Damian
Obviously I am not in a position to comment on individual cases, but given the details you have posted of example incidents, ny reaction would be that I don't know...in incident 1, other than the possibility that the suspect could not be positively identified on CCTV. A name and address is a starting point, but not a justifiable reason to drag someone in for interview in itself.
Incident 2....the only thing I can think of is that the cops never got told about it by the area control room until the time scale you refer to. Not right, but thats how things are nowadays. But tell me, how do you know they were "only about 1/2 a mile away in Cowes at the time, watching the fireworks"
Incident 3...he may have been caught, but continues to drive. Ask the local police office....anon call
Incident 4...All these sorts of things are part of larger planned raids. The local dealer is part of a bigger network.
"Quotas".........could not agree more....but tell the Chief Constables and politicians.....NO cop that I know, agrees with the "numbers" game, but we have to do as we are ordered....
Damian, it is also worth noting that the "stats" culture was brought about by the public wanting to know what the police did and by self serving senior management.
See http://www.thesun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/2894211/Scottish-cops-reveal-they-must-hit-strict-targets-so-bosses-get-paid-their-bonuses.html
Forget the numbers, it's the reasons.....
Lady C.......If I read the first bit correctly, it would be OK to make the comment if I were not in the police....!!!!
I am not suggesting that people join their local NW for insurance alone, but the OP has information that could assist the police and he is wondering if he should pass it on.
He should contact the local police and voice his concerns about reverberations. The police are not stupid, they do not advertise where they get info from. I take your point about the suspect being able to work it out, but surely the place to seek advice about this sort of thing is at the local police office, not on a forum.
On the rural bit......I currently work in a mainly rural area and it is accurate to say that people there are far more willing to give information to the police than in urban areas. The attitude in many urban areas is that "someone else will report it". Problem is that every "someone" has the same thoughts, so no-one reports it.
Remember that any report can be made anon...
Crimestoppers...... 0800 555 111
Obviously I am not in a position to comment on individual cases, but given the details you have posted of example incidents, ny reaction would be that I don't know...in incident 1, other than the possibility that the suspect could not be positively identified on CCTV. A name and address is a starting point, but not a justifiable reason to drag someone in for interview in itself.
Incident 2....the only thing I can think of is that the cops never got told about it by the area control room until the time scale you refer to. Not right, but thats how things are nowadays. But tell me, how do you know they were "only about 1/2 a mile away in Cowes at the time, watching the fireworks"
Incident 3...he may have been caught, but continues to drive. Ask the local police office....anon call
Incident 4...All these sorts of things are part of larger planned raids. The local dealer is part of a bigger network.
"Quotas".........could not agree more....but tell the Chief Constables and politicians.....NO cop that I know, agrees with the "numbers" game, but we have to do as we are ordered....
Damian, it is also worth noting that the "stats" culture was brought about by the public wanting to know what the police did and by self serving senior management.
See http://www.thesun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/2894211/Scottish-cops-reveal-they-must-hit-strict-targets-so-bosses-get-paid-their-bonuses.html
Forget the numbers, it's the reasons.....
Lady C.......If I read the first bit correctly, it would be OK to make the comment if I were not in the police....!!!!
I am not suggesting that people join their local NW for insurance alone, but the OP has information that could assist the police and he is wondering if he should pass it on.
He should contact the local police and voice his concerns about reverberations. The police are not stupid, they do not advertise where they get info from. I take your point about the suspect being able to work it out, but surely the place to seek advice about this sort of thing is at the local police office, not on a forum.
On the rural bit......I currently work in a mainly rural area and it is accurate to say that people there are far more willing to give information to the police than in urban areas. The attitude in many urban areas is that "someone else will report it". Problem is that every "someone" has the same thoughts, so no-one reports it.
Remember that any report can be made anon...
Crimestoppers...... 0800 555 111