Stop crooks using phonebox for their drug dealing

3:30pm Friday 5th October 2012 in News By Gina Marden

A BENCH and phone box, which have become a magnet for drug dealers and addicts doing their seedy transactions, could be removed following complaints from residents.
The bench outside the parade of shops in the area known locally as Stacey’s Corner - at the junction of Kibcaps and Timberlog Lane - in Basildon has become a regular haunt by those involved in the sale and purchase of drugs.
Dealers are known to regularly meet punters at the bench to hand over illegal substances in exchange for cash.
The phonebox is also used to arrange the seedy meetings.
But both could now be removed, after fed up residents said they have had enough.
Officials at Basildon Council have revealed they will consider moving both the bench and phone box in a bid to clean up the area.
 

Comments (13)

3:57pm Fri 5 Oct 12

muffindamule says...

Sounds like a jolly good idea. A cheap and effective solutions for the residents. Of course it won't make the root of problem go away.
Do the council have the right to simply remove a phone box though ? Just an afterthought.
Sounds like a jolly good idea. A cheap and effective solutions for the residents. Of course it won't make the root of problem go away. Do the council have the right to simply remove a phone box though ? Just an afterthought. muffindamule

4:05pm Fri 5 Oct 12

Ells says...

Do the people who write these stories ever check their information before going live with it? It's Gibcracks that is off Timberlog Lane, not Kibcaps (which is about 3 miles away from Stacey's Corner).
Do the people who write these stories ever check their information before going live with it? It's Gibcracks that is off Timberlog Lane, not Kibcaps (which is about 3 miles away from Stacey's Corner). Ells

4:10pm Fri 5 Oct 12

Soouthchurch59 says...

I thought the idea was to remove the crooks themselves....
I thought the idea was to remove the crooks themselves.... Soouthchurch59

4:25pm Fri 5 Oct 12

Eric Whim says...

Soouthchurch59 wrote:
I thought the idea was to remove the crooks themselves....
too much like hard work. Much easier to remove public amenities like benches and phoneboxes.....

Less Police/PCSO hours involved.
[quote][p][bold]Soouthchurch59[/bold] wrote: I thought the idea was to remove the crooks themselves....[/p][/quote]too much like hard work. Much easier to remove public amenities like benches and phoneboxes..... Less Police/PCSO hours involved. Eric Whim

5:12pm Fri 5 Oct 12

fattybasil says...

its been like that over there for over 25 years
its been like that over there for over 25 years fattybasil

5:30pm Fri 5 Oct 12

TherealIndiana says...

Guess i'll just have to bring my own bench now.........
Guess i'll just have to bring my own bench now......... TherealIndiana

5:37pm Fri 5 Oct 12

SpaffSpiff84 says...

"meet me at the phonebox"... "the phonebox has gone"... "oh ok dont worry then i wont get any drugs anymore as there is no place to meet". Congrats basildon council this will end all drug dealing
"meet me at the phonebox"... "the phonebox has gone"... "oh ok dont worry then i wont get any drugs anymore as there is no place to meet". Congrats basildon council this will end all drug dealing SpaffSpiff84

8:00pm Fri 5 Oct 12

Nebs says...

Move the phone box and bench to outside the police station.
Move the phone box and bench to outside the police station. Nebs

9:31pm Fri 5 Oct 12

fattybasil says...

fattybasil wrote:
its been like that over there for over 25 years
200 300 people going out on a Friday Saturday every week...but of course that was before mobile phones and facebook ect
[quote][p][bold]fattybasil[/bold] wrote: its been like that over there for over 25 years[/p][/quote]200 300 people going out on a Friday Saturday every week...but of course that was before mobile phones and facebook ect fattybasil

10:31am Sat 6 Oct 12

InTheKnowOk says...

Why didn't they set up a hidden camera there and film them in action?
Why didn't they set up a hidden camera there and film them in action? InTheKnowOk

2:47pm Sat 6 Oct 12

raa the yid says...

put a cam up the dealers nik to watch the police comeing lol u carnt fix stupid lol
put a cam up the dealers nik to watch the police comeing lol u carnt fix stupid lol raa the yid

11:32pm Sun 7 Oct 12

Altravista says...

Why aren't the police down there nicking the dealers/druggies? Stupid solution to remove the bench and phonebox, the problem will just move elsewhere.
Why aren't the police down there nicking the dealers/druggies? Stupid solution to remove the bench and phonebox, the problem will just move elsewhere. Altravista

12:01pm Tue 9 Oct 12

perini says...

Altravista wrote:
Why aren't the police down there nicking the dealers/druggies? Stupid solution to remove the bench and phonebox, the problem will just move elsewhere.
That would mean the Police would have to actually do what they are paid for - far easier to remove bench and phone box so the problem goes away for another 25 years!
Agree with others on here - nick the dealers and leave the amenities to be used for what they were intended for.
[quote][p][bold]Altravista[/bold] wrote: Why aren't the police down there nicking the dealers/druggies? Stupid solution to remove the bench and phonebox, the problem will just move elsewhere.[/p][/quote]That would mean the Police would have to actually do what they are paid for - far easier to remove bench and phone box so the problem goes away for another 25 years! Agree with others on here - nick the dealers and leave the amenities to be used for what they were intended for. perini

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