Martin wrote in
:

On Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:03:23 GMT, Baz wrote:

Spider wrote in
:

On 07/10/2012 09:30, Rob wrote:
A rather elegant Bird Bath/Statue was stolen from the garden last
night. Is there any
point in calling the Police ?




Yes, you must ring them. Every reported crime becomes a statistic
in the battle to recruit more police officers, rather than less. I
run an active Neighbourhood Watch Scheme and I ask all my members to
report crime to the Police, as well as to me so that I can warn
others.

You may not get your ornament back. You may not even be impressed
with the police reaction every time, but your reported crime makes a
lot of difference to how police numbers and presence on the streets
are perceived.


Yes! Solid information.

Yes, but in the end it turned out not to have been stolen.

The police need information and if a few false calls are made they do not
mind. And If they are to solve crime they need reports from everyone, if
only to get more feet on the beat. Sort a few scroats who think it is
normal to rob their target of vulnerable honest people.

Baz