16 July (Part 1) - Sidcup Police. Utterly useless again
It
is an unfortunate fact of modern life that shoplifting has been effectively decriminalised. The police no longer take action against thieving from shops but
in Sidcup the police are even more useless. They are not interested in criminal
damage or attempts to cause grievous bodily harm or any number of similar
offences. @tonyofsidcup posted this comment (see associated image) in response to the
News Shopper’s report (below).
Last Thursday a large hammer was used to smash his front windows
and then without a thought as to who it might kill, it was thrown into his living room landing on a sofa normally occupied by his six year old daughter. @tony was quick enough
to see the fleeing suspect and recognise him and a neighbour caught a suspect vehicle on video. (Below.)
Despite the positive ID (including name and address) the police decided on Sunday that it was not a crime
worth pursuing - but couldn’t be bothered about telling @tony - and his report was motivated solely by “rage”. Apparently he is
supposed to calmly accept an attempt on his daughter’s life and sit calmly
behind his boarded window awaiting the next attack and not feel any animosity towards his attacker.
What can you do about a police force so totally uninterested in the safety of citizens that it cannot
be bothered to check on the alleged owner of the hammer? Write to one’s MP perhaps?
Well forget that, @tony is not one to leave stones unturned and did so. However
Louie French MP is apparently determined to hang on to his reputation of
rarely
responding to emails. Not a word from him.
I am not a detective but if I was I might be considering which of @tony’s many
‘friends’ is likely to own a massive hammer.
A web search will reveal a van with matching numberplate in an advertisement for the suspect’s building company.