Too busy for burglaries

[SMOKEU]

"The volume of crime in Canterbury means police are unable to attend hundreds of burglaries immediately after they occur.

In the 2009/2010 fiscal year, there were 7138 recorded cases of burglaries in Canterbury, which equates to 595 a month.

Canterbury district intelligence manager Inspector Doug Parker estimated about 220 to 280 burglaries a month were referred to the police Information Reporting Centre (IRC) where the complaint was dealt with over the phone.

A forensics officer would later attend the scene of the crime, he said.

Only a certain amount were immediately attended by police patrol cars, Parker said."


http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crim...for-burglaries

[oneofsix]

A forensics officer would later attend the scene of the crime, he said.

I thought this was one of the major bitches by the victims affected, they have to put their life/recovery on hold waiting for the forensics officer to turn up to what is now a contaminated scene. If the petrol car is too busy at the radar trap at least sent the forensics officer around straight away in a taxi.

[SpankMe]

Instead of just trying to clean up the mess after the fact, why don't they try and catch these cunts in the act. Other countries setup bait houses and random vehicle stopping points in problem areas to catch these fuckers. Do the NZ police do anything proactive about burgs?

[mashman]

are burglaries part of monthly quotas? or do they just have a small likelyhood of catching the criminal and therefore aren't worth bothering with? or are they being led astray by the mobile donut van?

[onearmedbandit]

Bait houses you say? I like that idea. With a dodgy gas leak as well.

But yes bait houses and cars are a great idea. Even if you only set up a few, cunts like these would never be quite so confident again.

[mashman]

can't find it, but there was a TV programme in the UK that baited cars, trucks, houses etc... the main ones I remember where the ones where a car was filled with foam when they tried to steal it, and where they caged a truck and drove those stealing from the truck around the town after dropping the sides... heh, most likely these criminals are millionaires after suing the TV company

[Usarka]

NZ Police strategy seems to be: focus on speeding and sooner or later you'll stop a car full of stolen gear.

[Spearfish]

Instead of just trying to clean up the mess after the fact, why don't they try and catch these cunts in the act. Other countries setup bait houses and random vehicle stopping points in problem areas to catch these fuckers. Do the NZ police do anything proactive about burgs?

I vaguely remember a NZ TV program that used a bait car, it was full of surveillance and tracking gear, I think the doors locked remotly as as well.
They caught and arrested many per show.

I think is was pulled because of entrapment or other legal issues?

[oneofsix]

NZ Police strategy seems to be: focus on speeding and sooner or later you'll stop a car full of stolen gear.

that was one of the arguments for combining traffic with police wasn't it? Not the focus on speeding bit, they kept that bit under wraps until afterwards.

[scumdog]

Instead of just trying to clean up the mess after the fact, why don't they try and catch these cunts in the act. Other countries setup bait houses and random vehicle stopping points in problem areas to catch these fuckers. Do the NZ police do anything proactive about burgs?

Bait cars etc?

nah, never...

[Usarka]

Scummy, didn't you bait your own place.....with a worm?

[imdying]

The NZ Police have burglarly units, and they work hard to catch the worst of the repeat offenders. They can definitely do more, so long as you're willing to pay for it. Lower taxes or lower burglarly rates, we can't have it all. Keep your money and spend some of it on your personal security is probably the best plan currently.

[mashman]

Keep your money and spend some of it on your personal security is probably the best plan currently.

Like one of these? If they can have them for keeping criminals in, I want one, or two, for keeping criminals out

[SMOKEU]

The NZ Police have burglarly units, and they work hard to catch the worst of the repeat offenders. They can definitely do more, so long as you're willing to pay for it. Lower taxes or lower burglarly rates, we can't have it all. Keep your money and spend some of it on your personal security is probably the best plan currently.

The best personal security is a vicious dog and a shotgun. It's legal in many parts of the USA and it certainly works.


Here's an update to the original post. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crim...for-burglaries

[scumdog]

The NZ Police have burglarly units, and they work hard to catch the worst of the repeat offenders. They can definitely do more, so long as you're willing to pay for it. Lower taxes or lower burglarly rates, we can't have it all. Keep your money and spend some of it on your personal security is probably the best plan currently.

Very nicely put.