Tent Theft - reported or not?

[airwaves]

Hi

There is a significant thread elsewhere with details about tent thefts.

The police - according to The Guardian - reported 'there were 148 tent thefts this year, half of last year's figure'.

That's BOLLOCKS. They may well have a record of 148 'reported' thefts but I wonder how many tents were robbed but not reported. My son's tent was robbed and at least 6 others in our party entered - camped in Pennards, area above the Red Triangle Camp, Wednesday night.

My son reported it to the Camp Crew but no details were taken. I later asked if telling Camp Crew results in a report to the Police and was told 'No' so I took it upon myself to report it officially. To do this I had to go to the furthest reaches of the site up near Worthy Farmhouse.

Excuse me but I think many people will

i) believe that a report to Camp Crew would class as a 'report'

ii) if they found out where they have to go to report theft would just not bother, especially on the Friday / Saturday / Sunday

Edited June 30, 2009 by airwaves

[titch juicy]

our friend was robbed two nights in a row- both times while he was asleep- first night they took his wallet with £180 in it- second night he had a further £120 that we'd lent him, in his jeans rolled up as a pillow...he must have rolled off the pillow- he woke up with the tent open and his jeans half out the door

he reported the first one through all the correct channels

[Chimps in Balaclavas]

Security were in Row Mead on the Thurs night I think it was, around 3 in the morning.

They were looking for 2 lads (an older bloke and a younger teen) .. apparently they had made their way through the camp ransacking tents.

I don't know if they were caught but if they were .. I hope they got a kicking!

[Jutt69]

Saw no sign of anything like that, but I was in the Family Camping this year!

I could not quite believe the difference, could even leave chairs and trolleys lying about.