Link through to appropriate law enforcement site for ASB and crime reports about fixmystreet HOT 6 OPEN

Links with #42

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The police now have an API for this, which would theoretically make it quite straightforward to locate the correct force or neighbourhood team and redirect users appropriately.

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Recent email from Cherwell District Council, sending report back to us saying it should go to police:

Sent: 06 June 2014 11:08
To: FixMyStreet
Subject: FMS message: Cars on the pavement report

The below report is not dealt with by the council but the police.
Please redirect these issues to the police. Thanks Caroline

Category: Car parking

Subject: People parking on pavement

Details: By the dulux store cars and vans are often parked on the pavement
blocking pedestrian access

Easting: 449714
Northing: 212621
Latitude: 51.8100226706295
Longitude: -1.28031285711676
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by Bing Maps): Broadway, Kidlington, OX5 1
Nearest postcode to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated): OX5 1EF (30m away)

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User feedback:

"I reported builders vehicles completely blocking a major road using
my android app under your title ' roads and highways' but was
informed that this had to be delt with by the police. Shouldn't this
be an option on you EXCELLENT service? See email below

From: "Highways - CSC" highways norfolk.gov.uk

Cc: "Chief, Constable" enquiries norfolk.pnn.police.uk
Dear [redacted]

Thank you for your contacting Norfolk County Council regarding
obstructions.

Obstruction falls under the remit of Norfolk Police. I have copied
them in to this email so they can deal with this for you. If you
wish to contact them directly their details are:"

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Email from a user in Vale of Galmorgan, about council pointing them towards Police when reporting dangerous parking:

Although the website says that parking problems should be reported to the council, they have replied that they don't have any power to do anything about it and that I should contact the police. See https://www.fixmystreet.com/report/1423484

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Had a slew of pavement parking reports yesterday, in Sheffield, all of them containing photos of cars with visible license plates as well, so doubly problematic.

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