Wednesday - April 09, 2008

Man released burglar as Keystone Cops fail to show up as they were going in the rong direction.

I’d like to see humor in this ...  is there any?

By Lucy Cockcroft
Last Updated: 2:14am GMT 26/03/2008

A man who caught a burglar was forced to release him after police failed to respond to a 999 call.

Gary Hall, 43, sat on the intruder after wrestling him to the ground when the boy came through the door of his home.

His wife, Jackie, telephoned police but, after waiting almost 20 minutes, Mr Hall had to let the teenager go when a gang of five youths began pelting his house with stones.
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Mrs Hall dialled 999 shortly before midnight, but she did not hear from police until 3.15am when they called to apologise for not attending the scene.

It was not until the following morning that an officer visited their house in the village of Holton le Clay near Grimsby.

Mr Hall said: “I was watching television with my wife and heard a noise. I looked outside and saw a group of teenagers prowling about in our garden, shining their torches though the windows of our motor home.

“One of them approached the front door and turned the handle. I quickly opened the door and must have surprised him because he stumbled through the door.

“He was a big lad, taller than me, but he was easy to wrestle to the floor. He didn’t put up much of a fight and I just sat on him to restrain him.”

Mrs Hall said: “I was terrified. We had three young children in bed upstairs. I was shouting down the phone to get someone around quick and that my husband had caught a burglar in our home.

“The operator took our address and said someone would be around straight away.

“But when they didn’t show up and his mates came back throwing stones and shouting abuse, I screamed at Gary to let him go.”

All six of the teenagers immediately ran away after the incident on Easter Sunday. Three hours later the police returned Mrs Hall’s call and explained that the officers had been diverted.

Mr Hall, the director of a firm of electricians and a 15st former body-building champion, said: “The police response was disappointing to say the least.

“I don’t know what kind of incident it takes to get a response.

“Obviously they didn’t think this was high priority. They always seem efficient when it comes to sending out speeding tickets.

“If we give in to these young thugs, they will continue to control our villages, towns and cities.”

A spokesman for Lincolnshire police said: “It was a very busy night. We were dealing with 10 high priority cases. The call was unfortunately misdirected to Humberside police. We called back later to apologise.”

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