RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted February 9, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 9, 2012 No further comment neccessary http://www.telegraph...or-burglar.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 No further comment neccessary http://www.telegraph...or-burglar.html Shades of Winnie the Pooh and the Heffalump.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Max Stafford Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Typical non-story from the Telegraph, but it's no denying it's funny. I come across similar in my time! Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
62613 Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Shades of Winnie the Pooh and the Heffalump.. There was also Pooh, Piglit, the Woozle and the Wizzle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JohnR Posted February 9, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 9, 2012 To be fair to the police officer, it was the CCTV operator who was at fault. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull1845 Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 · Hidden by pitbull1845, February 9, 2012 - No reason given Hidden by pitbull1845, February 9, 2012 - No reason given Shouldn't that be two "L's" in intelligence?? Not always the police that make mistakes then.. Can't open the link so can't comment on the story itself... Just managed to open it now, as Dave says, can't see its really a national news story, although I do agree it is funny... The magazine mentioned often has 5-6 stories where funny moments have been reported throughout the country. You need a sense of humour in the job otherwise you'd go mad... Link to post
Horsetan Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Anyone getting visions of the Benny Hill end credits? http://youtu.be/ZnHmskwqCCQ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted February 9, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 9, 2012 I think the officer concerned should be congratulated on his ability to look suspicious while looking for burglars! Unlike the story last year of the stolen snowman at least this year the police were not required to solve the mystery of the decapitated snowmen in London parks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Max Stafford Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 The best 'undercover' guys always look as dodgy as the prey. Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieB Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Reminds me of the time (long ago) I went to a friend's stag do at one of those laser gun establishments. In the darked corridors, I couldn't understand why I kept getting shot by someone who kept ambushing me - until, two or three "hits" later I realised it was my reflection... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 ....one of those laser gun establishments.... Quasar? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieB Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Quasar? Yes, but it was in Birmingham, so I'm unsure of the pronunciation! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Must admit this is from my era http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oai-6GpkSkc&feature=related but I do like this pickin' version Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Williams Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 It almost sounds like a deliberate stitch-up as a practical joke on a probationary constable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unchuffed Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 I heard a very similar story from a police officer that I knew about 15 years ago, the only difference being that they were chasing themselves in an umarked police car. I have a suspicion that it's a "friend of friend" story that goes round mainly to wind up the civilians.... The same chap told me the "Speed trap snooker" story Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tetleys Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 My sympathy is with the probationer. I recall being stitched up by the press way back when Victoria was on the throne circa summer 1970 fresh out of training school. Somebody ran into Cowplain (Waterlooville outside Pompey) nick "Quick there's a pig loose on the A3".This was Pre A3M motorway when all London traffic passed through Cowplain and we'd only recently cleaned up the mess after a horse ran amock amongst the A3 traffic, not a pretty sight, fatal for the horse and serious injuries for a few car occupants. I arrived just in time as the little piglet ran out of a garden / yard towards the road, I ushered it back into the yard but the subsequent Portsmouth Evening News report was not flattering to a young probationary copper and it was obvious the story had already been written and just needed somebody to release the pig in front of a convenient photographer. A lesson learnt and I was later to serve in Lincolnshire Police press Office where I learnt the first rule of journalism. "Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story". Very Retired Plod. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xerces Fobe2 Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Inside job! XF Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chardo Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 'Police intelligence' ? As a kid a friend applied for a course at the local Agricultural & Technical College in agricultural management (ie to be a Farmer). He was refused as he didn't have the required academic qualifications Guess what? The local Police force took him on!... As Jim Davidson would say 'Nick, nick!' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allegheny1600 Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Perhaps your friend had qualifications and skills of a somewhat different nature? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
62613 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Oxymoron alert! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Max Stafford Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 I thought Oxymorons were particularly unintelligent cattle. Dave. (thick plod) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Deltic Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 'Police intelligence' ? As a kid a friend applied for a course at the local Agricultural & Technical College in agricultural management (ie to be a Farmer). He was refused as he didn't have the required academic qualifications Guess what? The local Police force took him on!... As Jim Davidson would say 'Nick, nick!' Police Officers come from all walks of life, from ex-retail/office workers to university graduates. Just because the person in question failed to qualify for agricultural college, doesn't mean they are unintelligent. You would be surprised how much knowledge you need to become a farmer. Botany and husbandry are just a couple of the skills for starters. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 I thought Oxymorons were particularly unintelligent cattle. Some of you may remember Pauline Hanson, a right-wing "One Nation" Aussie MP for the constituency of Oxley in Brisbane. Her various pronouncements led to her being dubbed the "Oxley Moron". I think she also once recorded a video on which she said words to the effect that "If you are watching this, it is because I am dead...." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Deltic Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 I thought Oxymorons were particularly unintelligent cattle. Dave. (thick plod) They're the ones that spray graffiti on the barn walls and throw stones at the tractor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium skipepsi Posted February 10, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 10, 2012 Nice deflection Sir. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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