Pikeys vandalise Police chopper

Pikeys vandalise Police chopper

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Oakey

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27,759 posts

222 months

Thursday 14th May 2009
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Surprised this hasn't been mentioned here already (no doubt elsewhere in another subforum):

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2...

The Sun said:
A GIPSY mob trashed a £5million police helicopter — to stop cops spying on them.
They set about the Surrey force’s chopper with axes — putting it out of action by smashing five windows.

The attack followed weeks of aerial surveillance on a travellers’ site where swish stolen cars and nicked goods are believed to be stashed.

A police source said last night: “The gipsies were furious because they kept getting buzzed by the helicopter.


The mob struck at 10pm after leaping over a 4ft wall surrounding the force’s helipad at Fairoaks airport, near Woking.

They threatened staff in the operations room before wrecking the chopper.

The damage caused was estimated at tens of thousands of pounds.

The aircraft, which is expected to be out of action for another two weeks while repairs are made, is the only cop chopper in Surrey.
When they've got the front to more or less raid an airport and threaten staff in order to put a police helicopter ut of comission you know these scum are beyond the law. Perhaps the police can go put that terror act to good use here?

HD Adam

5,155 posts

190 months

Thursday 14th May 2009
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Didn't have one of these up then


john_p

7,073 posts

256 months

Thursday 14th May 2009
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I'm pretty sure trespassing on an airfield counts as a terrorist activity.. so now they may all wind up getting locked up without charge!

johnnywb

1,631 posts

214 months

Thursday 14th May 2009
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I'm sure one the boys at one of the local army barracks would like an evening traning operation wouldn't they....?

tegwin

1,641 posts

212 months

Thursday 14th May 2009
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That behaviour is unbelievable.... If I (a law abiding tax payer) did that I would be made to pay the damages and would end up in jail..


I would imagine these human scum will proberably get off with a gentle slapping....

Sounds like they need to fortify the helipad..... and give the pilots stab vests!

Spiritual_Beggar

4,833 posts

200 months

Thursday 14th May 2009
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What are the odd's nothing happens to them because of human rights!.


Really is quite remarkable though! They've essentially....attacked the Police! What would happen to a members of the public if they started kicking in Police car doors, etc?

And they wonder why people don't have faith in the police. They need to come down hard on these Pikeys!


We've had 2 fecking machines nicked in a year thatnks to Pikeys, and the police do sweet FA about it.

If they aren't careful..we're going to start seeing a lot more vigilante activity by members of the public.

IanMorewood

4,309 posts

254 months

Thursday 14th May 2009
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I know police helos are multi role but for site surveillance opps would it not be cheaper to stick a remote plane in the air? No need for it to be a full on drone type either just a quiet little model aircraft with a couple of hours loiter time and a down facing video camera.

As for the scum that trashed the helicopter send em travelling.

Scraggles

7,619 posts

230 months

Thursday 14th May 2009
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looks like the plod are too scared to take on the pikeys, or they might get accused of being racist or some such pap, plenty of witnesses, just drive to the pikey site, arrest all the people fitting the description of the wreckers, how hard can that be ?

markh1

2,846 posts

215 months

Thursday 14th May 2009
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These individuals do not deserve to breath oxygen. Kill them in the face. Now.

Martial Arts Man

6,625 posts

192 months

Thursday 14th May 2009
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markh1 said:
Kill them in the face.
rofl

I might have to borrow that one!

Andy Zarse

10,868 posts

253 months

Thursday 14th May 2009
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tegwin said:
That behaviour is unbelievable.... If I (a law abiding tax payer) did that I would be made to pay the damages and would end up in jail..
Oh no you wouldn't.

http://www.inlap.freeuk.com/ploughsh.htm

eldar

22,499 posts

202 months

Thursday 14th May 2009
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I'm sure there is a flying squad joke in here somewhere....

MK4 Slowride

10,028 posts

214 months

Thursday 14th May 2009
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Unbelieveable audacity from the pikey comunity. It'll be interesting to see what action the police take. Also I suspect that now they know they've got 2 weeks to do what they want crime around there will shoot up.

Jasandjules

70,416 posts

235 months

Thursday 14th May 2009
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It's only criminal damage, I am sure the police won't have time to investigate it, just like they don't when it's my stuff getting damaged...... biggrin

Spiritual_Beggar

4,833 posts

200 months

Thursday 14th May 2009
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Andy Zarse said:
How the hell did they pull that one off!!!

Sets a scary precedent surely! Cue activists and the like!

smack

9,738 posts

197 months

Thursday 14th May 2009
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"The mob struck at 10pm after leaping over a 4ft wall surrounding the force’s helipad at Fairoaks airport, near Woking."

err, you can drive straight in (or walk - no gates), and walk up to where the Police park the Helicopter - don't need to jump over a wall!

Ayahuasca

27,428 posts

285 months

Thursday 14th May 2009
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So it was just me who saw the thread title and got a mental image of policemen in tears because someone had vandalised their bike?


thinfourth2

32,414 posts

210 months

Thursday 14th May 2009
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Can't plod just borrow a helicopter off the army

An apache would do nicely

Have to brief plod very carefully on the buttons as it would terrible if they accidently dropped several large bombs on the pikey camp

s3fella

10,524 posts

193 months

Thursday 14th May 2009
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smack said:
"The mob struck at 10pm after leaping over a 4ft wall surrounding the force’s helipad at Fairoaks airport, near Woking."

err, you can drive straight in (or walk - no gates), and walk up to where the Police park the Helicopter - don't need to jump over a wall!
The 4ft wall is to stop ram raiders! The one at Brum got done about 15 years ago so they park it in "stonehenge" now!


A bit of razor wire round the top will stop them, or better still, maybe smear the top of the wall in Imperial Leather!laugh

smack

9,738 posts

197 months

Thursday 14th May 2009
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Surrey Police haven't mentioned it on the website yet

http://www.surrey.police.uk/media/media_centre.asp

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