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Warning from Police

#1 Post 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.
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#2 Post by Mattnall »

SAOC?
Sunbeam Alpine Owners' Club?

(Google's only answer, I'm still in the dark)
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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"
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SAOC?
Sunbeam Alpine Owners' Club?
Thanks for that "Bloody good laugh at that one"
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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.
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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.

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I wonder why they don't think it will happen in Scotland! Lack of Police intelligence!
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Surely clubs which store guns/RFDs need remote alarm systems, if not remote cameras?
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#10 Post 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.


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