Police reassure communities in Alexandria after violent broad daylight incident

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Police have acted to reassure communities that they understand the impact of violent crime after a string of incidents in estates across Alexandria and Bonhill.Residents in Alexandria were said to have been left “absolutely terrified” following the most recent incident in the town last week.Officers faced a grilling from councillors in the wake of a disturbance in Munro Street last Monday.Residents watched as an assault – which left three people injured and saw four appear in court charged serious assault – unfolded in broad daylight at around 6pm on the Mayday bank holiday.West Dunbartonshire Council’s Depute Leader, Michelle McGinty, asked senior cops if they could offer “reassurance” to communities, at Wednesday’s Housing and Communities Committee.Councillor McGinty, who represents the Leven ward, told officers: “The people that were involved in that and saw that will have been in contact with police.“Obviously some of those people there, who were absolutely terrified, had young kids and were having to see and listen to this unfolding during the day.“I would just like a bit of reassurance.“Although that wasn’t disturbance like we have seen in Brucehill and Bonhill it was a really serious disturbance that affected a lot of residents in that area.”Chief Inspector Ryan McMurdo responded “Absolutely” and told the committee: “If any other concerns develop over time, we will act on them”.His comments were echoed by Chief Superintendent Lynn Ratcliff, who heads up the area’s policing team, who added: “There have been arrests in connection with that, but nonetheless, we absolutely understand how serious that is.”The exchange came as councillors and senior police officers held discussions over a string of public disorder