Controversial - but it made me wonder.

Raistlin · 10th March 2010, 19:49

I was dealing with a case of affray and various other associated Public Order offences yesterday and one of the main witnesses was giving evidence.

Apparently he made a 999 call when a group of 15 to 20 individuals started fighting amongst themselves in the street outside his home.

Some 20 minutes later, having seen no sign of the Police, he called again, stating that the situation was escalating and that the local TV news cameras and reporters were on the scene. He then describes a total of eight assorted Police vehicles arriving with much flashing of blue lights and sounding of sirens within less than five minutes of the second call.

When questioned more specifically he said that the situation had indeed escalated, from what we heard it must have been absolutely terrifying for the residents but that he'd made up the TV coverage in an attempt to speed up the response of the Police.

Did it have the desired effect or were they on the way and their prompt attendance to the second call was just coincidence?... I wonder.

JohnDotCom · 10th March 2010, 19:51

Oh come on Paul, I think we all know the answer.

MN190 · 10th March 2010, 20:18

The were on their way following first call & would have arrived sooner if they hadn't got the second call. They had to stop & get their make up done & wait for the press liason officer to meet them there.

Rover418275 · 10th March 2010, 23:20

Now you know where ITV got the title for their police programme,

POLICE, CAMERA,ACTION !

lady zed · 10th March 2010, 23:33

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Originally Posted by Rover418275

Now you know where ITV got the title for their police programme,

POLICE, CAMERA,ACTION !

LOL!!!!!!!!!!

Number 6 · 11th March 2010, 08:17

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Originally Posted by Raistlin

I was dealing with a case of affray and various other associated Public Order offences yesterday and one of the main witnesses was giving evidence.

Apparently he made a 999 call when a group of 15 to 20 individuals started fighting amongst themselves in the street outside his home.

Some 20 minutes later, having seen no sign of the Police, he called again, stating that the situation was escalating and that the local TV news cameras and reporters were on the scene. He then describes a total of eight assorted Police vehicles arriving with much flashing of blue lights and sounding of sirens within less than five minutes of the second call.

When questioned more specifically he said that the situation had indeed escalated, from what we heard it must have been absolutely terrifying for the residents but that he'd made up the TV coverage in an attempt to speed up the response of the Police.

Did it have the desired effect or were they on the way and their prompt attendance to the second call was just coincidence?... I wonder.

In a similar vein how true I dont know,In America a man phoned the police to report some one breaking into his garage,the police replied "that they had no one available to attend the incident" A little later the man phoned back and said " dont bother coming Ive shot the intruder"With in minutes the police,SWAT,and more police arrived,did a search and found no body they asked the resident "I thought you had shot some one" to which the resident replied "I thought you had no one available"

moonstoneboy · 11th March 2010, 12:39

Sorry, but it had the desired effect.

The police force requires a radical overhaul and become far more effective at providing a service to the public - after all, the amount for the Police on my Council Tax bill is quite a lot.

EXMSRalph · 11th March 2010, 12:48

I remember hearing a similar story a couple of years ago that originated from America. The story went along the lines that a person call 911 to report that someone was breaking into their garden shed. When no one turned up after 5 minutes he rang 911 again to say that there was no need for the Police to attend, as he had now shot the thief.

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Raistlin Banned 75 CDT Connoisseur SE Auto Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 8,450 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Controversial - but it made me wonder. I was dealing with a case of affray and various other associated Public Order offences yesterday and one of the main witnesses was giving evidence. Apparently he made a 999 call when a group of 15 to 20 individuals started fighting amongst themselves in the street outside his home. Some 20 minutes later, having seen no sign of the Police, he called again, stating that the situation was escalating and that the local TV news cameras and reporters were on the scene. He then describes a total of eight assorted Police vehicles arriving with much flashing of blue lights and sounding of sirens within less than five minutes of the second call. When questioned more specifically he said that the situation had indeed escalated, from what we heard it must have been absolutely terrifying for the residents but that he'd made up the TV coverage in an attempt to speed up the response of the Police. Did it have the desired effect or were they on the way and their prompt attendance to the second call was just coincidence?... I wonder.

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moonstoneboy Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Connoisseur SE CDT Tourer - naturally in Moonstone Green Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Surrey - near Gatwick Airport Posts: 1,316 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Sorry, but it had the desired effect. The police force requires a radical overhaul and become far more effective at providing a service to the public - after all, the amount for the Police on my Council Tax bill is quite a lot. __________________ Paul Unfortunately for you lot, we are now stuck behind a broken train. We'll be here for quite a while but I don't care, I'm now on overtime. London tube train announcement

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JohnDotCom * Rover 75 FaceLift Tourer CDTi 170BHP Auto ConnSE 2005 Model Starlight Silver Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Abergele Posts: 28,735 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Oh come on Paul, I think we all know the answer.

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MN190 Posted a thing or two MG ZT 190+ Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North Norfolk Posts: 1,423 Thanks: 2 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts	The were on their way following first call & would have arrived sooner if they hadn't got the second call. They had to stop & get their make up done & wait for the press liason officer to meet them there.

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Rover418275 Banned Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Northwich Posts: 1,099 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Now you know where ITV got the title for their police programme, POLICE, CAMERA,ACTION !

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EXMSRalph Gets stuck in ZS180, MGF, Rover 400, MG Montego Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sittingbourne Posts: 534 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I remember hearing a similar story a couple of years ago that originated from America. The story went along the lines that a person call 911 to report that someone was breaking into their garden shed. When no one turned up after 5 minutes he rang 911 again to say that there was no need for the Police to attend, as he had now shot the thief.