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[webbo]

hi folks

A poseur for ya all.

Remember the 'barking dog' we have living next door? Yes, well I am at my wits end and today I finally caved in and called the police to complain. O.K. so far, but please tell me why the police need to know all my personal details, ie, name (ok will give them this one), age? nationality. I stopped the woman before she asked any more stating that I do not want my details on a database and asked if I had a Cypriot name would I be subjected to this questioning? She assured me that this was normal practice, hah! Remember, I am theone making the complaint here. I have to ask you all, is this normal? Sounds very dodgy and bit corrupt to me!!

Your views / dealings with the local force would be very much appreciated.
I now have to wait for them to come around. How long will that be? Today? Tomorrow? NEVER?????

Thanks guys

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[The Microphone]

I complained about the kennel (???) of 8 dogs to the council. Nothing happened yet. Yet more mornings of being woken at 4am by a pack of barking dogs.

[LENA]

Webbo the procedure for a complain is that....they will take all your info....probably the ask for your address, ID number, name and surname, age...and I guess you were talking to them in English ...nationality etc? Well the thing is that they have lots of crazy people calling them for nothing or for stupid things...they dont know if you are one of them ...and since is not an anonymous phone call they need to register your complain...Eg in case that happens again they can say...look its the thrid time you call or to that dog owner people call about 5 times....you need to do something with that dog...


By the way I missed the story...what is wrong with that dog???

[denizaksulu]

hi folks

A poseur for ya all.

Remember the 'barking dog' we have living next door? Yes, well I am at my wits end and today I finally caved in and called the police to complain. O.K. so far, but please tell me why the police need to know all my personal details, ie, name (ok will give them this one), age? nationality. I stopped the woman before she asked any more stating that I do not want my details on a database and asked if I had a Cypriot name would I be subjected to this questioning? She assured me that this was normal practice, hah! Remember, I am theone making the complaint here. I have to ask you all, is this normal? Sounds very dodgy and bit corrupt to me!!

Your views / dealings with the local force would be very much appreciated.
I now have to wait for them to come around. How long will that be? Today? Tomorrow? NEVER?????

Thanks guys

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If its routine then its routine.
It reminds of my only accident with a moving object. I was driving through Greenwich Park when I saw a a dog on the loose running towards the road on which I was travelling. The speed limit was 20 mph, I think, I slowed down trying to judge in which direction the dog would turn. The animal was all over the place and in a very excitable mood and obviously enjoying his run. I decided to stop, which I did. The dog in its exuberance not following the Doggy Highway/Parks code ramed in to my side, causing extensive damage. It was a normal size Labrador, no owner in sight, it just ran off. Leaving me furious. My passenger door and front wing were badly dented.
I went to the gate where I found the Parks Police to report a loose canon running with no owner in sight etc. I had to have a breathalyser, give my full details etc. What was all that about. Routine sir!
Thank God I had protected Bonus Insurance cover. They get bored, thats all.

[Hazza]

By the way I missed the story...what is wrong with that dog???

Here's the story Lena.

http://www.cyprus-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... arking+dog

[LENA]

By the way I missed the story...what is wrong with that dog???

Here's the story Lena.

http://www.cyprus-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... arking+dog

Thanks Hazza ...yes now i remember

[Sotos]

I now have to wait for them to come around. How long will that be? Today? Tomorrow? NEVER?????

You should now have the answer for "Today?" and soon for "Tomorrow?". For the "NEVER?????" you will have to wait a bit longer until a definite answer can be given Sorry for not being helpful. I never had to call the police. Just the police was trying to reach me one day to tell me that there was some unscheduled army exercise but they didn't find me!

[webbo]

By the way I missed the story...what is wrong with that dog???

Here's the story Lena.

http://www.cyprus-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... arking+dog

Thanks for that. Been out all day and only just back on line

Still cannot see all the fuss over my personal details, but hey, this is Cyprus eh!
BTW, still waiting for the police to arrive - the kids been in all day so know no sign of them. Maybe I should have got Webbo to make pots of coffee, would have been here in 5 then I bet.

Be good
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[Avanapa]

The same thing happens here in the UK if you call to police with a complaint, thats not peculiar to Cyprus. Its just as Lena explained. They get hundreds of calls a day about all sorts of daft things. A cop friend of mine told me of a guy who phoned them as he could,nt sleep after his night shift because of the incessant chirping of birds in his garden tree. He says that as much as 35% of calls are of similar rubbish and they have to get your details as these calls still have to be registered.

[webbo]

The same thing happens here in the UK if you call to police with a complaint, thats not peculiar to Cyprus. Its just as Lena explained. They get hundreds of calls a day about all sorts of daft things. A cop friend of mine told me of a guy who phoned them as he could,nt sleep after his night shift because of the incessant chirping of birds in his garden tree. He says that as much as 35% of calls are of similar rubbish and they have to get your details as these calls still have to be registered.

According to my friends today this does not happen in the U.K - well their area anyway!! Still cannot see why they needed so many personal details, I had given them my name and address, they already know about the dog, so if they could always confirm by coming to my house which they said they would do at 8.55 am today. Still waiting.....................

Also, why do they not take all your details when handing something in? Myself and Webbo once handed in a valuable item that we found not far from a police station and nothing, not even our name was noted. Surely, if it is police procedure it should be carried out in all eventualities?!?!!?!?

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