July 15, 2019 - 1076 views
With the school summer holidays just around the corner local police officers are urging parents to make sure their children know about the dangers of climbing and playing on roofs.
During school holidays, officers often see a rise in children and young people trespassing onto properties.
In response, officers are liaising with parents via school newsletters and local policing teams will be increasing patrols around large-scale buildings such as schools during the summer holidays to deter children and young people from trespassing.
Sergeant Beth Jones of the Community Safety Department, North Wales Police said: “We are reminding children about the dangers of trespassing – especially climbing onto rooftops.
“History has shown that unauthorised access to premises and climbing onto roofs can seem an attractive and exciting activity for children.
"They are not always intent on causing mischief either, as all too frequently accidents occur when youngsters venture onto roofs to retrieve footballs that have been inadvertently kicked onto the buildings.
“Roofs of buildings are often not designed to withstand the weight of people walking across them and are seldom provided with barriers at the edge to prevent falls.
"Some roofing materials and features such as skylights may be particularly fragile so pose one of the greatest risks of people falling through.
Sgt Jones added: “We are appealing to parents to speak to their children to warn them of the dangers of climbing onto buildings. The consequences of falling from a height are simply not worth the risk.”
