Police Scotland has said five stations in Edinburgh are at risk of closure as it looks to save money amid major budget concerns, adding that profits made from property sales would be re-invested into providing policing services.
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00:00 [Sounds of waves]
00:13 Well that worries me as well. I think it's very important for people to see a police presence in areas
00:22 and also to get quick response from the police if possible.
00:27 The cuts now in the police service are unbelievable.
00:32 The cuts since 2008, I think 8,000 police have been cut.
00:37 I think it's absolutely unbelievable.
00:39 And now if you've got a worry or a dilemma about and you want to get in touch with the police,
00:44 I mean we stay out on the other side of Edinburgh and our police station is being closed.
00:49 You go down to try and get some sort of help and they put you on the phone to phone somebody.
00:54 It's just beyond belief now the cuts in the police service.
00:57 People in this country don't want that.
01:00 How we find the money, purely from taxation, I don't know.
01:04 But I do think that the police cuts are just ridiculous.
01:08 I didn't know they were going to close Portobello. I think that's really disappointing.
01:13 I've had some dealings. I've lived in Joppa for many years.
01:17 I've had some dealings with local police officers and they've been so helpful.
01:21 And they do have a good knowledge of the area and they've been very quick to respond if I've had any problems.
01:28 So I'm sorry to see that connection being eroded and I would have liked Portobello to remain open.