Big police callout to false alarm

11:00am Tuesday 29th January 2013 in News

A police helicopter, seven vehicles and 10 police officers were sent out to tackle what turned out to be a false alarm.

They were despatched to Roger Dudman Way at 10pm on Sunday night, following reports of a man trespassing on a construction site. Officers found the man – only to discover he was a security man on a night shift.

Spokesman for Thames Valley Police James Williams said: “It was a bit of a false alarm.”

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12:38pm Tue 29 Jan 13

Grunden Skip says...

Is somebody having a laugh at our expense. All that manpower and wasted money for somebody wandering around a building site, yet report a burglar in your house, and you get a PCSO tip up the next day with a crime number for you.
Is somebody having a laugh at our expense. All that manpower and wasted money for somebody wandering around a building site, yet report a burglar in your house, and you get a PCSO tip up the next day with a crime number for you. Grunden Skip

2:10pm Tue 29 Jan 13

Dilligaf2010 says...

Grunden Skip wrote:
Is somebody having a laugh at our expense. All that manpower and wasted money for somebody wandering around a building site, yet report a burglar in your house, and you get a PCSO tip up the next day with a crime number for you.
You'd have thought they'd have dispatched a patrol car first, I'm sure there must be a sign giving details of the security company responsible for the site, a quick phone call could've prevented all this wasted expense and manpower.
[quote][p][bold]Grunden Skip[/bold] wrote: Is somebody having a laugh at our expense. All that manpower and wasted money for somebody wandering around a building site, yet report a burglar in your house, and you get a PCSO tip up the next day with a crime number for you.[/p][/quote]You'd have thought they'd have dispatched a patrol car first, I'm sure there must be a sign giving details of the security company responsible for the site, a quick phone call could've prevented all this wasted expense and manpower. Dilligaf2010

1:23am Wed 30 Jan 13

Myron Blatz says...

Simply amazing that so many Police people could actually be found to respond to the call-out, especially after 'Cuts Cameron' has followed previous governments in trying to re-define the need and role of policing agencies in the 21st Century, and instead continue to hire private agencies like Group4 for important events, such as the recent Olympics fiasco!
Simply amazing that so many Police people could actually be found to respond to the call-out, especially after 'Cuts Cameron' has followed previous governments in trying to re-define the need and role of policing agencies in the 21st Century, and instead continue to hire private agencies like Group4 for important events, such as the recent Olympics fiasco! Myron Blatz

7:23am Wed 30 Jan 13

Sandy Wimpole-Smythe says...

Any way of finding out which companies building site it was as I know a lot of Davey boy's close friends are big in the building industry and it would be interesting to test a small theory I have.
Any way of finding out which companies building site it was as I know a lot of Davey boy's close friends are big in the building industry and it would be interesting to test a small theory I have. Sandy Wimpole-Smythe

5:30pm Wed 30 Jan 13

Grunden Skip says...

Sandy Wimpole-Smythe wrote:
Any way of finding out which companies building site it was as I know a lot of Davey boy's close friends are big in the building industry and it would be interesting to test a small theory I have.
Longcross construction 99% sure.
[quote][p][bold]Sandy Wimpole-Smythe[/bold] wrote: Any way of finding out which companies building site it was as I know a lot of Davey boy's close friends are big in the building industry and it would be interesting to test a small theory I have.[/p][/quote]Longcross construction 99% sure. Grunden Skip

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