Maria
2010-02-12 02:08:09 UTC
People whose properties are an easy target could be woken in the
middle of the night by police who are promising to try windows and
doors in a bid to cut break-ins.
Code-named Operation Golden, householders in Cheshire who fall foul
of their checks will be roused with a lecture from officers on what
they could have lost.
Insp Gareth Woods, heading up the operation which begins in
Macclesfield, admits some people will not be happy about the early
hours wake-up calls.
He said: "If we're told to get lost then that's a risk we take. It's
a difficult balance to strike. The bottom line is officers get a
mixed reception when doing anything like this, but I say to any of my
officers that if they see an insecure car or house to let the owner
know, no matter what time of day or night.
"Most reasonable people will say thanks for letting them know and be
grateful."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/7213964/Police-stage-burglaries-on-homes.html
I hope that the police remember that reasonable behaviour is slicing a
burglar's ear off with a samurai sword...
Given the number of robberies being done by people dressed as police
persons, how can a householder be certain that these are real ones
before acting?
middle of the night by police who are promising to try windows and
doors in a bid to cut break-ins.
Code-named Operation Golden, householders in Cheshire who fall foul
of their checks will be roused with a lecture from officers on what
they could have lost.
Insp Gareth Woods, heading up the operation which begins in
Macclesfield, admits some people will not be happy about the early
hours wake-up calls.
He said: "If we're told to get lost then that's a risk we take. It's
a difficult balance to strike. The bottom line is officers get a
mixed reception when doing anything like this, but I say to any of my
officers that if they see an insecure car or house to let the owner
know, no matter what time of day or night.
"Most reasonable people will say thanks for letting them know and be
grateful."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/7213964/Police-stage-burglaries-on-homes.html
I hope that the police remember that reasonable behaviour is slicing a
burglar's ear off with a samurai sword...
Given the number of robberies being done by people dressed as police
persons, how can a householder be certain that these are real ones
before acting?