What the car thief said.........

[wheresthetorch]

How's your Google skills? Tell me why a patrolling cop will always stop a Landrover with a front headlight out?

Something to do with cannabis growing? Though not sure they'd need to stop the person whose light had been stolen.

 

[Cubist]

Something to do with cannabis growing? Though not sure they'd need to stop the person whose light had been stolen.

Although there was a spate of headlamps and grills being stolen a couple of years ago, and yes, a suggestion that they made good hydroponic lamps, its more to do with the wiring layout.

 

[captain nemo1701]

Good idea. On those rare occasions that a victim gets hold of Johnny Scumbag and beats him to a pulp they can claim it's their job.

Whilst beating the living daylights out of them, just say it's an occupational hazard of their job.

 

[Mugshot]

Many years ago whilst between proper jobs I was doing bleeding 'orrible jobs for the agencies. I was on one with a lad who for some reason thought I'd enjoy listen to him drone on about his Escort, which he went to some lengths to tell me had an XR3I body kit.
He then moaned on and on about the scummy insurance companies that charged him a fortune because it looked so much like an XR3I. He then told me that he was about to fit a "lovely set of alloys" that his mate was getting for him.
At this point I took a wild stab in the dark and asked whether he realised that the lovely set of alloys that his mate was getting for him was one of the reasons that his insurance was so high.
"Muh?" he replied,
So I explained a bit to him about people nicking things and insurance and stuff and he nodded and thought about it for a while;
"They're a lovely set of alloys though." He said eventually.
I sighed and carried on putting frozen chicken pieces in boxes.

 

[oldwheels]

Couple of years ago a guy I know was attacked by 3 muggers in Leeds bus station. Big mistake! When the polis arrived they congratulated him and said it was the first time they had to summon an ambulance for the perpetrators. They then apologised and charged him with assault. Cannot remember exactly what eventually happened but basically common sense took over and he got off.

 

[jonny jeez]

Almost as bad as SC&P

Steady on!

 

[jonny jeez]

The pole and hook car key burglary is known as a 'two in one' or 'Hanoi' burglary.

Two in one presumably refers to the keys and car being nicked.

Hanoi is supposed to come from one of the Yorkshire police forces whose Operation Hanoi targeted that type of crime a few years ago.

Maybe up north but round here its called fishing.

 

[jonny jeez]

How's your Google skills? Tell me why a patrolling cop will always stop a Landrover with a front headlight out?

Is it because its easier than stopping them with a taser?

 

[Cubist]

Is it because its easier than stopping them with a taser?

Land rovers don't respond very well to being tasered . I mean you can try, but you need to hone your jumping skills first

 

[jonny jeez]

Land rovers don't respond very well to being tasered . I mean you can try, but you need to hone your jumping skills first

But surely its more effective than trying to stop them with a headlight....I mean, what would you do, throw it at them?

 

[Cubist]

But surely its more effective than trying to stop them with a headlight....I mean, what would you do, throw it at them?

I had a lad on my team who tried to stop a stolen motorcycle by tripping it up. He still limps.

 

[classic33]

Yep, West Yorks. They date back in my memory to the late 90s when we saw the first ones.

Earlier than that. Your memory is playing tricks on you.

 

[gbb]

Is this another of those non-political Cafe threads where people can type what they want without challenge?

No chance
PC&A's door locking has already seen an increase in some turning up here picking fights with us sensitive souls