No longer a virgin!
Discussion
Ive just had my first taste of being a victim of crime and i must admit its not a very satisfying feeling.
After waking up on Saturday morning to find that my large Garden Shed at the bottom of the Garden had been broken into and several brand new boxed items of property had been taken.
The shed was securely locked and i though burglar proof as we are using it as storage whilst our house is being extended.
Enqs (by me) showed that several others had been broken into and items stolen and also that the slaggy scroats had driven a vehicle half a mile through fields to park adjacent to our property in order to load 'their newly acquired booty'.
I could not believe the response from the'local' Police that noone would be attending (because they didnt actually break into the house)apart from a Scenes of Crime person and that the details were taken over the phone.
The main point that im annoyed at is the fact that speaking to anon Police person on the phone could lead to valuable evidence being lost at the scene for what was obviously a well planned thieving operation and more than merely kids larking about.
I know that this is now standard practice but its certainly not the way forward.
After waking up on Saturday morning to find that my large Garden Shed at the bottom of the Garden had been broken into and several brand new boxed items of property had been taken.
The shed was securely locked and i though burglar proof as we are using it as storage whilst our house is being extended.
Enqs (by me) showed that several others had been broken into and items stolen and also that the slaggy scroats had driven a vehicle half a mile through fields to park adjacent to our property in order to load 'their newly acquired booty'.
I could not believe the response from the'local' Police that noone would be attending (because they didnt actually break into the house)apart from a Scenes of Crime person and that the details were taken over the phone.
The main point that im annoyed at is the fact that speaking to anon Police person on the phone could lead to valuable evidence being lost at the scene for what was obviously a well planned thieving operation and more than merely kids larking about.
I know that this is now standard practice but its certainly not the way forward.
Ive invested in some heavy machinery so that next time imprepared.
Thanks for the concern chaps but it was a very strange feeling reporting the facts of this over the phone just like you would a lost dog and i know for a fact that ive used my own skills and found more pieces of the jigsaw that would never ever have been found otherwise.
Thanks for the concern chaps but it was a very strange feeling reporting the facts of this over the phone just like you would a lost dog and i know for a fact that ive used my own skills and found more pieces of the jigsaw that would never ever have been found otherwise.
Please dont think that im complaining about the PC's because you couldnt be further from the truth.
Everyone that ive spoken to have been as nice as they can be and its purely and simply down to the general direction that gs are going at present....targets and paperwork as Sheepy quite rightly pointed out earlier.
I believe in the personal approach and it would have been nice and reasurring if a real Policeman had attended etc etc. After all, ive lost count of how many shed breakins that i reported in my earlier years on foot patrol around Paddington and Kilburn.
I guess what im trying to say is that i have now been 'priveleged' to sample this from both ends and the latter experience is most unsatisfactory.
Cant wait until i next arrest a Burglar.......or shouldnt i say that?
Everyone that ive spoken to have been as nice as they can be and its purely and simply down to the general direction that gs are going at present....targets and paperwork as Sheepy quite rightly pointed out earlier.
I believe in the personal approach and it would have been nice and reasurring if a real Policeman had attended etc etc. After all, ive lost count of how many shed breakins that i reported in my earlier years on foot patrol around Paddington and Kilburn.
I guess what im trying to say is that i have now been 'priveleged' to sample this from both ends and the latter experience is most unsatisfactory.
Cant wait until i next arrest a Burglar.......or shouldnt i say that?
catso said:
Ive invested in some heavy machinery so that next time imprepared.
Just make sure that if you carry your Baseball bat in the car to have a ball aswell, just in case Plod pull you over
Can't you make 'enquiries' as to who did it, (if it happened to me I'm fairly certain I could find out who it was) and then administer some good 'old-fashioned' Police brutality, err....Justice
Anyway Sorry to hear what happened to you mate, it sucks.
Cheers mate.....no idea really other than they are not local..i live in a small village but its sadly within driving distance of some large towns.
It just rubs salt into the wounds that i was in bed at the time and would dearly of loved to have met their aquaintance.!!!!!!
SaTTaN said:
Just out of interest Tonyrec, would you be able to investigate and (if you're lucky enough to find them) arrest the culprits in your spare time?
or would you be in trouble as its not your normal 'operational duties'?
Nicking the scrotes personally would be pretty satisfying?
just wondering how it works for you guys..
Nothing to stop me i guess and if i nicked them then it would give me both great pleasure and extra money in my pay packet..........im not that job pissed tho.
james_j said:
...and it kind of rubs it in when the police don't come round to investigate (as in your case), while we often hear of BIB visits to check a person's car for the presence of a garage door opener. Priorities?
I know what you are saying but sadly, i must say that it is two different things.
mungo said:
Cant wait until i next arrest a Burglar.......or shouldnt i say that?
Maybe they will come again mate and then you'll have the satisfaction of nicking them personally
... as long as you can get the local station to deal with them after arrest
Cheers mate and you are quite correct..they will come again.
Thieving lowlife are thankfully, not that lucky in the end contrary to popular belief.
Gassing Station | Speed, Plod & the Law | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff