It’s been one of those days for the despatch team at Conservatory Outlet.
We arrived at work this morning to find that one of our delivery vehicles had been pinched over night. To make matters worse a new driver didn’t turn in, and another driver had to swerve to miss a tractor on the way to Dewsbury with a £1100 worth of glass toppling over in the back of the vehicle. Typical Monday morning stuff!
I assumed that we’d never see the stolen 7.5 tonne truck again, but Mick our Head of Production reminded me that we have a vehicle tracking device fitted. Upon further investigation it appeared that our vehicle was stolen a 1am this morning, and then had a trip to Normanton, followed by a trip to Pontefract, then settling at a position in Middleton, Leeds.
We rang the police to tell them the vehicle had been stolen, and the fact that we now knew the vehicle was in Middleton, and then sent a couple of guys to that area to try locate it. It turned out the truck was located on a gypsy colony, so our guys were very brave and jumped in the truck and effectively stole it back!
Apparently, after speaking with the police since, we have found out that the thieves used our truck for a burglary in Pontefract at 2.30am, where they eptied a pack of polycarbonate from our vehicle in the customers garden, so they could make space for the unfortunate family’s possessions.
Anyway, we’re just glad to get our vehicle back so we can resume normal deliveries tomorrow, and we’ve got some polycarbonate to retrieve from a police station in Pontefract.
It will be interesting to see whether the Police actually find and prosecute the culprits. Somehow I doubt it.
I doubt it too. Unbelievable the lengths some “people” go to to commit crime. If you called it work they wouldn’t do it.
We also have a gypsy colony on our doorstep and they are behind a massive crimewave in the area. A certain little Austrian in the 1940’s had one method of solving the problem……………..
Ooh. David I realise that was in jest, but careful!
You’re right, of course. Anyone who knows me knows that I’m not a violent man but these people can be so frustrating!
The police only like to prosecute basically honest people, so much easier if the culprits are not hardened street wise criminals. I admit it officer, 40 in a 30, take me in and send me down.
Of course they wont do anything, pikeys can get rough you know and human rights to consider.
Glad to hear you got the truck back at least (and the load by the sounds of it).
Reminded me of a course i was once on – the speaker used to work for the ‘Coal Board’. At the time he was entitled to a coal allowance which living in ‘digs’ he never claimed.
Anyway, the years went on and finally one year he got a stern memo about not taking his coal.
So he had a bright idea. He asked his landlady if she’d like the coal? Of course she said yes (both of them thinking it was going to be a couple of sacks).
So when he walked back the that night, she was furious – there was a coal mountain where her front garden had used to be – approx 10 tonnes of the stuff had been delivered in a tipper and literally tipped in her front garden.
Just seeing the comment about the ‘poly’ in someones garden reminded me of this little gem of a story. Hopefully it will cheer you guys up a little to.
Jonathan
Lol! I wondered where you were going with that story!
That’s a tough blow on a Monday morning. Did the police find the culprits in the end?