Outstanding Police Action

[Jay]

Came home today at 1pm and just as I sat down in my office my next door neighbour's alarm went off. The phone rang within 30 secs from her alarm company to say they had an intruder alert next door and would I meet the police who were on their way (I'm a key holder). I went across, took a quick look around and couldn't see anything. Police dog handler arrives within 4 minutes. We again skirt round and as we are coming back, my window cleaner comes rushing over to say 2 lads have jumped over the fence and are having it away across the field. The policeman gets on the radio and within 5 minutes, there are 6 patrol cars in the area AND the West Yorkshire helicopter circling overhead. Within 10 minutes the scrotes have been apprehended and are in custody - the helicopter has practically their entire movements on tape.

30 mins later, SOCO arrive and gather a load of fingerprint / fibre evidence from the entry point and ransacked drawers. Three hours later the police are back with a WPC to counsel my distraught neighbour as well as calling round to see me again to see if I could make an identity parade they were setting up.

So, for one breaking and entry we had:

1 dog handler
6 patrol cars
1 helicoper
Soco
ID parade
WPC counselling
Appointed locksmith

Who says the police do nothing? A top result and a total credit to the force.

[big_si]

Bloody Hell! Who is your neighbour??? Chief Inspector of the local police??

Sounds like they did a fantastic job though! Top marks!

[Jay]

Nope - shes a retired lady who lost her husband 5 months ago. A 'nobody' in the scheme of things. Thats what impressed me more than anything.

[Paul Oliver]

Great response

Lets see if the CPS prosecute and hope they get more than a few hours of community service if they do

[wilbo]

Originally Posted by Jay

Came home today at 1pm and just as I sat down in my office my next door neighbour's alarm went off. The phone rang within 30 secs from her alarm company to say they had an intruder alert next door and would I meet the police who were on their way (I'm a key holder). I went across, took a quick look around and couldn't see anything. Police dog handler arrives within 4 minutes. We again skirt round and as we are coming back, my window cleaner comes rushing over to say 2 lads have jumped over the fence and are having it away across the field. The policeman gets on the radio and within 5 minutes, there are 6 patrol cars in the area AND the West Yorkshire helicopter circling overhead. Within 10 minutes the scrotes have been apprehended and are in custody - the helicopter has practically their entire movements on tape.

30 mins later, SOCO arrive and gather a load of fingerprint / fibre evidence from the entry point and ransacked drawers. Three hours later the police are back with a WPC to counsel my distraught neighbour as well as calling round to see me again to see if I could make an identity parade they were setting up.

So, for one breaking and entry we had:

1 dog handler
6 patrol cars
1 helicoper
Soco
ID parade
WPC counselling
Appointed locksmith

Who says the police do nothing? A top result and a total credit to the force.

So what you are saying Jay is that - contrary so what some believe - the police are actually able to do an excellent job and respond in a timely manner - you know - the kind of stuff we all take for granted when some of us slag them down..

[milldog]

Outstanding work,

Graham

[Amlwchdiver]

Originally Posted by Paul Oliver

Great response

Lets see if the CPS prosecute and hope they get more than a few hours of community service if they do

and there lies the problem facing our entire criminal system, the cps are guilty of the p.c brigade who i am afraid are completely spoiling our country. the police have lost the respect of the public because the cps fail to prosecute in many cases deaming it "not to be in the public interest". the result is we the public blame the police, when in fact in many cases the police have been advised to drop the investigation.

[milldog]

Originally Posted by Amlwchdiver

and there lies the problem facing our entire criminal system, the cps are guilty of the p.c brigade who i am afraid are completely spoiling our country. the police have lost the respect of the public because the cps fail to prosecute in many cases deaming it "not to be in the public interest". the result is we the public blame the police, when in fact in many cases the police have been advised to drop the investigation.

Something like this with witnesses, police camera on the chopper and soco evidence then it would appear to be a good team effort and a cut and dried case against the offenders.

It's a shame that the lady's house that was broken into may need help from people like Jay and the police to feel safe in her own house again

Graham

[Scuttler]

That's great news. It's good to hear when things go right. Credit where credit is due, an outstanding job. It's a shame we don't have the resources for this level of response more often.

[BJ]

They obviously knew she had connections with YD!