Chief Constable Cleveland Police

[grumpy01]

When he was Chief Constable of Wiltshire Police Mike Veale wasted no end of money in an entirely spurious investigation into the private life of the late Edward Heath.Now he has come out and said that his force doesn't have enough money to provide the services for the general public in the Cleveland area.If he gets more money for the force, goodness knows what he would do with it.

[youngmafbog]

And therein lies the real problem with plod.

It is not the cash that is the problem it is the way it is spent.

NHS has the same problem as does every other civil service department.

[Jackdaw33]

Spurious to the extent that Heath was dead and therefore there would be no gain in pursuing the matter.

[EDDIE51]

The investigation into Heath was prompted by allegations he was 'Gay' nothing Plod hates more than a successful & popular 'Gay'.

[Peter Pedant]

// Spurious to the extent that Heath was dead and therefore there would be no gain in pursuing the matter.//

there was strong public demand for this
people who said this was a waste of time (such as myself) were not praised.

it followed on from Jimmy Savile if you remember.

[Peter Pedant]

// The investigation into Heath was prompted by allegations he was 'Gay' //

erm well there was this disastrous period where if someone made sexual allegations - they were believed. ( now it is 'taken seriously') - and the lucky perp ( of which I was one) is asked to refute ....
and if the perp is dead - well that's easy innit ?

In heaths case - the so called victim - his psychiatrist rang up the police latterly and told them he was a known inveterate liar.

[Old_Geezer]

Can the police refuse to investigate such issues ?
How much leeway do they have with regards to ignoring cases they'd prefer not to check ?

[retrocop]

//The investigation into Heath was prompted by allegations he was 'Gay' nothing Plod hates more than a successful & popular 'Gay'.//

Total nonsense and usual misinformat

[retrocop]

misinformation.
Where did you dream that spurious allegation from Eddie.? Lets have a link eh.

[ummmm]

Wow Eddie....do you everhink before you post?

[New Judge]

“…nothing Plod hates more than a successful & popular 'Gay'.”

Best take a look at the current Commissioner of the Met then, Eddie.

“…it followed on from Jimmy Savile if you remember.”

Who was also dead at the time.

“How much leeway do they have with regards to ignoring cases they'd prefer not to check ?”

Quite a lot. They have cited quite openly a list of offences which “they do not have the resources” to investigate.

[grumpy01]

As of Friday January 18th Mike Veale has resigned with immediate effect as Chief Constable of Cleveland Police.He has,seemingly,been confronted with serious claims of misconduct.