Police enquiry at home
Discussion
So looking for some opinions just to gauge as to whether I’m unreasonable 🤷♂️
So the other night just a few minutes before midnight the Police came to my door, now unfortunately I wasn’t in but my wife was, as you can probably imagine she got a bit of a fright with the doorbell going at that time of night and being in by herself. Wisely she didn’t answer it as at this point she didn’t know who it was, she then heard something being posted through the door. Further investigation revealed that it was a card from Police Scotland with the box ticked enquiry and my name on it. It also had the officers name and they had circled the 101 number for me to call. She phoned me at work and told me what happened, I phoned 101 at around 0015 and spent an hour on hold, when I spoke to the operator and gave my name and address he said there was nothing showing on the system for me however he would pass on my mobile number and get them to call me back. I still hadn’t heard anything by the time I finished work so decided to try and nip things in the bud and went to the Police station. The person on duty managed to radio through to the officer involved and then passed on to me they were just about to finish their shift but had my number and would be in contact when they were back on duty in a weeks time! When I asked what it was in relation to I was told they couldn’t tell me but it was nothing to worry about!
So a few points: is midnight not an unreasonable time to be turning up at someone’s door?
This obviously left me wondering if someone had died or what have I allegedly done.
Is it unreasonable to have expected the curtesy of a return phone call?
Is it unreasonable that I now need to wait a week till they are back on duty to find out what they want?
If it is as they say “ nothing to worry about” why come to my home at midnight?
So just looking for thoughts and opinions from any Police or fellow citizens, is this just the norm?
So the other night just a few minutes before midnight the Police came to my door, now unfortunately I wasn’t in but my wife was, as you can probably imagine she got a bit of a fright with the doorbell going at that time of night and being in by herself. Wisely she didn’t answer it as at this point she didn’t know who it was, she then heard something being posted through the door. Further investigation revealed that it was a card from Police Scotland with the box ticked enquiry and my name on it. It also had the officers name and they had circled the 101 number for me to call. She phoned me at work and told me what happened, I phoned 101 at around 0015 and spent an hour on hold, when I spoke to the operator and gave my name and address he said there was nothing showing on the system for me however he would pass on my mobile number and get them to call me back. I still hadn’t heard anything by the time I finished work so decided to try and nip things in the bud and went to the Police station. The person on duty managed to radio through to the officer involved and then passed on to me they were just about to finish their shift but had my number and would be in contact when they were back on duty in a weeks time! When I asked what it was in relation to I was told they couldn’t tell me but it was nothing to worry about!
So a few points: is midnight not an unreasonable time to be turning up at someone’s door?
This obviously left me wondering if someone had died or what have I allegedly done.
Is it unreasonable to have expected the curtesy of a return phone call?
Is it unreasonable that I now need to wait a week till they are back on duty to find out what they want?
If it is as they say “ nothing to worry about” why come to my home at midnight?
So just looking for thoughts and opinions from any Police or fellow citizens, is this just the norm?
The nothing to worry about comment suggests it may be something you can assist them with, rather than it being about you per se; perhaps they have reason to believe you were a witness to something?
Calling at midnight sounds a bit weird, but perhaps he happened to be on lates and knew he would be until taking his week off. Perhaps, on passing, he saw your lights were on and decided to give you a quick knock. Doesn’t sound like he was persistent.
It’s not ideal not knowing what’s going on and, yeah, the comms could be better.
Calling at midnight sounds a bit weird, but perhaps he happened to be on lates and knew he would be until taking his week off. Perhaps, on passing, he saw your lights were on and decided to give you a quick knock. Doesn’t sound like he was persistent.
It’s not ideal not knowing what’s going on and, yeah, the comms could be better.
Too be fair they were not overly persistent at the door however the house was in darkness as the wife was in bed, I could understand if they drove past and saw the telly was on for instance but that certainly wasn’t the case.
I haven’t witnessed anything I’m aware of but yeah it’s the not knowing for a week! You would have thought that someone could just tell me I mean it can’t be a secret that only this one officer can divulge surely!
I haven’t witnessed anything I’m aware of but yeah it’s the not knowing for a week! You would have thought that someone could just tell me I mean it can’t be a secret that only this one officer can divulge surely!
Leaving a 101 number to call - the officers should at least have provided an incident number for the call taker to refer to - if not - at least provided an email address for the OP to contact them directly
Midnight knock is out of order unless urgent - leave a note by all means but dont just leave the OP hanging and wondering for a week
Midnight knock is out of order unless urgent - leave a note by all means but dont just leave the OP hanging and wondering for a week
Edited by Bigends on Saturday 25th June 14:22
I thought both those points as well , the card even has an email address section where the officer I presume just adds their name and the @ Scotland police bit is done for them!
