Who do you phone?
Discussion
Last night I followed a car for about 6 miles whose driver was quite probably drunk. He was drifting into the opposite lane on corners and clipped the verge/kerb twice.
In this situation do you call 999, Local police or Crimestoppers?
As soon as I got home I wished I'd called the police but I kept asking myself who I should call then he turned off towards a roundabout where he could have gone anywhere.
In this situation do you call 999, Local police or Crimestoppers?
As soon as I got home I wished I'd called the police but I kept asking myself who I should call then he turned off towards a roundabout where he could have gone anywhere.
999 might generate a quicker response.
Local Police station control room may be quicker if you know the number , but sometimes you end up in a queue
and have to explain the story 2 or 3 times before actually getting through to a controller. Crime Stoppers and you could get a £500 quid reward.
I had a similar situation a couple of weeks ago:
www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?f=23&h=&t=26377
edited to add: I called local number as I know how to get through to the control room straight away. however 999 will put you through to Regional/Area control room and they should be able to transfer you vis switchboard to the local one (Madcop please correct me if I am wrong
) >> Edited by Marcos maniac on Monday 17th February 11:26
Phone 999, explain the situation and you will be put through to a radio operator who has contact with mobile patrols and can direct them through commentary by yourselves to the point where the suspect vehicle can be intercepted and stopped. There is no need to stop when the vehicle is pulled and no need to give a statement unless you have witnessed some criminal behaviour not seen by the intercepting officers.
Do not try and ring a local police number as you will never get through and local stations do not have the facility to talk directly to mobile units. You need to go through CAD or Control rooms.
You will even be forgiven for using a mobile phone whilst driving if you are performing this valuable act of information on criminal or drunken behaviour.
>> Edited by madcop on Tuesday 18th February 08:11
Do not try and ring a local police number as you will never get through and local stations do not have the facility to talk directly to mobile units. You need to go through CAD or Control rooms.
You will even be forgiven for using a mobile phone whilst driving if you are performing this valuable act of information on criminal or drunken behaviour.
>> Edited by madcop on Tuesday 18th February 08:11
I'm not so sure!
About 18 months ago I spotted a women driving through Shoreham-by-Sea, arm out the window, smoking what looked more like a joint than a ciggi, swearving all over the place, nearly took out two cars...oh, and there was a baby in the back as well
Needless to say I dialled 999 and proceeded to follow the car, my mobile lost the signall and even thought I gave the copper my mobile number he made no attempt to call me back, he didnt even ask me what the car reg was!! I asked him if he wanted it!
Shocking! They clearly werent interested.
ALTHOUGH!! Just before xmas I watched police stop a car outside my office, I was on the doorstop watching as the clearly w*nkered driver got out and sort of fell over. After much arguing and another police car he was finally arrested for drink driving and taken away. The car was there all night and the next day at about lunch time the owner came back to the car, wearing the same clothes again falling all over the shop!
I rang the local police and informed them it was the same guy they arrested yesterday, proberly straight from the pub and trying to get in the car again (couldnt even get the key in the door)
They promptly arrived and knicked him!
(wow., longest post i've ever made!)
About 18 months ago I spotted a women driving through Shoreham-by-Sea, arm out the window, smoking what looked more like a joint than a ciggi, swearving all over the place, nearly took out two cars...oh, and there was a baby in the back as well
Needless to say I dialled 999 and proceeded to follow the car, my mobile lost the signall and even thought I gave the copper my mobile number he made no attempt to call me back, he didnt even ask me what the car reg was!! I asked him if he wanted it!
Shocking! They clearly werent interested.
ALTHOUGH!! Just before xmas I watched police stop a car outside my office, I was on the doorstop watching as the clearly w*nkered driver got out and sort of fell over. After much arguing and another police car he was finally arrested for drink driving and taken away. The car was there all night and the next day at about lunch time the owner came back to the car, wearing the same clothes again falling all over the shop!
I rang the local police and informed them it was the same guy they arrested yesterday, proberly straight from the pub and trying to get in the car again (couldnt even get the key in the door)
They promptly arrived and knicked him!
(wow., longest post i've ever made!)
About 18 months ago I spotted a women driving through Shoreham-by-Sea, arm out the window, smoking what looked more like a joint than a ciggi, swearving all over the place, nearly took out two cars...oh, and there was a baby in the back as well
typical, that is where the Sussex police traffic Units are based
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