Frustrated with police due to cuts

[jefmcg]

Oh, and I once handed something in to a police station: I found a mobile phone on Saturday morning, in 3 pieces under a car. Reassembled it, turned it on. Immediately a text message came in saying "oh, man, did you get home ok? you were wasted last night" Texted back telling the friend that the phone had been found and handed in at the police station. Hopefully the guy got his phone back and didn't have too bad a hangover.

 

[TVC]

I'm not sure why this is a Police problem, no crime has taken place. You have the contact details of the owner, either contact them and return it, or destroy the documents/cards safe in the knowledge that they will get them replaced anyway.

To suggest it is a problem of Police cuts is not valid IMHO they are out solving or preventing crime to the best of their abilities. Here there is no crime, no victim and no justice to be served.

 

[vickster]

I found a wallet in on a train some time last year, late at night. There wasn't much in it, but still took it to the local cop shop who were more than happy to take it

I think I texted a number that was in the wallet and asked them to let the owner know where it was. I think they thanked me and I assume it was collected at some point. Half an hour tops of my time

 

[Accy cyclist]

Tell the plod you think a "hate crime" has taken place. They'll soon come running!

 

[Arrowfoot]

I would have thought that a driving licence being a controlled document, property of the state and has black market value for obvious reasons and used for criminal activities over the years would be something that the Police would be concerned about.

https://www.askthe.police.uk/content/Q245.htm

"You should liaise with your local police station. It maybe that you want to hold onto the property on the understanding that if the owner comes forward you must relinquish it or you can hand it in at your local police station.

If you choose to hand it in then you will be given a form that entitles you to collect the property if it is not claimed within a specified period(except mobile phones and any other unsuitable objects). This period provides the owner with a reasonable amount of time to come forward, allowing for circumstances where a person may not have noticed that something is lost, or where they are on holiday. 28 days is a common period of time for this purpose, but can vary from force to force. Your local force will advise you of the relevant time periods when you report an item as found."

 

[Alex H]

a well-used PRW.

???

 

[Tim Hall]

???

At a guess Public Right of Way.

 

[Globalti]

The Police are saddled with all kinds of stuff that they don't want. Our local copshop has a big shed full of bikes that have been handed in. My PC neighbour tells me that whenever he reports for work, around 50% of the shift gets allocated straight away to non-productive jobs like guarding prisoners in hospital or guarding property so I'd rather the few remaining active Police were able to get on with chasing criminals.

 

[Drago]

Walk into police station. Leave wallet on counter. Walk out again.

But it's a whole 4 miles away!

 

[Over The Hill]

Is the OP out of Viz?

 

[Over The Hill]

The police aren't just there to deal with crime...

But most of us would prefer it if that is what they concentrated their resources on.

 

[Incontinentia Buttocks]

The Police are saddled with all kinds of stuff that they don't want. Our local copshop has a big shed full of bikes that have been handed in. My PC neighbour tells me that whenever he reports for work, around 50% of the shift gets allocated straight away to non-productive jobs like guarding prisoners in hospital or guarding property so I'd rather the few remining active Police were able to get on with chasing criminals.

This a thousand times.

 

[jefmcg]

A couple of points in favour of the OP

1. If you picked up the wallet and didn't make an effort to return it to the original owner, you could be guilty of theft by finding. So if you can't hand a wallet into a police station, the best course of action might be to leave it where it lay, this possibly being picked up by a less honest person.
2. I'm very glad the police were able to get involved when this happened https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/three-cheers-for-anonymous-cabbie.157458/

 

[derrick]

I can live with them not handling lost property, I really get p***** when they don't do what they are supposed to do.
Fight crime.

 

[winjim]

But it's a whole 4 miles away!

Alright, stick it in a jiffy bag, write "Police" on the front and chuck it in the nearest post box. There are ways and means...