Boat break in at St Neots Marina

[Guest]

A boat moored at the St Neots Marina in St Marys Street was broken into between midnight on Friday, April 10 and 12.30pm on Tuesday, April 14, while the owners were away.

 

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[LadyG]

I am surprised we have had no evidence of reduction in crime rates, as police now have good reason to stop anyone behaving furtively, or in the wrong place.

[Athy]

7 minutes ago, LadyG said:

I am surprised we have had no evidence of reduction in crime rates, as police now have good reason to stop anyone behaving furtively, or in the wrong place.

Mrs. Athy and i were discussing a kindred topic the other evening. We decided that house burglaries must be almost non-existent because everyone's at home - but that business premises, being largely empty, must be more at risk than usual. I guess the same applies to (non-liveaboard) boats.

 

As for "police": well yes, but there are no more of them than there were a couple of months ago and they can't be ubiquitous.

[LadyG]

8 minutes ago, Athy said:

Mrs. Athy and i were discussing a kindred topic the other evening. We decided that house burglaries must be almost non-existent because everyone's at home - but that business premises, being largely empty, must be more at risk than usual. I guess the same applies to (non-liveaboard) boats.

 

As for "police": well yes, but there are no more of them than there were a couple of months ago and they can't be ubiquitous./

I thought they were ubiquitous by nature...

Thought Boris recruited 20,000? So there should be at least 4,000 more.

Edited April 22, 2020 by LadyG

[StephenA]

39 minutes ago, Athy said:

 

As for "police": well yes, but there are no more of them than there were a couple of months ago and they can't be ubiquitous.

Police in Gloucester seem to be focussed on people visiting "The Range" and "breaking the law" by "buying non essential items".

[magpie patrick]

3 hours ago, Athy said:

Mrs. Athy and i were discussing a kindred topic the other evening. We decided that house burglaries must be almost non-existent because everyone's at home - but that business premises, being largely empty, must be more at risk than usual. I guess the same applies to (non-liveaboard) boats

Apparently I had a break in at the office - some pigeons forced the kitchen window open and had a party - landlady rang to tell me... Wildlife making a return to urban areas...

2 hours ago, StephenA said:

Police in Gloucester seem to be focussed on people visiting "The Range" and "breaking the law" by "buying non essential items".

I'm rather hoping that when I return to my parish from exile the town will be clear of drugs - or are the county lines essential travel? 

Edited April 22, 2020 by magpie patrick

[Naughty Cal]

3 hours ago, Athy said:

Mrs. Athy and i were discussing a kindred topic the other evening. We decided that house burglaries must be almost non-existent because everyone's at home - but that business premises, being largely empty, must be more at risk than usual. I guess the same applies to (non-liveaboard) boats.

 

As for "police": well yes, but there are no more of them than there were a couple of months ago and they can't be ubiquitous.

Apparently not. One of the lads Liam  works with had three idiots try and break into their occupied house. Their very large mastiff type dog who is normally as soft as a brush is now at risk of being put down because he "dealt " with one of the intruders by force ?

[Graham Davis]

26 minutes ago, magpie patrick said:

 

I'm rather hoping that when I return to my parish from exile the town will be clear of drugs - or are the county lines essential travel? 

Don't know about anywhere else, but Dyfed Powys Police have reported several stops where considerable quantities of drugs have been found, and friends on the railway say that the obvious "mules" of the country lines have reduced, mostly because at the start of this they stood out like sore thumbs and got booted off the trains.

[MHS]

1 hour ago, Naughty Cal said:

Apparently not. One of the lads Liam  works with had three idiots try and break into their occupied house. Their very large mastiff type dog who is normally as soft as a brush is now at risk of being put down because he "dealt " with one of the intruders by force ?

Give that dog a medal. ? 

[CLAN1]

9 hours ago, MHS said:

Give that dog a medal. ? 

??

[Bee]

All the fun stuff - sex n' drugs and rock and roll - has been hard hit by this, 'sex workers' and drug dealers have had no government help whatsoever and rock n' roll in pubs and suchlike has vanished. Where's all the fun gone? Am on my third jigsaw, have planted out some petunias and dug every weed out of the lawn and I tell you, its no substitute.

[Alan de Enfield]

13 minutes ago, Bee said:

All the fun stuff - sex n' drugs and rock and roll - has been hard hit by this, 'sex workers' and drug dealers have had no government help whatsoever and rock n' roll in pubs and suchlike has vanished. Where's all the fun gone? Am on my third jigsaw, have planted out some petunias and dug every weed out of the lawn and I tell you, its no substitute.

Presumably you didn't see the news, a prostitute was travelling around in a camper van and posting locations ahead of time on her farceybook page, meeting up in car parks and charging £30 a time and having 100's of customers - she has been seeing up to 7 an hour.

 

Her minder sits in the cab, and drives off to the next location when the queue (all keeping 2mts spacing) has all gone.

 

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/camper-van-escort-still-seeing-21888849

[Athy]

3 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:

 

 

Her minder sits in the cab, and drives off to the next location when the queue (all keeping 2mts spacing) has all gone.

 

 

They need 2-metre spacing? Gosh, they must be virile chaps.

[LadyG]

15 hours ago, magpie patrick said:

Apparently I had a break in at the office - some pigeons forced the kitchen window open and had a party - landlady rang to tell me... Wildlife making a return to urban areas...

I'm rather hoping that when I return to my parish from exile the town will be clear of drugs - or are the county lines essential travel? 

I saw some druggies today, apparently police were here yesterday!

[Dave123]

23 hours ago, LadyG said:

I am surprised we have had no evidence of reduction in crime rates, as police now have good reason to stop anyone behaving furtively, or in the wrong place.

I did read a report in the news a while back that crime was much reduced. As are many other things like A&E admissions

[robtheplod]

Drug pushers don't like it as they are standing out a bit hanging around.... no crowds to blend into...

[smiler]

9 hours ago, Athy said:

They need 2-metre spacing? Gosh, they must be virile chaps.

Not so verile if she can "do" 7 per hour???

Edited April 23, 2020 by smiler

[junior]

22 hours ago, Naughty Cal said:

Apparently not. One of the lads Liam  works with had three idiots try and break into their occupied house. Their very large mastiff type dog who is normally as soft as a brush is now at risk of being put down because he "dealt " with one of the intruders by force ?

Probably not true. Read Section 3 (1a) Dangerous Dogs Act.

[WotEver]

12 hours ago, junior said:

Probably not true. Read Section 3 (1a) Dangerous Dogs Act.

Indeed. That section covers Guard Dogs as an example.

[nbfiresprite]

On 22/04/2020 at 21:26, magpie patrick said:

Apparently I had a break in at the office - some pigeons forced the kitchen window open and had a party - landlady rang to tell me... Wildlife making a return to urban areas...

I'm rather hoping that when I return to my parish from exile the town will be clear of drugs - or are the county lines essential travel? 

Not pigeons, but Magpies who afterall notorious pilferers

On 22/04/2020 at 22:31, MHS said:

Give that dog a medal. ? 

He rather have a steak.