About 40 residents and a dozen senior police officers attended a community safety forum at Dee Why Surf Life Saving Club last night, 21 July, hosted by Wakehurst MP Michael Regan alongside Police Area Commander Superintendent John Duncan. Youth crime and a perceived sense of impunity among young offenders emerged as the dominant themes of the evening. Several community members said they felt young people believed they could act without real consequences. Superintendent Duncan acknowledged the frustration, but urged residents not to lose perspective, highlighting that crime had generally fallen across most areas over the last 20 years.  "We have some very good services on the Northern Beaches and some very good programs," Duncan said, adding that break-ins and malicious damage had fallen sharply over the past two...