'I feel like a prisoner in my own home'
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SEX, violence and late-night disturbances on the streets of Lossiemouth involving young, boozed-up yobs are making life hell for fed-up residents.
One woman told how drunken revellers posted a lit cigarette through her letterbox, regularly urinate in gardens, and vandalise property in her street and the surrounding area.
Stotfield Road resident Elizabeth Forsyth (62) even saw a young couple having sex against a garage door in full view of the main street through Lossiemouth.
Now police are urging people in the area to report all anti-social disturbances, which could help make a case for more officers to be drafted in.
Inspector Alistair Robertson, who leads the local policing team in Lossiemouth, said: "I do truly understand the difficulties that residents face and how frustrating it is for them to experience that sort of disruption.
"We always try to encourage them to call in and report these incidents to us. If they don’t, we don’t get them logged and we can’t carry out any sort of pattern analysis to establish the nature of the offences and therefore argue for deploying stronger resources."
Mrs Forsyth was forced to put a call in to police last weekend when she was
woken after midnight to the sound of her window being smashed by what she claims was two youths fighting.
She and her husband Jim (63) will have to foot a repair bill running into hundreds of pounds. Their home is a former shop with three, large, double glazed windows facing on to the main street.
Now the couple say their patience has worn so thin they are ready to sell up and move from what has been their home for 15 years.
"It has just been horrendous. I feel like a prisoner in my own home," she said.
For the full story, see this Friday's 'Northern Scot'.
