Free beer offer snares suspects
More than a dozen suspected criminals have been arrested as
part of an undercover sting operation after being duped into ringing the police
to claim free beer.
Derbyshire Police said the suspects were detained after
officers sent letters to a string of people who had evaded arrest for several
months, urging them to claim a complimentary crate of beer from a marketing
company.
A total of 19 suspects, wanted in connection with a range of
offences including robbery, burglary and sexual assault, fell for the hoax and
called the number on the letters, which put them through to officers based at
Chesterfield Police Station.
Police then arranged a time and date for the free alcohol to be
dropped off, but instead arrested those awaiting free beer at locations in
Chesterfield, Staveley, Alfreton, Ilkeston, Sheffield and Nottingham.
Chief Inspector Graham McLaughlin, who led the operation, said:
"These suspects are people who have managed to evade arrest for some time so we
have used different tactics to find them.
"It has been very cost-effective as it can take a lot of time
and money to track people down.
"We use a variety of methods to arrest those suspected of
committing criminal offences and we will continue to use new tactics when
necessary
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Do we know what beer was being offered?;-)0
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This happened on an episode of the Simpsons years ago. Amazing but brilliant that it was done for real0
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Do we know what beer was being offered?
;-)This happened on an episode of the Simpsons years ago. Amazing but brilliant that it was done for real
I assume it must have been DUFF BEER!!0 -
Do we know what beer was being offered?
There's a joke in here somewhere........................... but it's too early in the morning for me to think of one!;-)0 -
Jail ale!0
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Nice try RM..................................but could do better maybe!Jail ale!
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They've done these before, with letters saying they had won a competition. The police couldn't believe the stupidity of some peoria literally chasing the police van down the road to claim their "prize". Brilliant0
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http://www.dartmoorbrewery.co.uk/jailale.htm
It's a local brew down here.0 -
http://www.dartmoorbrewery.co.uk/jailale.htm It's a local brew down here.
Ah right.........that makes a bit more sense, even if it is a bit of a local knowledge joke!0 -
I think this has been tried several times before and always seems to pull a few suspects in. A shame they publicised it - any crims will be thinking twice if they get an invite somewhere out of the blue.0
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I think this has been tried several times before and always seems to pull a few suspects in. A shame they publicised it - any crims will be thinking twice if they get an invite somewhere out of the blue.
They won't cause most of them are as thick as shit and will always think they should have something for nothing.0 -
Well, I got it and thought it was good.http://www.dartmoorbrewery.co.uk/jailale.htm It's a local brew down here.
Ah right.........that makes a bit more sense, even if it is a bit of a local knowledge joke!BTW RM how is Kick-Ass these days?0 -
It's a good job I never called! ;-)0
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I believe the Police should themselves be prosecuted under the Trades Descriptions Act.
Their marketing material was totally misleading.
;o)
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Yes, I was thinking that. It is a tactic you would want to publicise as little as possible.
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This happened on an episode of the Simpsons years ago. Amazing but brilliant that it was done for real
I think it was for a speed boat, which Homer insisted on receiving after paying his parking fines.
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It was in an old Pacino movie, but it was a chance to meet Yankees players.
Might have been Serpico.
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It was used on millwall fans, but was for pink Fred Perry shirts.0
