Unbelieveable

[Matblack]

Originally Posted by Von Smallhausen

Did you report it Mat ?

I sorry to admit I did, I've just read Wasting Police Time too so I feel really sorry for the poor plod who I know will have to come and have a nose but he or she will get a cup of tea

MB

[Lomster]

we had two pretty dead conifer trees taken from the front of our house. they were going brown and dry so they wouldn't have been any good yet they were taken.
I'm pretty sure i know who took them and if i am right then they were taken by two girls aged about 9-10.

I have hanging basket at the front and big pots in the back and kids slides and stuff but luckily (hopefully stays this way) they haven't been touched.

We have garages at bottom of garden and kids climb onto them and get in our ggarden and i caught some kids playing with Josh's scooby doo ball and i shouted get the hell out of my garden and leave my son's ball alone and thankfully i never saw them again.
Poor Josh was so upset that kids got in our garden and was playing with his stuff.
Kinda puts us on edge as we feel that we can't quickly nip into house while he's on his own in our own garden

Thinking of getting loads of prickly bushes to stop kids jumping into garden.

I completely understand how you must feel Aitch. I don't think your wasting police time MB as the people who took bench are probably taking stuff from other gardens too.

[Jasper]

Originally Posted by Matblack

I sorry to admit I did, I've just read Wasting Police Time too so I feel really sorry for the poor plod who I know will have to come and have a nose but he or she will get a cup of tea

MB

I don't see that as wasting police time at all. you should be allowed to put whatever you want in your garden and not have to worry about someone making off with it. bottom line is, if they catch the person because of your report, it might stop them ripping off other people, at least for a while. I'd have reported it.

[Von Smallhausen]

Originally Posted by Matblack

I sorry to admit I did, I've just read Wasting Police Time too so I feel really sorry for the poor plod who I know will have to come and have a nose but he or she will get a cup of tea

MB

LOL. Good book isn't it and a very accurate, if sad, description of why the public don't get the service that they should but that is in no way a dig at you Mat. You did the right thing.

Someone may be at it stealing garden furniture and your theft may be part of a bigger picture. Also, the rozzers may raid a premises at some point and your bench may be found so at least it's on record that it has been taken. Don't even think twice that you have wasted police time ..... you haven't.

Had you shouted at the cop to tell him to tell Aitch to stop texting you though .....

[SidewinderINC]

That's terrible MB, people really will pick anything that's not bolted down and have off with it, no matter how big.
I wouldn't consider letting the old bill know as wasting their time.

Originally Posted by Garp

Wondered where that had gone. I should put my old bike out tonight. I wonder how long it'll last. At least its technically rideable.

What you do is wrap a piece of paper around one of the bars on the frame with writing on the inside that says "You've been filmed stealing this bike, your image has been sent to the police" and wait for them to bring it back

[Matblack]

Well thats good, the guy who did our cellar wiring just came around to quote on recommissioning the alarm which is 12+ years old and has a control panel like Austin Allegro. He could fix up the old one for £75 including replacing some duff sensors or for a bit more he'll supply and fit a new one with a proper LCD panel which I'll be able to read when drunk and fit sensors which will ignore pets

He's coming back on Monday to sort it, so Kitten was right this has drawn attention to our security shortcomings and isn't going to cost an arm and a leg like I thought it might

MB

[Von Smallhausen]

Originally Posted by Matblack

Well thats good, the guy who did our cellar wiring just came around to quote on recommissioning the alarm which is 12+ years old and has a control panel like Austin Allegro. He could fix up the old one for £75 including replacing some duff sensors or for a bit more he'll supply and fit a new one with a proper LCD panel which I'll be able to read when drunk and fit sensors which will ignore pets

He's coming back on Monday to sort it, so Kitten was right this has drawn attention to our security shortcomings and isn't going to cost an arm and a leg like I thought it might

MB

Security isn't a dirty word Mat.

Felch is a dirty word.

If you want some crime prevention and security advice, contact your local nick and ask to get a visit from the crime prevention officer. They always have good tips and advice.