Danish police 'distracted' by World Cup match

 
Post new topic   Reply to topic    Couchtripper Forum Index -> News mash
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
janbo1960



Joined: 29 Apr 2006

PostPosted: Fri Jun 16, 2006 11:32 pm    Post subject: Danish police 'distracted' by World Cup match Reply with quote

Some police officers in Denmark refused to answer an emergency call because they were engrossed in watching a televised World Cup football match, a Danish newspaper has reported.

The father of a 14-year-old boy phoned the police station at Gladsaxe, north-west of Copenhagen, on Monday night to report that his son had been threatened with a knife by two men on a motorcycle, who attacked the boy and stole his mobile phone, according to the tabloid, Ekstra Bladet.

He asked the police to send a patrol car as the robbers were still in the area and could be arrested.

"We can't send a car because we don't have the men" available, the police station told him.

The father decided to file a complaint and went to the station, where he was surprised to find six to eight officers watching the Italy-Ghana match.

A senior officer at Gladsaxe, Allan Enevoldsen, has opened an inquiry into the incident.

"We ought to have the resources for the armed robbery of a 14-year-old boy threatened with a knife," he said.

"And nothing in my preliminary inquiry indicates that the officers were so busy they could not send a patrol to the area," he told the paper.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic    Couchtripper Forum Index -> News mash All times are GMT
Page 1 of 1

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You cannot download files in this forum


Couchtripper - 2005-2015