Vandals Update
 

Thanks to all who commented on my Sunday posting.

A police lady has just been and taken a statement from me. The three lads
were warned off after my second 999 call on Sunday. At 9.30 that evening the
police at Whitleigh, which is about 2 or 3 miles from here, arrested the
same ones in possession of a stolen strimmer and other equipment from the
allotments below ours. They answer bail on Friday week and will be charged
with either possession of stolen goods or stealing by finding. She is not
sure if they can prove they broke in to the huts. Two of the lads even
admitted they were just off to sell it.

Three cheers for the police, I say; down here anyway

Robert
The Devil's Advocate

www.pafc.co.uk

Had to call 999 twice this afternoon as three lads were trying to gain
entry to the site. The police caught them, they say so I am hoping all will
still be in one piece tomorrow. Three cheers for the boys and girls in blue.
This is the second time they have caught people recently. I hope I'm not
pushing my luck writing this

Vandals Update
 

"The Devil's Advocate" wrote in
message ...
Thanks to all who commented on my Sunday posting.

A police lady has just been and taken a statement from me. The three lads
were warned off after my second 999 call on Sunday. At 9.30 that evening
the
police at Whitleigh, which is about 2 or 3 miles from here, arrested the
same ones in possession of a stolen strimmer and other equipment from the
allotments below ours. They answer bail on Friday week and will be charged
with either possession of stolen goods or stealing by finding. She is not
sure if they can prove they broke in to the huts. Two of the lads even
admitted they were just off to sell it.

Three cheers for the police, I say; down here anyway

Robert
The Devil's Advocate

www.pafc.co.uk

Had to call 999 twice this afternoon as three lads were trying to gain
entry to the site. The police caught them, they say so I am hoping all
will
still be in one piece tomorrow. Three cheers for the boys and girls in
blue.
This is the second time they have caught people recently. I hope I'm not
pushing my luck writing this




Let's hope, if the accused are convicted, that the sentence acts as a
deterrent.

Vandals Update
 

"The Devil's Advocate" wrote in
message ...
Thanks to all who commented on my Sunday posting.

A police lady has just been and taken a statement from me. The three lads
were warned off after my second 999 call on Sunday. At 9.30 that evening
the
police at Whitleigh, which is about 2 or 3 miles from here, arrested the
same ones in possession of a stolen strimmer and other equipment from the
allotments below ours. They answer bail on Friday week and will be charged
with either possession of stolen goods or stealing by finding. She is not
sure if they can prove they broke in to the huts. Two of the lads even
admitted they were just off to sell it.

Three cheers for the police, I say; down here anyway

Robert
The Devil's Advocate

www.pafc.co.uk

Had to call 999 twice this afternoon as three lads were trying to gain
entry to the site. The police caught them, they say so I am hoping all
will
still be in one piece tomorrow. Three cheers for the boys and girls in
blue.
This is the second time they have caught people recently. I hope I'm not
pushing my luck writing this




Let's hope, if the accused are convicted, that the sentence acts as a
deterrent.

Vandals Update
 

The Devil's Advocate wrote:

Thanks to all who commented on my Sunday posting.

A police lady has just been and taken a statement from me. The three lads
were warned off after my second 999 call on Sunday. At 9.30 that evening the
police at Whitleigh, which is about 2 or 3 miles from here, arrested the
same ones in possession of a stolen strimmer and other equipment from the
allotments below ours. They answer bail on Friday week and will be charged
with either possession of stolen goods or stealing by finding. She is not
sure if they can prove they broke in to the huts. Two of the lads even
admitted they were just off to sell it.

Very difficult to prove unless they were 'seen in the act' by a number
of witnesses or the property is marked in some way..


Good luck anyway
//
J


Three cheers for the police, I say; down here anyway

Robert
The Devil's Advocate

www.pafc.co.uk

Had to call 999 twice this afternoon as three lads were trying to gain
entry to the site. The police caught them, they say so I am hoping all will
still be in one piece tomorrow. Three cheers for the boys and girls in blue.
This is the second time they have caught people recently. I hope I'm not
pushing my luck writing this

Vandals Update
 

The Devil's Advocate wrote:

Thanks to all who commented on my Sunday posting.

A police lady has just been and taken a statement from me. The three lads
were warned off after my second 999 call on Sunday. At 9.30 that evening the
police at Whitleigh, which is about 2 or 3 miles from here, arrested the
same ones in possession of a stolen strimmer and other equipment from the
allotments below ours. They answer bail on Friday week and will be charged
with either possession of stolen goods or stealing by finding. She is not
sure if they can prove they broke in to the huts. Two of the lads even
admitted they were just off to sell it.

Three cheers for the police, I say; down here anyway

Robert
The Devil's Advocate

www.pafc.co.uk

Had to call 999 twice this afternoon as three lads were trying to gain
entry to the site. The police caught them, they say so I am hoping all will
still be in one piece tomorrow. Three cheers for the boys and girls in blue.
This is the second time they have caught people recently. I hope I'm not
pushing my luck writing this

Further update to my earlier posting.. Another culprit has been caught,
and this time photographed, by some of our plotholders.. Apparantly
they were heard openly talking on the plots about a "Greenhouse they'd
done last year" and debating whether to "Do it again" This one guy has
been reported to the police with his photo..
Interestingly he is known to be friends with 3 who were caught
previously.
Another interesting thing is that one of our holders has looked up the
legal definition of Burglary. Roughly it is "The act of entering a
building or other premises with the intent to commit theft etc."

