Reaching an officer during the day....
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To any serving PCs. How can you be contacted during the day, if at all? I'm trying to gain some feedback on my car which was stolen last week and has since been traced to a breakers yard (via tracker). I need to know if I can get it back or it has been stripped.
Am I stuck in a civil service timezone now?
Thanks in advance....
PS I've spent approx 50 minutes on the phone already today between 3 london police stations, mainly waiting for one person to give me a straight answer...
>>> Edited by fergus on Monday 9th February 12:30
Am I stuck in a civil service timezone now?
Thanks in advance....
PS I've spent approx 50 minutes on the phone already today between 3 london police stations, mainly waiting for one person to give me a straight answer...
>>> Edited by fergus on Monday 9th February 12:30
It is very difficult to speak to a PC on the spur of the moment unless of course he/she are in an office job.
You need to speak to the control room that they work from and ask them to leave he/she an email asking them to contact you asap.Also, find out when they are next on duty...give them a couple of hours when they start work and then call again.
Everything is now done on email/computers so it should be too hard in theory.
You need to speak to the control room that they work from and ask them to leave he/she an email asking them to contact you asap.Also, find out when they are next on duty...give them a couple of hours when they start work and then call again.
Everything is now done on email/computers so it should be too hard in theory.
Guys,
If an officer is 'on duty', but has a day off, does anyone else usually pick up their caseload? My car has been found in a breakers. The police couldn't get access, so placed a bigger lock around the lock on the gates. I presume Mr.ScrapyardOwner will want to get in to resume 'business'. Do this type of people normally just resort to cutting the police lock off with a gas torch and carrying on as normal - after shifting all the moody gear out of the yard....?
Just curious....
I can't see how someone hasn't gone down there for an 'easy win'....
>> Edited by fergus on Monday 9th February 14:00
If an officer is 'on duty', but has a day off, does anyone else usually pick up their caseload? My car has been found in a breakers. The police couldn't get access, so placed a bigger lock around the lock on the gates. I presume Mr.ScrapyardOwner will want to get in to resume 'business'. Do this type of people normally just resort to cutting the police lock off with a gas torch and carrying on as normal - after shifting all the moody gear out of the yard....?
Just curious....
I can't see how someone hasn't gone down there for an 'easy win'....
>> Edited by fergus on Monday 9th February 14:00
Finally got a response! Car currently blocked into breakers yard with other vehicles and partially stripped. I need to get the car out before an insurance claims guy can take a peek. Anyone got any idea how long forensics typically need the car for to collect fingersprints from the tw*ts who stole it?
Perhaps my phraseology was slightly confusing. The police need to give the insurance assesor access to the car - which they can't do at the mo as it is locked in the breakers yard with a fat police padlock.
The car is totally standard. Privilege's policy seems to be to let an assessor look at all recovered vehicles...
>> Edited by fergus on Monday 9th February 15:45
The car is totally standard. Privilege's policy seems to be to let an assessor look at all recovered vehicles...
>> Edited by fergus on Monday 9th February 15:45
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