I witnessed a crimeFreddy Woo writes, "A group of us once staggered home so insensible with drink that we failed to notice someone being killed and buried in a shallow grave not more than 50 yards away. A crime unsolved to this day."
Have you witnessed a crime and done bugger all about it? Or are you a have-a-go hero?
Whatever. Tell us about it...
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chthonic, Thu 14 Feb 2008, 11:53)
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Witnessed RobberyMiddle of the night I wake up with such a dry throat as I was in need of liquid refreshment.
Popped down the stairs, into the kitchen to be met with a bloke going through all the cabinets and draws.
"What the **** do you think your doing" as I grabbed his clothes and lifted him to the other side of the kitchen.
He retaliated by trying to get the **** out of the kitchen through the kitchen door.
Trying not to let him out he starts yelling to let go at which point my girlf is by now downstairs also trying to grab him (she is naked also) as are two of his friends who join us at the door pulling him whilst simultaneously trying to punch me in the face.
I was a bit stuck as to what to do.
Should I try to retain them all, hold them down, call the police and wait.
or should I just let them go call the police and report the break-in.
Frankly I wasn't sure so I tried to pull the guy I had hold of, whilst my girlf tried to push him out the door, this wasn't working so I then tried to push him out the door (whilst simultaneously dodging flying fists from his partners in crime) unfortunately my girlf then was trying to pull him in.
After what seemed like an epic struggle (all of 50 seconds) they got out and off they went to a waiting car and sped off down the road.
Phoned police and recorded everything etc etc.
Strange thing is the idiot came in through the dog flap, walked past my wallet, car keys, house keys and a pile of notes and change right to the other end of the kitchen and started his search. They got nothing.
Next day a forensics guy turned up to get finger prints from the door (he got mine but nothing else as they had gloves), and mentioned to me that I wouldn't be asked as a witness as they caught the guys 4 streets over.
Turned out they were randomly going to houses and spent so long searching that after the first house found out about it and called the police the police caught them re-handed in a house a few streets over. Idiots.
So I was a witness, but never called, to my own house.
Next door neighbour saw the entire thing happened (he was in the TA as well) but didn't come out to help. Wuss.
Length? 3 inch cut down my left leg where I caught it on something during the struggle.
(, Sun 17 Feb 2008, 23:51, Reply)
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