February 5, 2011Dear Sir,In reference to the latest shooting, I just want to know why it took the police 30 minutes to get to the crime scene when there is a police station less then a minute away. This gives enough time for the perpetrator to drive to Hamilton, let alone escape the crime scene, dispose of evidence, and get out of public sight. It is clear in my eyes that I am using my tax dollars for a Police service that does not do their job. Their focus is more on let's wait to see what happens, don’t get in harm's way, and then step in take evidence and hopefully something will turn up later. The Commissioner said in a statement that the Police are winning the gun war, but I would like to see the stats on how many murders/shootings that have taken place and how many have been solved.Either the Bermuda Police need to find people that are willing to put on the shirt and do what it takes to keep the community safe, or it needs to change their procedures, or both. Bermuda’s community is small enough that if the police could get any information out to the general public in an expedient time frame (e.g. radio, internet, etc.) and make the general public aware of what is going on that it may actually help identify a suspect. Let’s be for real. You actually have to catch the person to put them in jail. Taking all the forensic evidence (e.g. gunpowder residue etc.) only works if you can catch the person in a reasonable time frame. If not then you must catch the person with the gun on them, and usually the only way you are going to do that is if that person is going to do another shooting.Yet if you get to the crime scene 30 minutes from the time of the first call and it takes you longer to deploy people to search the surrounding area, and you put out information hours after to the general public, then catching the culprit becomes much harder. I realise there are procedures that have to be followed but look at your success rate. If something does not work, changes need to be made.ANONYMOUSSandysEditor’s note: The Police said it took 14 minutes for them to respond to the incident.