Strange Police activity on A30
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Very strange Police activity on the A30 nr. Black bush Airport this morning.
Just past the airport roundabout heading towards Basingstoke, and just past the crossroads to Fleet, Eversley, Earley, etc., a scamera van was parked on the central reservation with two additional video camera on tripods.
Then, spaced at roughly 20m intervals in 1s or 2s on the opposite side of the road (ie. London bound) were Police officers in hi-vis jackets. Most were ordinary constables (ie. beat helmets) rather than traffic (white-topped caps).
Must have been about 7 or 8 groups of them, stretching off down the hill to the start/end of the dual carriageway.
What was all that about then?
Edit: Map here
>>> Edited by JonRB on Monday 7th June 09:33
Just past the airport roundabout heading towards Basingstoke, and just past the crossroads to Fleet, Eversley, Earley, etc., a scamera van was parked on the central reservation with two additional video camera on tripods.
Then, spaced at roughly 20m intervals in 1s or 2s on the opposite side of the road (ie. London bound) were Police officers in hi-vis jackets. Most were ordinary constables (ie. beat helmets) rather than traffic (white-topped caps).
Must have been about 7 or 8 groups of them, stretching off down the hill to the start/end of the dual carriageway.
What was all that about then?
Edit: Map here
>>> Edited by JonRB on Monday 7th June 09:33
I think there is a little more to it than that! Jon they do this quite a lot round here. I live off Hawley lane and they often have the ANPR van down there (just near the dip in the road and the church crossroads).
The bib also now have a favourite spot sitting at the roundabout at the end of the downhill stretch of the A30 heading to Blackwater (just before Blackwater).
I spoke to them a couple of weeks ago to ask what they were up to and they are pulling anyone suspicious looking, no seatbelt etc over and then searching car/van for stolen goods, checking for outstanding warrants and so on. The week before they had caught 2 people with stolen goods and one sex offender who was wanted.
The thing I am confused about is both of the these examples are bib's doing REAL bib work (i.e what we pay our taxes for).
Its a worrying trend thats for sure. Next thing they will be dealing with muggings as well instead of mugging us motorists
Hmm I do seem to be in cynical mode tonight!
The bib also now have a favourite spot sitting at the roundabout at the end of the downhill stretch of the A30 heading to Blackwater (just before Blackwater).
I spoke to them a couple of weeks ago to ask what they were up to and they are pulling anyone suspicious looking, no seatbelt etc over and then searching car/van for stolen goods, checking for outstanding warrants and so on. The week before they had caught 2 people with stolen goods and one sex offender who was wanted.
The thing I am confused about is both of the these examples are bib's doing REAL bib work (i.e what we pay our taxes for).
Its a worrying trend thats for sure. Next thing they will be dealing with muggings as well instead of mugging us motorists
Hmm I do seem to be in cynical mode tonight!
On the local news last night it carried the story that they have found several shotguns (one recently fired apparently) and a safe on waste ground behind a traveler camp in a dawn raid.
The bobbies in antistab jackets are holding the perimeter until the whole area is searched. I beleive the search carries on today (The bobbies were there all night).
I'm guessing the white van with cameras was justified as the bobbies were standing on the side of a very busy/fastish road.
The bobbies in antistab jackets are holding the perimeter until the whole area is searched. I beleive the search carries on today (The bobbies were there all night).
I'm guessing the white van with cameras was justified as the bobbies were standing on the side of a very busy/fastish road.
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