phil d
Well-known member
My local force, Merseyside, have to be the biggest PITA in the history of police forces!
Going out yesterday I noticed a car park all cordoned off with the blue tape, 3 cop cars sat at side of road, Later when I get back home I notice another cop car, this one is parked broadside about halfway down our road, apparently it had been there for hours, there's no signage at the junction, saying the road is closed either.
All day we had cars turning around in the road, then around mid afternoon, several cop cars and 2 vans from the firearms unit arrive, they proceed to poke around in the grids and peoples gardens, obviously they are looking for something.
Anyone who asks gets told, "it's a police operation", well no **** Sherlock, we didn't think it was a display of flower arranging by the local branch of the women's guild!
I appreciate they can't tell everyone what has happened, however if for example they were looking for a weapon of some description, then it wouldn't hurt to say so, that way anyone finding anything such as a knife would know to call the police.
They have to be the most secretive force I have ever dealt with, they seem to have an inane hatred of sharing any information, a few years back I got involved in training police dogs, I made some great friends, but we lost touch when I stopped training the dogs, I asked them recently how one of my old colleagues was doing, if he was still operational, or not, eventually weeks later they grudgingly told me that he'd moved on to another department.
I live in an area that is on the boundary of 3 forces, Merseyside, Cheshire, and Greater Manchester, out of the 3, Merseyside are the worst. A few years back my Wife and I had been out, it was late at night, and, as we drove down the A580, East Lancs Rd, a bloke ran out in front of us, straight across the dual carriageway, and disappeared through a hedge. About a mile further up we encountered several police cars from Merseyside,sat on the garage forecourt. I pulled in and asked one of the cops if they were looking for somebody, "nothing to worry about, go away" was the response, so I did!
A short distance up the road and I spotted one of the dog handlers, so I asked him, apparently a dangerous criminal had legged it, "follow me, I think I've just nearly ran him over" I told my pal.
We turned around, shot back in the opposite direction, coming to a stop at the point where the bloke had dived through the hedge. We deployed the dog and a few minutes later we had the bloke in cuffs!
If I hadn't known the dog handler I'd have probably driven off, and a dangerous criminal would have got away, whatever happened to the old days when the coppers were friendly?
Going out yesterday I noticed a car park all cordoned off with the blue tape, 3 cop cars sat at side of road, Later when I get back home I notice another cop car, this one is parked broadside about halfway down our road, apparently it had been there for hours, there's no signage at the junction, saying the road is closed either.
All day we had cars turning around in the road, then around mid afternoon, several cop cars and 2 vans from the firearms unit arrive, they proceed to poke around in the grids and peoples gardens, obviously they are looking for something.
Anyone who asks gets told, "it's a police operation", well no **** Sherlock, we didn't think it was a display of flower arranging by the local branch of the women's guild!
I appreciate they can't tell everyone what has happened, however if for example they were looking for a weapon of some description, then it wouldn't hurt to say so, that way anyone finding anything such as a knife would know to call the police.
They have to be the most secretive force I have ever dealt with, they seem to have an inane hatred of sharing any information, a few years back I got involved in training police dogs, I made some great friends, but we lost touch when I stopped training the dogs, I asked them recently how one of my old colleagues was doing, if he was still operational, or not, eventually weeks later they grudgingly told me that he'd moved on to another department.
I live in an area that is on the boundary of 3 forces, Merseyside, Cheshire, and Greater Manchester, out of the 3, Merseyside are the worst. A few years back my Wife and I had been out, it was late at night, and, as we drove down the A580, East Lancs Rd, a bloke ran out in front of us, straight across the dual carriageway, and disappeared through a hedge. About a mile further up we encountered several police cars from Merseyside,sat on the garage forecourt. I pulled in and asked one of the cops if they were looking for somebody, "nothing to worry about, go away" was the response, so I did!
A short distance up the road and I spotted one of the dog handlers, so I asked him, apparently a dangerous criminal had legged it, "follow me, I think I've just nearly ran him over" I told my pal.
We turned around, shot back in the opposite direction, coming to a stop at the point where the bloke had dived through the hedge. We deployed the dog and a few minutes later we had the bloke in cuffs!
If I hadn't known the dog handler I'd have probably driven off, and a dangerous criminal would have got away, whatever happened to the old days when the coppers were friendly?
