TMDG
That is a varient of a true story about a Shed Burgulary in Bershire 3 years ago. A true story, i kid you not.
Goes like this.
Old man, who never calls Police hears a noise, notices people in his shed. cvAlls police on 999 who take details, and then say
we are curently un-able to send a unit now, due to other More urgent incidnts in your are.
Male puts phone down - a little dissapointed.
police Control room call back telling him, there are no police officers in the area ( Bracknell ) but as its a shed break the local beat officer would call in the morning.
The phone goes down, a few mins later 9 about 5 mins after the origional call, and while shed is still being ransacked ) Man calls 999.
I have caught the blighters, and have them at gun point, my old army isse rifle. And hangs up. With a responce time of just 10 mins, Helicopter, Armed respince cars x 3, local beat van, dog van, and traffic cars, plus duty sergant and Inspector are surrounding the house.
Male walks to house and points police to rear garedn, where 2 juvinile people are demolishing anything and everything due to a pill infested high. They get nicked.
Quote from Inspector : Where is the gun sir, I havent got one, but then again, your control room lady told me there were NO police avaiable and the crime isnt a priotiry, so no one can come until tomorrow.
Egg on Face for TVP, it was in the local rags, then made the nationals as a joke column. No official relealse was ever made, but it was a true story.
