Robbed With An Axe And Cops Are Too Busy To Help

A family who made an emergency 999 call as axe-wielding burglars broke into their home were kept waiting for three hours by police who were ‘too busy to help’.

Mathew Sims was injured when he confronted eight intruders wearing balaclavas, while his girlfriend Sarah Barham and their two children were left cowering upstairs. Miss Barham called 999 but the operator told her there was no one available immediately and the family would have to wait. After waiting three hours, officers finally arrived.

They took their PlayStation 3, a satellite navigation system, phones and a bag containing house and car keys and bank cards. Four days later their car was stolen.

Police apologised for the way the incident was handled and launched an investigation. Chief Inspector Andy Burton, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: ‘On this occasion, the way control room staff dealt with this incident fell way short of the standard I expect.’ - WTF were they doing? Jerking each other off? Sleeping? And to make matters worse, this family live about a mile from the local police office.

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