So the crime/incident number bit blank
Station: blank
Email: blank
However apparently my assistance is very much appreciated! So that makes me feel better!!!
So the crime/incident number bit blank
Station: blank
Email: blank
However apparently my assistance is very much appreciated! So that makes me feel better!!!
That’s what I would have thought, one of the few things they actually bothered to write on the card was the date and time 2354 precisely!
I did wonder if this would turn out to be relevant in any way, if not then yeah can they just not pass it to the day shift or something.
Also the fact that I took it upon myself to turn up at a Police station then would that not have been a good time to charge me, arrest me or at least tell my wtf they were doing at my house at that time!
I did wonder if this would turn out to be relevant in any way, if not then yeah can they just not pass it to the day shift or something.
Also the fact that I took it upon myself to turn up at a Police station then would that not have been a good time to charge me, arrest me or at least tell my wtf they were doing at my house at that time!
Have you had any bogus parking tickets etc for one of your cars?
If your plates have been cloned, and car being used somewhere in crime, they could have been checking if the car was there?
I had to knock on someone's door one night, car being chased somewhere.
Chap in his PJ's opened up his garage, car was tucked up, safe and sound.
Just one of many possible scenarios.
But to not come back to you is no good, that's poor.
If your plates have been cloned, and car being used somewhere in crime, they could have been checking if the car was there?
I had to knock on someone's door one night, car being chased somewhere.
Chap in his PJ's opened up his garage, car was tucked up, safe and sound.
Just one of many possible scenarios.
But to not come back to you is no good, that's poor.
I had a knock on my door at around midnight by two officers once. They apologised for the time, but could see the tv was on down stairs.
They'd had complaints from neighbours about another neighbour smoking weed all evening in his garage and garden, and after no answer from him came over to see if i knew where he was as they were told we were friends.
I apologised and said we used to be but not for years , and couldn't help them. I also told them that the reporting neighbour had a vendetta against him, and although my old friend was a big smoker, he was a friendly quiet guy so they shouldn't need to be too wary.
Could be something as trivial as that.
They'd had complaints from neighbours about another neighbour smoking weed all evening in his garage and garden, and after no answer from him came over to see if i knew where he was as they were told we were friends.
I apologised and said we used to be but not for years , and couldn't help them. I also told them that the reporting neighbour had a vendetta against him, and although my old friend was a big smoker, he was a friendly quiet guy so they shouldn't need to be too wary.
Could be something as trivial as that.
Late evening is when people see someone who's been drinking all evening leave the pub and get in their car - and a "concerned citizen" phones the fuzz. They're likely to pop round to the person's home and enquire, "Have you been out this evening, Sir?". "Please blow in this bag."
There's no point fuzz turning up next day. Some of their work is inevitably late night and it's not unreasonable for them to do it.
There's no point fuzz turning up next day. Some of their work is inevitably late night and it's not unreasonable for them to do it.
Panamax said:
Late evening is when people see someone who's been drinking all evening leave the pub and get in their car - and a "concerned citizen" phones the fuzz. They're likely to pop round to the person's home and enquire, "Have you been out this evening, Sir?". "Please blow in this bag."
There's no point fuzz turning up next day. Some of their work is inevitably late night and it's not unreasonable for them to do it.
I see no point on knocking on a door an asking for a breath test, that is easily invalidated.There's no point fuzz turning up next day. Some of their work is inevitably late night and it's not unreasonable for them to do it.
M.F.D said:
It's frightening how under resourced our emergency services are, especially the police and ambulance. It's actually outrageous. This may have been the only time he had to chap your door, albeit for a minor matter.
Too busy to leave reasonable contact details behind?If its that minor - theres no justification for a midnight knock
M.F.D said:
It's frightening how under resourced our emergency services are, especially the police and ambulance. It's actually outrageous. This may have been the only time he had to chap your door, albeit for a minor matter.
You wouldn't believe it if you knew the truth...Worked out the other night we had 1 ambulance per 72500 people in the area.
Bigends said:
Too busy to leave reasonable contact details behind?
If its that minor - theres no justification for a midnight knock
Minor matters don't go away though. Shoe on the other foot, you have made a complaint about something, chase them for updates and ask why they haven't progressed your complaint. He will likely have many other enquiries ongoing in-between attending calls. I do agree with contact details though, he could have at least done that.If its that minor - theres no justification for a midnight knock
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