Mudgie
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That's the least we could expect !
"Bring back the birch" is what many will be saying.
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"Bring back the birch" is what many will be saying.
Cue
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I’m sure that’ll sort him
joshua
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Stafford Borough Police
#UPDATEThis evening has continued to be busy in Stafford town center. Officers have issued directions to leave under the dispersal notice to multiple groups in the town center who now risk arrest if they return while the notice is in place.
There has also been:
- 3x persons arrested who are now in custody for separate offenses of assault and public order offenses.
- 4x stop searches for separate incidents of theft and weapon possession.
- 2x suspect interviews completed for reported shoplifting.
In addition to progressing the criminal investigations we will:
- Share information and intelligence with partner agencies.
- Work with housing associations to consider tenancy breaches where ASB has occurred in the area a perpetrator lives.
- Make appropriate referrals to social services, schools and youth offending teams.
Mudgie
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center x 2
joshua
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And ?
Glam
Mad Cat Woman
Massive bunch of them congregating on this side of the short stay car park. There's a bit of fence that has been broken and made into a cut through. So much easier for those of us living close by.
I can't go past them tho. If they started on me I could never move fast enough, my knees just wouldn't hold up. They may be the nicest bunch ever, and would probably be horrified that someone could see them as a threat. I'm not willing to risk it.
tek-monkey
wanna see my snake?
I understand completely what you're saying, but where are they meant to go? Especially if their parents don't have spare cash as everything in the UK is designed to get money out of you one way or another. TBH if you don't/can't drink Stafford is pretty dire.
airbusA346
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Not really a reason to make people feel intimidated, cause trouble/damage etc though is it.
tek-monkey
wanna see my snake?
I wasn't aware these ones were causing the trouble/damage? And Glam herself said:
"They may be the nicest bunch ever, and would probably be horrified that someone could see them as a threat"
So from what I can tell these kids are merely existing in a space others would rather they didn't, so my point still stands where are they meant to go so that others don't feel intimidated by their lack of causing trouble/damage? This isn't a dig at Glam either, she can't help the fact she feels that way, I'm just trying to work out what solution people thinks exists as for them not to be specifically there they must be somewhere else.
littleme
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Yes, I've these ones, they seem to just sit on the floor in the carpark & chat. Like you said there really aren't many places for them to go.
They're not the ones we (shops in town) are aware of & who are banned in most places....we know exactly who they are!
YorkshirePud
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offenses x 1
Mudgie
Well-Known Forumite
I thought that a GCE 'O' Level pass in English Language was essential for employment with the local constabulary and that was when most bobbies were out on he beat rather than getting involved with too much paperwork.
Gramaisc
Forum O. G.
They're just using a bit of license over the spellings...
proactive
Enjoying a drop of red.
They're hopeless at law enforcement, their very raison d'être, so how high up the list of priorities do you imagine use of the English language to be?
Glam
Mad Cat Woman
@tek-monkey I don't know where to suggest they go, I wish I could. As far as I know, they just sit and talk and do a bit of skate boarding.
30 years ago I would have just walked past them with no problem, now I'm almost 60 with really bad knees etc I'm nervous. As I said, and you quoted - "They may be the nicest bunch ever, and would probably be horrified that someone could see them as a threat"
I don't want to be the one to find out, either way.
30 years ago I would have just walked past them with no problem, now I'm almost 60 with really bad knees etc I'm nervous. As I said, and you quoted - "They may be the nicest bunch ever, and would probably be horrified that someone could see them as a threat"
I don't want to be the one to find out, either way.
Noah
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Probably they've been watching too many American cop shows
Mudgie
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Yes, probably the Keystone Cops !
Gramaisc
Forum O. G.
Staffordshire Police
We have arrested a man and busted a suspected chop-shop used to dismantle stolen cars in a proactive operation. Officers unearthed more than £250,000-worth of stolen cars after finding it in...
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The cops say:-
"We have arrested a man and busted a suspected chop-shop used to dismantle stolen cars in a proactive operation.
Officers unearthed more than £250,000-worth of stolen cars after finding it in Haughton, Stafford, on Tuesday (21 November). We have been investigating recent car thefts and actioning intelligence leads alongside our colleagues at West Midlands Police.
At this point, we think five of the cars were stolen from the West Midlands area and one of them was stolen from Staffordshire. These thefts likely happened in the last five weeks and work is being carried out to update the victims.
We found a number of dismantled Land Rovers, a Range Rover, Jaguar and a Ford Transit van.
We then arrested a 36-year-old man, from Telford, on suspicion of handling stolen goods. He was interviewed in custody and has been released on conditional police bail while we continue to investigate.
Detective Chief Inspector Adam Yates, who has been leading on our vehicle theft initiative, said: “This is a substantial find which has been achieved through proactive policing and hard work to gather intelligence and investigate the groups responsible for vehicle theft across Staffordshire.
“We know that there’s plenty more to do in this area. We are going after vehicle thieves, proactively patrolling our roads and putting measures in place to protect people’s hard-earned belongings.
“As part of Operation Bormus, dedicated vehicle theft teams across the force are pursuing these criminals as a priority. This type of crime can have devastating effects on people, businesses and livelihoods. We are committed to putting a stop to those responsible and continuing to make progress in our fight against vehicle thieves.”
We advise taking extra steps to protect your vehicles to limit the chances of opportunists going after them – particularly if they’re high-value models. For important tips on how you can do this, visit our website here: https://orlo.uk/fwlkC "