Nonchalant policing

SIR – One dark night my security camera picked up a man with a torch and a bag looking around the front of my house.

I reported this to the police (Letters, November 15) and offered the recording. However, they weren’t interested as there had been no crime. I suggested that, if there was a burglary in the area, it might prove useful. The police officer replied that the footage simply showed how burglars operated.

He did reluctantly accept the recording in the end, but I heard nothing more. So much for proactive policing.

John Hewett

Ponteland, Northumberland