... but wouldn’t probe Porsche raid

WHEN thieves tried to steal Alan Baker’s £120,000 Porsche 911 sports car, he was eager for the culprits to be brought to justice.

But despite reporting the crime and handing over information about where and when the thieves had used his contactless cash cards, stolen from inside the vehicle, police claimed they were too busy to help.

No officer contacted Mr Baker, 53, for five days and then said it was a matter for his bank to refund his money. Only after the father of two’s story appeared in his local newspaper did a senior officer from Greater Manchester Police apologise.

Mr Baker, who runs a successful building cladding firm, told the Daily Mail he was appalled by the police response. ‘People said to me: “You’re wasting your time calling the police,” but I was shocked at how bad the state of policing has got,’ he said. ‘I pay my taxes, but they basically told me that they were too busy to investigate, its diabolical.’

He visited the stores where his stolen cards had been used and sent officers detailed information about the transactions, including which shops had CCTV.

‘I kept hounding the police but they weren’t interested,’ Mr Baker said. ‘I’m not surprised at the chief constable’s latest comments. The officers I spoke to told me they didn’t have the resources, but I don’t think they could be bothered.’

Last year a spokesman for GMP said they were investigating but had to prioritise incidents. The culprits have still not been caught.