Police step up patrols in Victoria Park after complaints of public sex

Charlottetown Police have stepped up patrols in Victoria Park following a complaint about people havingsex in the public space.

Police say patrols on foot, bicycle and in cruisers are now taking placeas often as every hour.

'In the middle of the day, in the middle of the park'

"It's not like I'm a prude or anything but to be perfectly honest I am becoming very upset with the frequency with which I am seeing people in the park having sex with other people," said Sherri McBride, who walks her dog every day in Victoria Park.

Police said their stepped-up effort is due largely to McBride's complaints.

McBride said she's come across situations in wooded areas and in parked cars.

She said it seems to be more visible in recent months and she isworried that children will see what's going on.

"Not just in the park, but in the middle of the day, in the middle of the park, and right beside children and residents like me, walking by, " she said.

No charges laid

No charges have yet been laid, but police said they launched an investigation in Marchwhich is still ongoing, and have issued a trespass notice to one person to stay out of the park.

City officials are also aware of theconcerns, and say they've removed brush and thinned some wooded areas to discourage the activity.

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