It really is the small things that count!

Kia Ora,

Last night we had another of those reality police shows here on TV3 called "Road Cops".

In one incident it is the small thing the police officer notices that then leads to revelation of greater crimes.

For all those who moan about the police focus at times on traffic issues it was a great view to how effective it can be in catching up with other crimes.
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The small thing the police officer noticed was the vehicle was parked in a handicapped car park. On questioning the driver he was initially given false details to then find on a further check that the driver was wanted on about 6 warrants for arrest including drug use & assault from what was displayed.

When the time for arrest came though the driver reversed into the police vehicle then took off & a chase ensued. On this occassion they got away due to nature of the area but were caught sometime later.

This is also why the police need to be able to conduct chases as it is the small thing that trips people up.

One thing that does rankle is, especially right now, when you ring police comms with suspicious activity or even small crime the reaction is quite different for an ex police officer or 'off duty' police officer to those in the security industry or just the general public.

It is like the police are the only people who see suspicious activity at times. Sounds just like Iraq when many things like suicide bombings did not happen if they were not witnessed by a US service person.

First point is many parts of the military rely on that recognition of the small things that are out of place & if you have been there you just transfer that training to the civilian areana. At times it is just part of the intelligence picture.

Then there are security guards who often build up that skill level through experience to pick up on things that are out of place.

Last but not least is the person knowing their local area & what is out of place.
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Now someone from the police comms has said to me that it is the caller not providing the correct details. That to me is a cop out as well as bureaucracy gone mad & it never used to be needed.

Often you can not put your finger on what is wrong until after the fact. Of course you are not always right, but that is part of life. Experience & keeping up with what is happening in the community mean you are more likely to be right than not.

But it is again those small things that need to be noted. The big things as they say take care of themselves.

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