I would guess it depends on if the Allotment Site is considered as
'premises or property'

And so it continues..
//
Jim

Vandals Update
 

Good, pity the blighters can't be put in stocks for a day or two

Jim W wrote:
: The Devil's Advocate wrote:
:
:: Thanks to all who commented on my Sunday posting.
::
:: A police lady has just been and taken a statement from me. The three
:: lads were warned off after my second 999 call on Sunday. At 9.30
:: that evening the police at Whitleigh, which is about 2 or 3 miles
:: from here, arrested the same ones in possession of a stolen strimmer
:: and other equipment from the allotments below ours. They answer bail
:: on Friday week and will be charged with either possession of stolen
:: goods or stealing by finding. She is not sure if they can prove they
:: broke in to the huts. Two of the lads even admitted they were just
:: off to sell it.
::
:: Three cheers for the police, I say; down here anyway
::
:: Robert
:: The Devil's Advocate
::
:: www.pafc.co.uk
::
:: Had to call 999 twice this afternoon as three lads were trying to
:: gain entry to the site. The police caught them, they say so I am
:: hoping all will still be in one piece tomorrow. Three cheers for the
:: boys and girls in blue. This is the second time they have caught
:: people recently. I hope I'm not pushing my luck writing this
:
: Further update to my earlier posting.. Another culprit has been
: caught,
: and this time photographed, by some of our plotholders.. Apparantly
: they were heard openly talking on the plots about a "Greenhouse they'd
: done last year" and debating whether to "Do it again" This one guy
: has
: been reported to the police with his photo..
: Interestingly he is known to be friends with 3 who were caught
: previously.
: Another interesting thing is that one of our holders has looked up the
: legal definition of Burglary. Roughly it is "The act of entering a
: building or other premises with the intent to commit theft etc."
:
: I would guess it depends on if the Allotment Site is considered as
: 'premises or property'
:
: And so it continues..
: //
: Jim

Robert The Devil's Advocate www.pafc.co.uk

Vandals Update
 

The Devil's Advocate wrote:

Thanks to all who commented on my Sunday posting.

A police lady has just been and taken a statement from me. The three lads
were warned off after my second 999 call on Sunday. At 9.30 that evening the
police at Whitleigh, which is about 2 or 3 miles from here, arrested the
same ones in possession of a stolen strimmer and other equipment from the
allotments below ours. They answer bail on Friday week and will be charged
with either possession of stolen goods or stealing by finding. She is not
sure if they can prove they broke in to the huts. Two of the lads even
admitted they were just off to sell it.

Three cheers for the police, I say; down here anyway

Robert
The Devil's Advocate

www.pafc.co.uk

Had to call 999 twice this afternoon as three lads were trying to gain
entry to the site. The police caught them, they say so I am hoping all will
still be in one piece tomorrow. Three cheers for the boys and girls in blue.
This is the second time they have caught people recently. I hope I'm not
pushing my luck writing this

Further update to my earlier posting.. Another culprit has been caught,
and this time photographed, by some of our plotholders.. Apparantly
they were heard openly talking on the plots about a "Greenhouse they'd
done last year" and debating whether to "Do it again" This one guy has
been reported to the police with his photo..
Interestingly he is known to be friends with 3 who were caught
previously.
Another interesting thing is that one of our holders has looked up the
legal definition of Burglary. Roughly it is "The act of entering a
building or other premises with the intent to commit theft etc."

I would guess it depends on if the Allotment Site is considered as
'premises or property'

And so it continues..
//
Jim

Vandals Update
 

Good, pity the blighters can't be put in stocks for a day or two

Jim W wrote:
: The Devil's Advocate wrote:
:
:: Thanks to all who commented on my Sunday posting.
::
:: A police lady has just been and taken a statement from me. The three
:: lads were warned off after my second 999 call on Sunday. At 9.30
:: that evening the police at Whitleigh, which is about 2 or 3 miles
:: from here, arrested the same ones in possession of a stolen strimmer
:: and other equipment from the allotments below ours. They answer bail
:: on Friday week and will be charged with either possession of stolen
:: goods or stealing by finding. She is not sure if they can prove they
:: broke in to the huts. Two of the lads even admitted they were just
:: off to sell it.
::
:: Three cheers for the police, I say; down here anyway
::
:: Robert
:: The Devil's Advocate
::
:: www.pafc.co.uk
::
:: Had to call 999 twice this afternoon as three lads were trying to
:: gain entry to the site. The police caught them, they say so I am
:: hoping all will still be in one piece tomorrow. Three cheers for the
:: boys and girls in blue. This is the second time they have caught
:: people recently. I hope I'm not pushing my luck writing this
:
: Further update to my earlier posting.. Another culprit has been
: caught,
: and this time photographed, by some of our plotholders.. Apparantly
: they were heard openly talking on the plots about a "Greenhouse they'd
: done last year" and debating whether to "Do it again" This one guy
: has
: been reported to the police with his photo..
: Interestingly he is known to be friends with 3 who were caught
: previously.
: Another interesting thing is that one of our holders has looked up the
: legal definition of Burglary. Roughly it is "The act of entering a
: building or other premises with the intent to commit theft etc."
:
: I would guess it depends on if the Allotment Site is considered as
: 'premises or property'
:
: And so it continues..
: //
: Jim

Robert The Devil's Advocate www.pafc.co.uk

Vandals Update
 

The Devil's Advocate wrote:

Good, pity the blighters can't be put in stocks for a day or two

Well the person who collared this one wrote a stiff letter to those
concerned.. As a final note he mentioned that 'gardeners know what to
do with pests'

;-)
//
Jim