Wiltshire Police

Wiltshire Police Performance One Of The Worst In The Country
WILTSHIRE police languish at the bottom end of government performance tables despite achieving one good rating and six "fair" assessments. The county force scored just eight points out of a possible 21, making it one of the poorest performing forces in the country. Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary gave Wiltshire police a "good" rating for the way it tackles crime and a "fair" rating in each of six other categories.
These cover how it tackles crime, its serious crime and public protection role, protecting vulnerable people, its level of satisfaction and fairness, the implementation of neighbour hood policing, local priorities and its resources and efficiency performance. A police spokesman said today that while at the lower end of the performance tables, it did not mean the force was "performing poorly." Assistant Chief Constable Andy Marsh described the report as "a good news story for Wiltshire" and pointed out that the force was meeting all national standards.
-Roland Batten

Wiltshire Police Admit To Failings
WILTSHIRE police chiefs have put up their hands and admitted to failings in the system after the Journal produced a worrying dossier last week of complaints about the way people's attempts to report crimes are being handled.
The two-page report highlighted the agonising amount of time many people were spending trying to contact police on the line handling the 0845 408 700 number.
It also revealed a growing frustration among callers over the failure to send police officers to reported incidents, and a feeling among some sections of the public the information they are passing on is not being treated seriously.
Some people even told the Journal they had lost faith in the police and would never again "waste time" contacting them.
-Salisbury Journal

Wiltshire Police. Mother Forced To Call The Police For Help From Her Mobile Phone At The Police Station
On Saturday 29th December 2007 the mother of a very distressed 18 year old rang the Wiltshire Police on their infamous 0845 408 700 number to report that her daughter had been a victim of a serious road rage incident on the A345 near Amesbury. The switch board operator tried to put the lady through to Salisbury Police station but all she got was an answering machine, so she rang 0845 408 700 again. When the lady finally got through to Salisbury Police station she was told that she and her daughter had to go to the Salisbury Divisional Police headquarters on Wilton Road in person and make a statement.
When the lady and her daughter arrived at Salisbury Police station they were greeted by an elderly man behind the reception desk who flew into a fit of rage after she expressed a preference to give a statement to a real Police officer instead of a receptionist. The lady tried to explain as politely as she could why she preferred to speak to a Police officer, but the old man refused to listen and threw his clip board across the room, then started to froth at the mouth and said there wasn't any Police officers in the building!
The lady and her daughter decided to wait at the station until a Police officer arrived but the man behind the reception desk became so rude and threatening towards them that the mother was forced to use her mobile phone to call Devizes Police for help!
The Police officer who took the call at the Divisional Police Headquarters in Devizes was horrified when he heard the lady standing in the Salisbury Divisional Police headquarters asking for help on her mobile phone.
Several Police officers arrived at the deserted station within minutes of the call to the Police officer in Devizes.
Questions are now being asked as to why a Police station the size and importance of Salisbury Divisional Police Headquarters was left totally devoid of any fully trained Police Officers on 29th December 2007.
Questions are also being asked as to whether the old man that was left in charge of Salisbury Divisional Police Headquarters on 29th December 2007 was under the influence of alcohol.

Salisbury Police Station. Over 20,000 square feet but not a single Police officer in sight to help.

Wiltshire Police. Covering Amesbury, Avebury, Bradford-on-Avon, Bulford, Calne, Chippenham, Corsham, Cricklade, Devizes, Downton, Durrington, Highworth, Holt, Lyneham, Marlborough, Melksham, Mere, Tidworth, Pewsey, Potterne, Redlynch, Salisbury, Swindon, Tisbury, Trowbridge, Warminster, Westbury, Wilton, Wooton Basset, Wroughton and more ..or do they?

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