Had a visit from the Police.

[Fatmarley]

Around 9pm last night, two police officers in an unmarked car knocked at my door.

They said my buying habits had been flagged up, and could I explain them, and then proceeded to list all the things I've bought in the past year.

EDIT: Household emergency, will come back to this....

 

[Vinny]

Sounds astonishlingly unlikely unless you have been buying quite a bit of ammonium nitrate, slatpetre and/or sulphur, or suchlike, including drug intermediates (raw materials for drug manufacture) and "dope" lighting units.

Find the local nick's number in the book (or online) and give them a ring and ask if it was real/kosher.

You don't have to say anything unless you are arrested, as I am sure you realise, although it does make you look silly/suspicious.

 

[kensalriser]

I think this may be a joke.

 

[Colin L]

Did they leave a message in a bottle?

 

[Alex N]

then proceeded to list all the things I've bought in the past year

1 large yacht
1 private jet
4 Glocks
10kg lemo
193 Snickers…

 

[Vinny]

I think this may be a joke.

The visit, the post or both?

 

[foxwelljsly]

Around 9pm last night, two police officers in an unmarked car knocked at my door.

They said my buying habits had been flagged up, and could I explain them, and then proceeded to list all the things I've bought in the past year.

EDIT: Household emergency, will come back to this....

Nice to see the police stepping in before U2 records start tainting the secondhand vinyl supply chain.

 

[Fatmarley]

It's no joke.

I bought soldering stuff, welding stuff and lots of other metalwork gear (drill press, heavy-duty vice, tap & die set, cutting oil etc) to turn a pedal go-cart into electric. Plus gun parts to service some old air-rifles. Scope, Springs, piston seals, gun oil, gun cleaning kit, pellets etc.

They asked me what I was doing with all this stuff, and asked to look in the shed. They also asked to look at the air-rifles. Once they were happy I wasn't making anything sinister, they left.

What do they mean, it flagged up? Was it GCHQ?

 

[Fatmarley]

Sounds astonishlingly unlikely unless you have been buying quite a bit of ammonium nitrate, slatpetre and/or sulphur, or suchlike, including drug intermediates (raw materials for drug manufacture) and "dope" lighting units.

Find the local nick's number in the book (or online) and give them a ring and ask if it was real/kosher.

You don't have to say anything unless you are arrested, as I am sure you realise, although it does make you look silly/suspicious.

It was definitely genuine. I recognise the guy from a while back when I handed some shotguns in that I found in my mothers loft.

 

[gintonic]

at least they didn't ask to look in your cellar or wanted a closer look at your patio

 

[Seeker_UK]

I believe that the dealer has to notify the police of any sales of certain air weapons; does this extend to parts for those more powerful weapons?

 

[Cav]

It's no joke.

I bought soldering stuff, welding stuff and lots of other metalwork gear (drill press, heavy-duty vice, tap & die set, cutting oil etc) to turn a pedal go-cart into electric. Plus gun parts to service some old air-rifles. Scope, Springs, piston seals, gun oil, gun cleaning kit, pellets etc.

They asked me what I was doing with all this stuff, and asked to look in the shed. They also asked to look at the air-rifles. Once they were happy I wasn't making anything sinister, they left.

What do they mean, it flagged up? Was it GCHQ?

Probably the gun shop...

 

[martin_b]

Now thats a bit upsetting, Ive been waiting 51/2 months for the police to come and visit me for my FAC renewal. The "target" renewal time is 8 weeks. Just to be clear I don't blame the guys actually doing the renewals, it a thankless task at the best of times, but if you get it wrong all hell breaks out,

 

[mercalia]

so I can expect to get a visit from the cops for that old fully working Soviet tank I bought on Ebay from one seller and some tank shells from another?

 

[Barrymagrec]

so I can expect to get a visit from the cops for that old fully working Soviet tank I bought on Ebay from one seller and some tank shells from another?

You should expect a visit from a Russian army delegation if you have a fully working soviet tank

 

[paulfromcamden]

so I can expect to get a visit from the cops for that old fully working Soviet tank I bought on Ebay from one seller and some tank shells from another?

You found an old soviet tank that's fully working?!

 

[paulfromcamden]

You should expect a visit from a Russian army delegation if you have a fully working soviet tank

Haha! Great minds Barry : )

 

[gintonic]

I just bought a nuclear reactor from somebody in Baghdad

 

[cooky1257]

Perhaps they were looking for replica gun reactivation gear?

 

[Mick P]

To be fair it is good that the police are pro active enough to investigate this sort of thing. If only 1% of investigations prevent a bombing or whatever, then it's money well spent.