I READ your feature 'Help police crack down on villains' (January 3) with great interest. I agree we all should help our local police force.

My daughter and I live in an area well used to crime, and criminals and we are grateful to have a wonderful community 'copper' - PC Dave White.

Everyone round here likes and trusts Dave. We can talk to him as we would a pal.

The police often do a thankless job, putting their lives on the line to give us a safer life.

Where would we be without them?

Ella & Zoe Hirst,

Coggan Close,

South Bank,

York.

Updated: 12:23 Friday, January 10, 2003