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June 16, 2017
Plodding police response to crooks caught on cam Police took 20 hours to respond to a Devonport burglary where the homeowners had caught the crooks on film. Murray Pelham says he arrived at his Victoria Rd home just before 1pm on Wednesday 31 May, minutes after a pair of burglars, clad in hoodies, had smashed a window and taken off with $5000 worth of family possessions. He called police straight away but did not get a response until officers arrived at his house the next morning at 9 am to go over the crime scene โ 20 hours after the fact. Murray seemed resigned to the slow response. โTo be honest I was surprised they came at all after hearing how low a priority burglaries are for them these days.โ Thanks to four CCTV cameras installed by one of his sons a couple of years ago, the Pelhams already had a good idea of how the burglary unfolded. They could watch the burglars staking out the property at 12.30pm, see how they smashed their bedroom window and how, nine minutes later, they carried a large flatscreen TV down the driveway in broad daylight. The pair also stole a PlayStation, laptop, cash, alcohol and jewellery.
Smile youโre on candid cameraโฆ the burglars caught on video, but it didnโt spark a quick police follow-up A Facebook warning by Helen Pelham at 3.20pm looked to have had success in locating the burglars later that afternoon. A woman in Campbellโs Bay said she had seen the suspects, but the lead ultimately fizzled. Murray says police did discover a clue while investigating the crime scene. A blood sample was found inside the house. โThey somehow must have hurt themselves,โ he says.
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