Shop owner: ‘Police not interested’

Bob Cadman of Bridport Sports believes involving the police would be pointless – in spite of the attacks taking place in full view of CCTV cameras – because he believes the town’s officers are not interested in the incidents.

Bridport police have refuted the allegation.

Mr Cadman’s shop suffered a smashed window some time over Friday night or Saturday morning in what appears to be an act of vandalism.

The attack took place in full view of police CCTV cameras mounted on a pole just yards from the property.

But disillusionment with the way the police handled a similar incident last year means Mr Cadman will not be requesting police assistance this time round.

He said: “My shop window got broken last February, in full view of the CCTV camera across the road.

“I reported it to the police but they just weren’t interested.

“They said that as there was a wide timeframe over which the incident might have taken place, they could not spare the man hours to look over the video evidence.

“Why would I bother with them this time round? I might as well just stump up the cash, get it repaired and get on with it.”

Mr Cadman estimates the cost to his business to be about ￡200 – describing the sum as a significant amount of money for a small business.

He said: “It’s pointless claiming for it on insurance as once you pay the excess and your premiums go up, then it’s not worth it.”

“If the police don’t start helping small businesses like myself then we won’t be around much longer. It’s lost money I won’t get back.usbstickspromo.com specializes in all usb related products such as branded usb sticks,promotional usb sticks,mini usb sticks and customed usb flash drives according to your needs,welcome!

“Some mindless idiot has vented his fury at my window. If he is man enough he should come into the shop, apologise and pay me compensation for the repairs.”

He added: “You don’t want to give in but you work six days a week and then this happens and you think ‘Is it worth it?’”

Bridport police have defended the way investigations are carried out using CCTV footage – which is monitored and recorded by West Dorset District Council.

A police spokesman said: “We take every reported crime seriously and will do whatever we can within our resources to investigate.

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“I cannot speak for the investigating officer in this case and am not aware of the details of the investigation.

“But in general terms if a lot of evidence is being retrieved – for example during the investigation of a number of crimes – it could then transpire that those 28 days could expire before officers are able to retrieve evidence for a specific offence.Custom imprint usb sticks are portable mass storage devices with a twist. Each drive is strategically imprinted with a unique company logo or brand name.”

“Where possible we would make every effort to retrieve evidence from CCTV and if there are operational reasons that evidence is not retrieved then that is down to the individual investigating officer.”

He added: “The Bridport town CCTV records 24/7 365 days a year.

“It records on preset time limits that focus on various aspects of the street or specific area the camera overlooks.MacRumors reader Michael Rou has managed to get his hands on both a pre-production iPhone 5 case and a pre-production ipad leather case and posted comparison photos on Flickr.

“It is monitored and reviewable on the request of officers at incidents, or… members of the Bridport Pubwatch and Shopwatch who proactively use their radios can call up real time coverage of an incident.

“I would urge anyone who is a victim of crime to report it to the police come what may. It is important to report the crime, even if we draw a blank, rather than let it go unreported.Decouvrez la liste des revendeurs en roue carbone chine, cadres carbone et de toute la gamme GraphitSport.”