To be honest what really annoys me is that when mine and five others neighbours garages were broken into, we all called the police to report it, we were all given crime numbers but no one ever visited and about five weeks later a knock at the door and the was a dibbleman there to ask if we had heard anything further about the break ins. When I said no, he said it was unlikely they would catch the people and to put it down to experience.
Another time about 4am in the morning I heard a noise outside and on looking out of the window I saw a group of youths trying car doors walking up and down the street, I called 999 and reported it and continued to watch them make their way up the street for about another 20 minutes. I never saw any police drive up or down the street and then went back to bed. About 30 minutes later (after just having got back to sleep) the phone rang, and it was someone from the police asking if the youths were still in the vicinity. Bunch of ******s!
I have no time what so ever for the police and knowing a few (my best mate was one and my brother in law is one) and some of the things they do/have done are certainly not within the law. Amazing what you can get away with when you flash your warrant card!