Wandering Off Topic

[Lace]

Absolutely. People making value judgements and passing them off as ‘concerns’.

Imagine if the police hadn’t had to waste time following up these tales....Madeleine’s whereabouts may actually have been discovered.

Ok,  so the Police shouldn't be concerned that there could have been a Paedophile ring then?

[jassi]

Supposing police received, say 20, different reports from concerned individuals, which should they investigate given that it all takes time & manpower ?

[Lace]

Supposing police received, say 20, different reports from concerned individuals, which should they investigate given that it all takes time & manpower ?

I would have thought this report would have had priority as a child had disappeared in the same area.  Why were there video camera's set up?

[Brietta]

Supposing police received, say 20, different reports from concerned individuals, which should they investigate given that it all takes time & manpower ?

My interpretation of your question is that you appear to suggest that all should be investigated.

That's nice.

In my opinion any will suffice if the incident to which you refer is the same one.

If there are twenty different reports I think using a triage type system might be beneficial.  Like you ~ I think they should hit on them all at one time or another.

This does not appear to be the experience of witnesses who gave statements to the Policia Judiciaria and heard no more about it.
For example Mrs M and Dr T.

[Vertigo Swirl]

Supposing police received, say 20, different reports from concerned individuals, which should they investigate given that it all takes time & manpower ?

They should investigate ALL reports of strange or suspicious activity in the immediate vicinity and immediate aftermath of the incident, that's what police investigations should do, not file witness reports in a pile of post-it notes and get round to following them up half-heartedly two months later.  Or do you disagree?

[jassi]

My interpretation of your question is that you appear to suggest that all should be investigated.

That's nice.

In my opinion any will suffice if the incident to which you refer is the same one.

If there are twenty different reports I think using a triage type system might be beneficial.  Like you ~ I think they should hit on them all at one time or another.

This does not appear to be the experience of witnesses who gave statements to the Policia Judiciaria and heard no more about it.
For example Mrs M and Dr T.

All down to evaluation of priority, isn't it.
 Unless we have the police report, we cannot evaluate priority
IMO

[G-Unit]

I would have thought this report would have had priority as a child had disappeared in the same area.  Why were there video camera's set up?

The story about video cameras seems to have come from Paul Luckman, who heard it from 'a searcher' who 'somehow got inside'. It's a luxury villa and it seems to me very unlikely that anyone would be able to get inside it, even if it was unoccupied.

https://www.luzholidays.com/property/casa-ao-pescareza/

[Eleanor]

The story about video cameras seems to have come from Paul Luckman, who heard it from 'a searcher' who 'somehow got inside'. It's a luxury villa and it seems to me very unlikely that anyone would be able to get inside it, even if it was unoccupied.

https://www.luzholidays.com/property/casa-ao-pescareza/

Brueckner seems to have managed.

[faithlilly]

Ok,  so the Police shouldn't be concerned that there could have been a Paedophile ring then?

What was there to suggest that?

[Brietta]

The story about video cameras seems to have come from Paul Luckman, who heard it from 'a searcher' who 'somehow got inside'. It's a luxury villa and it seems to me very unlikely that anyone would be able to get inside it, even if it was unoccupied.

https://www.luzholidays.com/property/casa-ao-pescareza/

According to Luckman ~ his companion was accompanied by a dog.  Police would have had right of entry to inspect the described photographs of children pinned to the wall'

Was Luckman's companion a police officer? or was s/he just another dog walker like Mrs M and her retired police friend?

[G-Unit]

According to Luckman ~ his companion was accompanied by a dog.  Police would have had right of entry to inspect the described photographs of children pinned to the wall'

Was Luckman's companion a police officer? or was s/he just another dog walker like Mrs M and her retired police friend?

Police would have needed a warrant or the owner's permission to enter a property.

[Brietta]

Police would have needed a warrant or the owner's permission to enter a property.

Bearing in mind the internet files are not complete and we have seen pictures of them clambering into properties via windows ~ how do you know the police didn't request warrants?

[G-Unit]

Bearing in mind the internet files are not complete and we have seen pictures of them clambering into properties via windows ~ how do you know the police didn't request warrants?

Certain things were kept out of the files, but not applications for search warrants.

[faithlilly]

Britain’s finest !

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/police-officers-racist-hampshire-sacked-b1784351.html

[Eleanor]

Britain’s finest !

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/police-officers-racist-hampshire-sacked-b1784351.html

Awful.  This sort of mindset is impossible to change individually.