Clutha-Taieri area response manager Senior Sergeant Al Dickie, in a briefing to Mosgiel Taieri Community Board members,
said the station had a part-time watchhouse officer, which meant the station was closed in the afternoon.
''It really annoys me and I'm putting a business case to try to get it extended to full-time.''
The Gordon Rd station had three volunteers working to keep it open all day on weekdays but often it was closed.
''It's very inconsistent, so the public don't really know when it's going to be open and when it's going to be closed ... I've seen people coming to the [locked] door when I'm on the phone and you can see them swearing and I don't like seeing that.''
Other talking points raised by Snr Sgt Dickie about the area spanning from Hyde to Titri, including to the top of Three Mile Hill, Brighton, Abbotsford and Fairfield:
• The Mosgiel Police Station could be refurbished, including improving security measures for staff.
''There has been concerns with the MSD (Ministry of Social Development), with people going in and shooting people and we don't want that happening to our staff,'' Snr Sgt Dickie said.
The station design at present was putting staff at risk.
• Crime in the region fell 3% to July this year with 238 offences in 2013-14 and 224 offences in 2014-15.
• More than half (52%) the incidents police worked on in the area were linked to domestic violence.
• Curfew checks kept police busy - ''there's a few hard nuts in Mosgiel''.
• The illegal drug scene was active in Mosgiel and consequently police were seeing an increase in mental health issues.
• Elderly people being killed at intersections was a problem and operations at intersections needed to be ''stepped up'' in the region.
• Motorists using cellphones and failing to wear restraints when driving was a problem in the region.
• A police meeting was planned to discuss how emergency services would have managed if the Saddle Hill fire kept burning - ''The people in Chain Hills could get trapped,'' Snr Sgt Dickie said.
