Maddie cops pursue mysterious woman in purple?

[sadie]

I wonder if they say that to all their informants.

Trouble with that was I hadn't given my name at that stage ......

[G-Unit]

Trouble with that was I hadn't given my name at that stage ......

I can't imagine why someone would want to ring them.

[slartibartfast]

Trouble with that was I hadn't given my name at that stage ......

So you are suggesting SY give out case updates to random callers?

[sadie]

So you are suggesting SY give out case updates to random callers?

I wasn't after a case update.  That is their business, not mine.

[G-Unit]

I wasn't after a case update.  That is their business, not mine.

Had you been a journalist ringing up you would have had a front page headline.

'Met have all the information they need except Maddie's present whereabouts!'.

Are the Met really so naive? Strewth!

[barrier]

Had you been a journalist ringing up you would have had a front page headline.

'Met have all the information they need except Maddie's present whereabouts!'.

Are the Met really so naive? Strewth!

Two things from Mark Rowley which really ought to be at the forefront of any ones mind when reading about the latest crap in the rags.

MR: Ourselves and the Portuguese are doing a critical piece of work and we don’t want to spoil it by putting titbits out on it publically.
MR: There are odd headlines and odd stories in newspapers on a regular basis and most of those are nonsense.
 

[sadie]

Had you been a journalist ringing up you would have had a front page headline.

'Met have all the information they need except Maddie's present whereabouts!'.

Are the Met really so naive? Strewth!

I certainly got the feeling that they knew who they were up against.  Doesn't mean that they have enough evidence to prosecute tho.

[G-Unit]

I certainly got the feeling that they knew who they were up against.  Doesn't mean that they have enough evidence to prosecute tho.

I think the claim you made about what they actually said is far more important than your impressions and feelings. Now tell me. Did a Metropolitan Police Officer actually tell you, an unknown telephone caller, "they only needed information about where Madeleine was"?

[sadie]

I think the claim you made about what they actually said is far more important than your impressions and feelings. Now tell me. Did a Metropolitan Police Officer actually tell you, an unknown telephone caller, "they only needed information about where Madeleine was"?

I think he was  a Civilian Officer attached to Operation Grange and as I remember it, he sad (not the exact words, cos i cant remember them)  that OG didn't need any more info to help find the person/s who had taken Madeleine, but they did  need help to find Madeleine. 

At that stage I was unable to help them.  They already knew where I believed Madeleine to be about 3 years previiously.

I could have some educated guesses of places that no-one on here seems to have thought of, but I probably would be wrong.   It is like looking for a needle in a haystack TBH

[G-Unit]

I think he was  a Civilian Officer attached to Operation Grange and as I remember it, he sad (not the exact words, cos i cant remember them)  that OG didn't need any more info to help find the person/s who had taken Madeleine, but they did  need help to find Madeleine. 

At that stage I was unable to help them.  They already knew where I believed Madeleine to be about 3 years previiously.

I could have some educated guesses of places that no-one on here seems to have thought of, but I probably would be wrong.   It is like looking for a needle in a haystack TBH

It seems you spoke to someone whose job is to deal with the public while the police officers get on with their jobs. If he said what you say he said I very much doubt that he was either qualified or instructed to say it. 

[sadie]

It seems you spoke to someone whose job is to deal with the public while the police officers get on with their jobs. If he said what you say he said I very much doubt that he was either qualified or instructed to say it.

That's in your opinion is it?  When you didn't speak to him?  Ah I see.

[stephen25000]

That's in your opinion is it?  When you didn't speak to him?  Ah I see.

Do you know whether it was a civilian or police officer you spoke to ?

[sadie]

Do you know whether it was a civilian or police officer you spoke to ?

Already answered stephen ... on this page

Aren't you bothering to read my posts?

[G-Unit]

That's in your opinion is it?  When you didn't speak to him?  Ah I see.

I don't need to speak to him to know that Operation Grange is highly unlikely to authorise a civilian to give what amounts to an update on the case to an unnamed telephone caller. In my opinion that would be contravening their stated policy of not providing updates on a live investigation.

[stephen25000]

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