Identity Parade

lesleylogan

Just reading another thread and I remembered your tale so I checked for an up-date.

Nice to know some people still have a sense of duty, well done you for how you approached the whole debacle.

I was intrigued merlot We never found out what was going on but suspected it might have been something to do with drugs.

We had the same, KatyK The police parked in our driveway until the small hours. It turned out some buildings about half a mile away were being used for growing cannabis. They'd rented the buildings for storing furniture and the access to the growing area was through the back of a wardrobe!!

We were once asked if the police could use our front bedroom to 'observe' some goings on up the road. They didn't say what these goings on were but came and decided that our house wasn't close enough. They were very professional and polite.

Our 'police station' is a desk in the Council Offices in town. For emergencies I would use 999.. which is as I would always have done.

I do think our opinons on 'professional' will vary. What matters is effectiveness rather than a certain 'etiquette' and expectations. Attitudes and practice evolve and change over time. As long as there is no abuse of power / breaking of the law police should be able to carry out their work in the way thy feel is most effective... given the financial handcuffs they are in!

Don't they usually have a strong suspect already? So even if the witness had picked you out, lesleylogan, the Police would have let you go!

So glad they let you out!!!!

When I was working, our offices were close to Cardiff Central police station and I was asked to participate in a few identity parades (apparently we overweight, balding fiftysomethings are a criminal lot).

It wouldn't be Kingston Police, by any chance? They sound really unprofessional.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-38522326

Who goes to a police station in an 'emergency'? I don't. I dial 999 and it goes straight to an energency centre and is answered in seconds.

Yes, the police do sometimes ask people in the street to make up a an identity parade but don't tell them that they look like somebody who has committed a serious offence,it would be unprofessional, and have most people running for the hills.qGlad it went well Leslie

I should say though, that some of the reason the area was targeted for cuts is because crime is low.
But even so!

next nearest after the first 5

I thought I would look further into our police services

The nearest office that is open is 12 miles away, and is open mon-fri
Ditto the next 4 nearest!

Next nearest is 50 miles away and open mon-sat

I cant be bothered to look further afield than that. No point if there was an emergency

Check it which Police Station, did those that approached have there warrant cards to prove they are Police Officers, and you should have taken note of there names on thee person in the form of a name tag plastic, plus on there shoulders they would have had there number on them usually a 3 letter wording with a 3 figure number below it.
Mick
PS they would do it at a Police Station with the suspect being part of the ID parade , check with 101 , and report as a suspicious enquiry.

Our nearest police station that's open at night is 12 miles away. The local one is manned 9-5 and if they need to summon officers they come from the one further away.

My son was first asked by a uniformed police officer whilst he (son) was sat on the steps of the local FE college, puffing on a break time cigarette. Once he was on their books so to speak he would get regular calls to attend line ups, sometimes at very short notice.

Blimey this sounds so unprofessional that I would never in a hundred years think it would be genuine I m amazed that the police just pluck people out of the crowd and tell them they look like a villian and 10.30 pm would have sent bells ringing in my head How very strange

Well done lesleyogan. At least you could sleep without worrying. An experience most of us won't have!

Many police stations and offices have been closed in our area Penstemmon.
I said police stations not police services,though quite frankly it amounts to much the same thing when you are trying to find a police station that is still operating.

Well not long got back in and all done now. Was a bit nervous about it all. After a bit of waiting about and the odd bit of paperwork I was taken into a room with the other females and luckily I wasnt picked. Whole thing was done by about 11:30. Glad it is all over now.

Where I lived previously 2-3 of us friends would meet up outside the local church of an evening and go for a natter long walk around the village and outlying roads. Because of lack of pavements or because of dark winter nights we always wore reflective jackets. We were approached on a couple of occasions when mistaken for Community Support Officers and one old lady said it was assuring to see a police presence in the village again

florntine my nephew did that too when at Uni. He was rather disconcerted to be 'identified' on a couple of occasions

Ankers what are you on about?? Police service is 24/7 despite recent cuts to funding
If you can find one!
Policeman, that is.