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I am like you. I love my baby so much I found it one of the hardest things to do – place her in daycare. But it’s inevitable if you have a job to return to and just a necessity these days. We all need to go back to our jobs at some stage.

Now you can see why I wrote the daycare story in the current issue of the scene. I have to take every Friday off because no daycare centre will offer a place to my daughter.

 Superintendant Philip Rogerson is one of NSW’s most experienced police officers. He has served the state as a detective and in uniform for 32 years. He has worked some of the meanest streets in Australia, including Kings Cross, inspiration for the hit TV series Underbelly. 

Today, he is commander of Flemington LAC. From his headquarters in Auburn, he runs an operation that includes 220 men and women, the highway patrol, the commuter crime unit and a beat that comprises more than 124 cultural groups.

Strathfield has become a popular target for identity thieves, with the municipality becoming the third-worst postcode for fraud in New South Wales.

According to the latest crime statistics, Strathfield residents are having more and more mail stolen. Criminals are then using the information from bills to steal identities, open fake bank and phone accounts and swindle the victims out of thousands of dollars.

The crime co-ordinator of Flemington Local Area Command, Senior Sergeant Robert Monaghan, said mailbox theft was a growing issue.

A four-man gang armed with a gun attacked two Strathfield real estate agents and stole the day’s takings in cash and cheques.

But the robbery went wrong when one of the gang was chased and held by an employee and passers by, police allege.

He was marched back to the agents’ office and later had to be treated for minor cuts.

Police have released CCTV images of a man who they think may be involved in an armed robbery in Flemington. 

At around 6:30am on Sunday, a man held up a 29-year-old service station employee with a firearm and demanded that he open the security door to the premises. 

The alleged robber then stole an amount of cash before fleeing east on Parramatta Road. 
He is described as being of Caucasian appearance aged between 35 to 45 and of medium build. 

Strathfield ratepayers will face an extra 3.4 per cent in the 2013/2014 financial year – a rise that will cost less than a dollar a week.

Wages, power and constructions costs are to blame for the increase.

The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) approved this rate peg last week.

Strathfield must abide by the IPART figures, and has pledged it won't seek a variation.

This means Council’s general income will increase by 3.4 per cent, but a resident’s rate may increase by more or less than this amount.

The leaders of the Liberals and Strathfield First parties have traded verbal blows over candidates who run for election but live outside the local government area.

Strathfield First leader Helen McLucas claims at least two on the Liberal ticket shouldn’t be standing because they don’t have homes in the area. McLucas challenged the Liberals to say why they were running candidates who weren’t local.

Strathfield Council is to hold an extraordinary meeting Tuesday night to pass its Local Environmental Plan, the blue print for development throughout the municipality for the next decade.

The crucial document, which has been months in the making and has been on public display since its approval by State planning authorities, tells developers what and where they can build, and protects residential and historic zones.

The document is vital to the economic health and growth of Strathfield and managers are recommending councillors approve it.

New transport police officers will target crime in and around Strathfield Station in a campaign to keep commuters safe. 

From May 1, 300 police officers will be deployed across station platforms and trains where they will be able to make arrests and detain criminals.    

A 21-year-old Strathfield woman, who only received her L-plates less than 24 hours earlier, was caught with an alleged blood alcohol reading of 0.222.

At around 1am this morning, police pulled over the lone woman driving a Honda Jazz along Redmyre Road and conducted a roadside breath test.

Police found she had a positive blood alcohol reading and arrested the woman.

She was later charged with high range drink driving and driving unaccompanied.

The Strathfield Rotary’s Pride of Workmanship awards celebrate the achievements of our local heroes – the community members who run businesses and provide services that help us in our everyday lives.

Last night, the Rotarians awarded six people who were nominated by an employer or a community member for their outstanding contribution in their workplace.

President of the Strathfield Rotary, Trevor Duxbury said all awardees have touched the lives of the people they help and have provided great services to the Strathfield community.