Policing after dark - too dangerous?

A police chief from Cambridgeshire was put under heavy fire when he banned his officers from going to a local children’s playground when it is dark because ‘it might be too dangerous’. Residents in the local area have complained that troublemakers hanging around the area have made it ‘off limits’ for years. Inspector Andy Sullivan told councillors that the £1m adventure playground was still ‘like a building site’ with no lighting. Town councillor David Wheeler described the inspector's stance as ‘potty.' He went on to say:'Policing is policing – it should be 24-7, wherever it is.'
Andrew reckons that with the decrease in the ranks caused by budget cuts, perhaps nocturnal police promenades will be as rare as red squirrels in your local woods.