One problem I faced, working for a friend fitting out his property we noticed lots of dealing going on, some unsavoury characters, and dodgy motors coming and going, and vehicles being inspected, we cycled to work and parked inside, tools and kit delivered early doors
we photographed them all and kept records, eventually we gave the various characters nicknames, and knew exactly what time the re supply drop was likely, where it would be parked and what sort of car
sent all of this along to the Police, but heard nothing back, now bearing in mind its 3 months into a 5 month contract, I would at least have expected a visit and a chat, or a phone call
anyway one day we see two dodgy looking geezers in a tatty car, and as mni Osama jigs past they grip him and pat him down,we sus they is the five oh, this time he has nothing on him, and gives it large about just going to see a mate innit, they drive off and he waits for them to vanish, changes course, runs around the bloke and comes back to the flat where they are dealing to warn Osama.
of course the peelers pop back a little later, so I walk outside, and as they go past me in a narrow lane, drop my business card into the window and carry on walking ( lots of flats overlooking the area, and several of them have known clients living in them)
a little while later the phone rings and we give them the password for the electronic doors
they come in have a cuppa, and we explain that we have been sending the cop shop images and statements weekly, one chap is the sarge on the drug squad, he has had no info about it, and said its likely that a senior officer decided it wsa not worth bothering about and put them in his file for a power point pressy
A mate who is a retired cop said they only ever get 10 percent of intelligence directly !
upshot, he gives us a phone no that we put in the phone with a blind name ( in case the phone is nicked)
and we email him all the info
they had nicked mini osama, it seems that they had been given intel via a neighbour, but she had not spotted his cousin, 10 years younger and 5 stone smaller
so blew the chance of a good tug
Osama was spooked, as it was a case of cuckooing, and he was replaced by bad bad leroy brown, who brought a whole new Jivass style to the dealings, with a tidy stride and a much smarter dress sense
this time they arrived en masse
nabbed Leroy
and nabbed the druggie deliveroo as they turned up
we also caught some old gizzard in a wheelchair transporting drugs, turns out he could walk and run when the peelers went after him !!