Cap, cuffs and vest stolen from police
A STAB vest, an inspector's cap and handcuffs are among the items stolen from police vehicles, it has been revealed.
Thefts in the past three years also include an officer's encrypted BlackBerry phone, car keys, a breathalyser and a police helmet and jacket.
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Notts Police listed the items in response to a Freedom Of Information request.
A force spokesman said the stab vest was stolen from a marked police car last year while two officers were on a drugs raid.
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He said: "The officers travelled to the scene in a marked police vehicle, which was inadvertently left insecure.
"The officers were inside the premises when an unknown offender or offenders took a stab-proof vest from the car."
Meanwhile the theft of an inspector's cap in 2010 occurred as two officers took a prisoner home.
The list – which also includes three sat navs, an iPod and a handbag – covers items taken from all police vehicles in 2010, 2011 and 2012. Other items taken include two fake Gucci bags, a coat, fake mobile phones, number plates and a Ford badge.
The Taxpayers' Alliance, which campaigns for greater efficiency within publicly-funded organisations, said the incidents were worrying.
Campaign manager Robert Oxley said: "Taxpayers will worry that police giving out crime prevention advice can't seem to avoid becoming victims themselves.
"Thefts from forces costs taxpayers money and this bill could easily be reduced.
"At a time when money is tight police can't afford to keep replacing expensive kit."
What do you think of the thefts? E-mail newsdesk@nottinghampostgroup.co.uk
5 Comments
by DaveNotts
Monday, March 11 2013, 3:43PM
“All this proves is that those in the "tax payers alliance" are a bunch of pathetic jumped up nobodies obsessed with trying to put one over and get brownine points for rubbish like this as they know the underclasses and wannabes will like this non news.
Rather than actually finding out where the real public money is wasted and doing something about it, as thats actualy worthwhile but also hard work and way out of their league and beyond their level.
They go on about "freedom of information requests" all the time but cant they see that with all these pointless requests they submit to the entire public sector that actually wastes more tax payers money as someone has to then go and find out the answers to their pointless requests.
They put so much in that sections of the public sector have actually had to create an actual job position and in some cases more than one to then research and answer the ridiculous requests they submit.
Rober Oxley = publicity seeking numpty who is totally full of his own self importance”
by mint_sause
Sunday, March 10 2013, 7:14AM
“Wonder if they issued themselves with a crime number?”
by soraya
Saturday, March 09 2013, 2:31PM
“Don't leave valuables on display.
Do as we say not as we do.
No crime committed as they left them on display.
Just give them a lost property number.”
by bestwoodbob
Saturday, March 09 2013, 12:47PM
“Simple you numptys!!..............LOCK YOUR CAR!! Lol”
by DJjazzy
Saturday, March 09 2013, 10:15AM
“Well if you someone walking around with inspectors hat on and on the phone you will know where it has come from. What a story are people that sad that they use the freedom of information act to find out how much lost property an organisation has. Sad man mr oxley get a life”