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Warning from Police
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 9:19 am
by Andy632
Just got this from Police Scotland. Not surprising though.
South Yorkshire Police reported 50 firearms stolen from a gun dealership premises which was closed due to Covid -19.
It is probable that SAOC groups and other criminals will carry out pre-planned break ins to premises, where there is less opportunity of interruption and detection during the raids as a result of lock-down.
There is no intelligence to suggest that this is would be an issue in Scotland.
Re: Warning from Police
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 9:50 am
by Mattnall
SAOC?
Sunbeam Alpine Owners' Club?
(Google's only answer, I'm still in the dark)
Re: Warning from Police
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 9:54 am
by DL.
Mattnall wrote:SAOC?
Sunbeam Alpine Owners' Club?
(Google's only answer, I'm still in the dark)
Your google fu is weak "serious organised acquisitive crime"
Re: Warning from Police
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 9:58 am
by Mauserbill
SAOC?
Sunbeam Alpine Owners' Club?
Thanks for that "Bloody good laugh at that one"
Re: Warning from Police
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:10 am
by Andy632
I was at a company "town hall" meeting and one of the guys stood up and said he thought the company were using to many TLA's; the company man immediately asked, "what's a TLA?"
"Three letter Acronym" was the reply, "do you see where I'm coming from!" Great burst of laughter and he put out a worldwide memo to ask employees to resist using acronyms in general communications.
Seems like cops maybe need to adopt the same when they send out memos to the public.
Re: Warning from Police
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:24 am
by Pinguino
Re: Warning from Police
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 12:06 pm
by Mike95
Criminals do not seem to worry about "essential travel".....or lockdown...every empty club premises containing firearms is a sitting duck...regular visits by members to check security not apparently "essential"...so I am informed.
Mike95
Re: Warning from Police
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 12:37 pm
by Andy632
I wonder why they don't think it will happen in Scotland! Lack of Police intelligence!
Re: Warning from Police
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 1:42 pm
by Blackstuff
Surely clubs which store guns/RFDs need remote alarm systems, if not remote cameras?
Re: Warning from Police
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 2:36 pm
by Polchraine
Blackstuff wrote:Surely clubs which store guns/RFDs need remote alarm systems, if not remote cameras?
The one broken into and linked above almost certainly did have - how else might the police have been called at 00:50?
The police will only attend a "confirmed" break-in or one they are advised requires attendance in a call from a monitoring company or their own records.