I've just come off the 22.33 ex-Paddington Connect (27/7/2007).

At Paddington there was a gang of Somali youths casing the train. They
kept getting on and off because they hadn't got tickets and they
weren't sure if they'd get caught. nyway they then got on at the rear
and passed through to the front - casting glances at the passengers.

When the ticket inspectors went through I told them about the gang. He
said that they were regulars, never paid for tickets, and carried
knives. He said that there was nothing he could about them. He seemed
scared of them.

He said that a few days ago one of them sat next to a guy and showed
him a knife demanding money. Apparently the police aren't too
interested in doing anything - although the CCTV must have footage of
them.

This gang is the same one lurking around Hayes & Harlington Station
bothering passengers. They've also been seen dealing in drugs in the
foyer.

SB.

On Jul 28, 7:42 am, SB wrote:
I've just come off the 22.33 ex-Paddington Connect (27/7/2007).

At Paddington there was a gang of Somali youths casing the train. They
kept getting on and off because they hadn't got tickets and they
weren't sure if they'd get caught. nyway they then got on at the rear
and passed through to the front - casting glances at the passengers.

When the ticket inspectors went through I told them about the gang. He
said that they were regulars, never paid for tickets, and carried
knives. He said that there was nothing he could about them. He seemed
scared of them.

He said that a few days ago one of them sat next to a guy and showed
him a knife demanding money. Apparently the police aren't too
interested in doing anything - although the CCTV must have footage of
them.

This gang is the same one lurking around Hayes & Harlington Station
bothering passengers. They've also been seen dealing in drugs in the
foyer.

SB.

Give British Transport Police a call on their non emergency number
0800 40 50 40 and report your concerns.

Bob wrote:
On Jul 28, 7:42 am, SB wrote:
When the ticket inspectors went through I told them about the gang. He
said that they were regulars, never paid for tickets, and carried
knives. He said that there was nothing he could about them. He seemed
scared of them.

He said that a few days ago one of them sat next to a guy and showed
him a knife demanding money. Apparently the police aren't too
interested in doing anything - although the CCTV must have footage of
them.

Give British Transport Police a call on their non emergency number
0800 40 50 40 and report your concerns.

Agreed. Please.

You could also write a letter to the Chief Constable of the BTP and the
Managing Director of HEx http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/companies/HX.html.
--
Michael Hoffman

SB wrote:
I've just come off the 22.33 ex-Paddington Connect (27/7/2007).

At Paddington there was a gang of Somali youths casing the train. They
kept getting on and off because they hadn't got tickets and they
weren't sure if they'd get caught. nyway they then got on at the rear
and passed through to the front - casting glances at the passengers.

When the ticket inspectors went through I told them about the gang. He
said that they were regulars, never paid for tickets, and carried
knives. He said that there was nothing he could about them. He seemed
scared of them.

He said that a few days ago one of them sat next to a guy and showed
him a knife demanding money. Apparently the police aren't too
interested in doing anything - although the CCTV must have footage of
them.

This gang is the same one lurking around Hayes & Harlington Station
bothering passengers. They've also been seen dealing in drugs in the
foyer.

With any luck they might be members of the RSPB.

On Jul 28, 7:42 am, SB wrote:
He said that a few days ago one of them sat next to a guy and showed
him a knife demanding money. Apparently the police aren't too
interested in doing anything - although the CCTV must have footage of
them.

The police probably have their work cut out for them making
threatening home visits to mothers who scold their children in the
street. Its nice to know they have their priorities correct.
Politically correct that is.

B2003

On Jul 28, 10:42 am, Michael Hoffman wrote:
Bob wrote:
On Jul 28, 7:42 am, SB wrote:
When the ticket inspectors went through I told them about the gang. He
said that they were regulars, never paid for tickets, and carried
knives. He said that there was nothing he could about them. He seemed
scared of them.

He said that a few days ago one of them sat next to a guy and showed
him a knife demanding money. Apparently the police aren't too
interested in doing anything - although the CCTV must have footage of
them.

Give British Transport Police a call on their non emergency number
0800 40 50 40 and report your concerns.

Agreed. Please.

You could also write a letter to the Chief Constable of the BTP and the
Managing Director of HEx http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/companies/HX.html.
--
Michael Hoffman

With copies to your MP and the Daily Mail.

Neill

Weird. I have never ever seen a policeman do that.
This isn't one of these stories that the Daily Mail likes to air from
time to time is it?
B.

verbena wrote
On Jul 28, 10:42 am, Michael Hoffman wrote:
Bob wrote:
On Jul 28, 7:42 am, SB wrote:
When the ticket inspectors went through I told them about the
gang. He
said that they were regulars, never paid for tickets, and
carried
knives. He said that there was nothing he could about them. He
seemed
scared of them.

Give British Transport Police a call on their non emergency
number
0800 40 50 40 and report your concerns.

Agreed. Please.

You could also write a letter to the Chief Constable of the BTP and
the
Managing Director of HEx
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/companies/HX.html.

With copies to your MP and the Daily Mail.

Here's a case where the police took action.

http://www.wimbledonguardian.co.uk/n....var.1560848.0
police_target_antisocial_behaviour_at_stations.php

British Transport Police have targeted a group of nuisance youths for
their antisocial behaviour at Surrey railway stations.

Six juveniles have so far been arrested after police reviewed CCTV at
stations in Hinchley Wood and Claygate and executed warrants to arrest
the suspects at their homes.

.... police spent six months using covert and overt policing tactics to
collate information on youths who gathered at the stations, with six
persistent offenders, aged 15 to 16, being identified.

Four came from Kingston and two from Chessington and the court imposed
various orders on the youths, including six to 12 month supervision
orders for public order offences and fines. Two of the youths were
given antisocial behaviour contracts.
==

Note the "six months".
--
Mike

On Jul 29, 1:25 pm, ONscotland wrote:
Weird. I have never ever seen a policeman do that.

I've never seen a policeman arrest a murderer but I assume it does
happen.

This isn't one of these stories that the Daily Mail likes to air from
time to time is it?

Or the BBC.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/b...ts/6917820.stm

Or is it only true if it appears in the Guardian next to the asylum
seeker sob story of the week?

B2003

"SB" wrote in message
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I've just come off the 22.33 ex-Paddington Connect (27/7/2007).

At Paddington there was a gang of Somali youths casing the train. They
kept getting on and off because they hadn't got tickets and they
weren't sure if they'd get caught. nyway they then got on at the rear
and passed through to the front - casting glances at the passengers.

How do you know they were Somali? And what difference does it make whether
they were or not?