POLICE- police thyselves:
West Midlands Police suffered the most expensive spate of thefts in England and Wales losing £130,000 worth of equipment.
A spokeswoman for the force said: “West Midlands Police is eager to learn any lessons it can to improve security around police premises and property.”
Greater Manchester Police had £50,000 worth of property stolen including a Samurai sword and four tyres.
“While any theft is unacceptable most of the items stolen are of a reasonably low value, with the exception of one incidence where a £30,000 car was stolen,” said a spokesman,
The police - who polices the police?
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August 20th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
The tyres must have been for a Shogun.
August 20th, 2008 at 10:44 am
The police police the police. And when they fuck up - other police come to police those police and then other police check it over. Simple.
August 19th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
If the West Midlands serious crime squad had not been ‘disbanded’ then they would have a good idea exactly where to look