Reply to: Another Burglary

[Platypus]

Calling SimonMac - here's another thread that shows the police to be a bunch of twunts.

[doodab]

Can the IPCC help?

[NotAllThere]

You have to understand there's more bonus in dealing with drug dealers than burglary. I'm sure if the higher up drug criminals were aware of the snitchy burglar, they'd be happy to take action on your friends behalf.

[Paddy]

Update

The police said that they had no clues and shut the case four weeks later. Friend's wife is still too terrified to go back so it looks that they will have to move house. After doing some amateur investigation it transpires that another house was burgled six weeks prior, again the same thief was suspected and in fact one stolen item from found in the perpetrator's dustbin. Again, the police took no action.

A local mechanic knew of the thief due to the thief's reputation of being a small time drug dealer and police informer. It was now obvious why the police did not want to do anything. The same day that a complaint was made to the police, thief and friends moved out within hours.

[Paddy]

What is the estimate for the amount of time it would have taken?

Very Good point! I will get back with that one.

[BoredBloke]

What is the estimate for the amount of time it would have taken?

Somehwere between the end of Jeremy kyle and the start of cash in the attic or some such other cheap tv that tells the plebs what their tat is worth

[MarillionFan]

NoSuburban terraced. Fire doors look like other doors but are solid, normally 1/2 hour. There is not much difference in price. Normally three hinges are fitted. The house was refurnished and the spec was advised. Security locks are worth the extra.



Insurance may cover about 10% of items. Some very expensive stuff taken such as antiques and jewellery but also some things that have only sentimental value such as old family photographs and Christmas cards. A painting was still left hanging, it points towards more than one person and with not mush intelligence.

What is the estimate for the amount of time it would have taken?

[BoredBloke]

Friend’s house burgled over the weekend. What was not stolen was completely trashed.
The front and rear door was still intact and deadlocked as were the front windows. The CCTV was stolen.

The internal fire door intact but the frame hacked out. All internal doors were ½ hour fire with security locks. All handles and doors had axe marks but the battering took the frames out. Light fittings taken, curtains taken classes and bottles and crockery smashed. Every item of sentimental value taken and large items such as antique tables were stolen.

There is no feasible exit to the rear and the rear is overlooked by the neighbour’s house. There was a track worn by the thieves that led to the neighbours and stopped. The track has foot prints as does the stairs in the property. The new neighbours recently moved in and are unemployed, they have two dogs that never go out and bark at every little sound. There is on two ways to remove goods via the back. Either through the neighbours house or winched up by helicopter.
None of the neighbours heard or saw anything.... After waiting two days for CSI, they telephoned to say they want do any investigation. The police said “we can’t go around interviewing and accusing people without having proof from CSI. We suspect someone homeless broke in, that why they took the curtains”
It’s no wonder the police keep to shoplifting and speeding motorists.

That's an expensive looking cardboard box he has there with curtains and antique tables.

[Paddy]

Doors and windows intact? Fire doors with security locks? What sort of 'house' are we looking at here?

NoSuburban terraced. Fire doors look like other doors but are solid, normally 1/2 hour. There is not much difference in price. Normally three hinges are fitted. The house was refurnished and the spec was advised. Security locks are worth the extra.

I reserve judgement on this until I see the police report and scenes of crime photo's. speak to the neighbours and review the insurance claim.

and get an explanation for the internal 1/2 hour fire doors with security locks (Is this a bedsit or halfway house?)

oh! I may need to speak to Paul Daniels too

Insurance may cover about 10% of items. Some very expensive stuff taken such as antiques and jewellery but also some things that have only sentimental value such as old family photographs and Christmas cards. A painting was still left hanging, it points towards more than one person and with not mush intelligence.

[MyUserName]

This is terrible, my heart goes out to them.

I almost cracked my housemates skull once when he came in at 2am after arranging to be away for the week. I woke up and heard someone in the house heading upstairs so I waited with a baseball bat, as he came around the corner I swung for him and just managed to recognise him in time to kill the swing and not smash his face in. After reading this I almost wish it actually was a burglar and I had nailed the fecker.

[ChrisPackit]

I would quite happily beat the life out of someone who broke into my house with an implement you would not want to be beaten with.

Like a giant porcelain penis, a la Clockwork Orange ...

[Diver]

I reserve judgement on this until I see the police report and scenes of crime photo's. speak to the neighbours and review the insurance claim.

and get an explanation for the internal 1/2 hour fire doors with security locks (Is this a bedsit or halfway house?)

oh! I may need to speak to Paul Daniels too

[Sockpuppet]

I think a home made potato cannon and some milk bottles full of ammonia will take care of the dogs.

[minestrone]

Doors and windows intact? Fire doors with security locks? What sort of 'house' are we looking at here?

The lefty says it never happened.

[Alf W]

Friend’s house burgled over the weekend. What was not stolen was completely trashed.
The front and rear door was still intact and deadlocked as were the front windows. The CCTV was stolen.

The internal fire door intact but the frame hacked out. All internal doors were ½ hour fire with security locks. All handles and doors had axe marks but the battering took the frames out. Light fittings taken, curtains taken classes and bottles and crockery smashed. Every item of sentimental value taken and large items such as antique tables were stolen.

There is no feasible exit to the rear and the rear is overlooked by the neighbour’s house. There was a track worn by the thieves that led to the neighbours and stopped. The track has foot prints as does the stairs in the property. The new neighbours recently moved in and are unemployed, they have two dogs that never go out and bark at every little sound. There is on two ways to remove goods via the back. Either through the neighbours house or winched up by helicopter.
None of the neighbours heard or saw anything.... After waiting two days for CSI, they telephoned to say they want do any investigation. The police said “we can’t go around interviewing and accusing people without having proof from CSI. We suspect someone homeless broke in, that why they took the curtains”
It’s no wonder the police keep to shoplifting and speeding motorists.

Doors and windows intact? Fire doors with security locks? What sort of 'house' are we looking at here?