stolen motorhome

[tony]

a family motorhome was stolen in alcester. the thief was caught on cctv.
after a week went by the police hadn't come to look at the footage.

tony

 

[alcam]

Arseholes , thieves and police .
Need to make a real fuss councillor , mp , formal complaint, media etc
Shouldn't have to but , if they persevere , it will work

 

[mistericeman]

a family motorhome was stolen in alcester. the thief was caught on cctv.
after a week went by the police hadn't come to look at the footage.

tony

Trouble is 9 times out of 10 the footage looks like it's been filmed on a potatoe ...
And is of little help identifying anyone ...
On top of that vehicle theft is seen as low priority by an overstretched and underfunded force .

 

[guerdeval]

Overstretched?, just parked in Worcester to walk dog on racecourse 3 police vehicles parked on McDonald’s, returned after 50 minutes, still there!! This is the force that covers Alcester

 

[TJBi]

Overstretched?, just parked in Worcester to walk dog on racecourse 3 police vehicles parked on McDonald’s, returned after 50 minutes, still there!! This is the force that covers Alcester

Alcester is covered by Warwickshire Police.
Worcester is covered by West Mercia Police.

 

[mistericeman]

Overstretched?, just parked in Worcester to walk dog on racecourse 3 police vehicles parked on McDonald’s, returned after 50 minutes, still there!! This is the force that covers Alcester

Surely They're entitled to breaks ....like any other line of work.

 

[guerdeval]

Surely They're entitled to breaks ....like any other line of work.

You’re right, maybe they were just having an early lunch at 10am.

 

[Fisherman]

Overstretched?, just parked in Worcester to walk dog on racecourse 3 police vehicles parked on McDonald’s, returned after 50 minutes, still there!! This is the force that covers Alcester

As part of cutbacks after the last financial crisis, police budgets were reduced by 20% and numbers of police reduced, whilst crimes increased. But they’re not alone the same applied to the fire service, the armed forces, and many other public bodies. So yes the police are overstretched.

 

[trevskoda]

They are good at hiding round blind corners as you come into 30mph zones with no warning as sigh on left hidden in a ditch on a left hand turn.

 

[2cv]

As part of cutbacks after the last financial crisis, police budgets were reduced by 20% and numbers of police reduced, whilst crimes increased. But they’re not alone the same applied to the fire service, the armed forces, and many other public bodies. So yes the police are overstretched.

In England and Wales there are now 20000 more officers than in 2019. In Scotland there are now 1000 less than 2019.

 

[mistericeman]

You’re right, maybe they were just having an early lunch at 10am.

You do realise they don't all clock in at 9 am and off at 5 pm ...

 

[guerdeval]

You do realise they don't all clock in at 9 am and off at 5 pm ...

2 earlies 7-4, 2 lates 2-midnight, 2 nights 10-7 followed by 4 off ,so assuming they were on earlies then they were taking an hour for breakfast.

 

[alcam]

Trouble is 9 times out of 10 the footage looks like it's been filmed on a potatoe ...
And is of little help identifying anyone ...
On top of that vehicle theft is seen as low priority by an overstretched and underfunded force .

So a 10+% chance the video might be useful . Worth a look surely

 

[alcam]

In England and Wales there are now 20000 more officers than in 2019. In Scotland there are now 1000 less than 2019.

Wee bit misleading surely ?
Numbers had dropped by over 21000 from 2010-2018

 

[mistericeman]

So a 10+% chance the video might be useful . Worth a look surely

IF its not been recorded on a potato and they are Ed hooded up etc etc
And if someone recognises them

I understand it's frustrating when the police don't seem interested ...
BUT they do spend an awful lot of time on paperwork/investigating etc etc that eventually comes to nothing ...usually at the hands of the CPS ....

And the amount of other frankly more pressing £$%^ they have to deal with means they can be very thinly spread .

 

[mistericeman]

2 earlies 7-4, 2 lates 2-midnight, 2 nights 10-7 followed by 4 off ,so assuming they were on earlies then they were taking an hour for breakfast.

Seems fair to me ....they likely won't get another chance for the rest of (even standard) shift ....
Let alone if they end up running beyond,of their shift due to operational requirements ...
Like I said ...not strictly 9-5

 

[izwozral]

Minor traffic accident = many police units. Hurty feelings = many police turn up.

House break-in = get a crime number.

Check out DJAudit on Youtube being intimately searched by a trans copper and no crime was being committed to warrant it.

The police are a joke.

 

[alcam]

IF its not been recorded on a potato and they are Ed hooded up etc etc
And if someone recognises them

If they bothered to have a look they might find these things out .

 

[mistericeman]

If they bothered to have a look they might find these things out .

That's my point though ....they have probably looked at hours and hours of footage in the past and it's usually of no help ...
They just don't always have the man power to waste .

 

[alcam]

That's my point though ....they have probably looked at hours and hours of footage in the past and it's usually of no help ...
They just don't always have the man power to waste .

Sorry your argument just doesn't stand up .