A Llantwit Major Councillor has criticised the slow reaction time of police response officers in the Vale of Glamorgan.
Penarth Police Station which according to the Llantwit councilor is too far away from rural areas of the Vale.
Gwyn John, a member of the Vale Council cabinet, made the comments following a recent string of burglaries in the Llantwit area, directing his primary criticisms at how police response officers in the rural area have to report to Penarth police station.
Mr John stated, “Police response officers should be based in the rural Vale itself. I’m furious that they are based in Penarth, which is at least a half an hour drive away.”
The newly elected Police and Crime commissioner for South Wales, Alun Michael, described the remarks as, “puzzling” and stated he needed to gather all of the information available before issuing a formal response.