but had curtains closed

> so didn't see them and was beginning to doubt

> myself...


You may also see/hear another horse that I have seen a couple of times in the last year teathered to a lampost, with no saddle, in CPR - first time I thought I was going mad ... all the kids were in the road as I was driving up and I had to stop thinking 'what the hell is happening here' as I couldn't drive past and the kids were photographing the horse on their mobiles...made me laugh as the kids were all excited and it wasnt a police horse... did see it on another occasion in the same place...

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