Why does it take so long for CCTV footage to be released?

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I have just seen this on the BBC website - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-36055100

This happened two years ago but the CCTV footage has just been released. The police must have known about the CCTV coverage at the time, so why not release it then?

Is there any point to relaesing it now? It seems it would have been more likely to jog memories if it was release soon after the event rather than two years later.


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I suspect your right in that the police hoe this will jog memories and bring forward witnesses. Not sure that it's been withheld, just that the BBC are using it in the bulletin.
 
My nasty mind says there was a problem with the car - did the number plates match the car ? Did the owner report it as being stolen beforehand ?
 
Not sure why the CCTV has taken so long, clearly the CCTV could have been obtained within minutes/hours/days if need be so clearly some sort of investigation that remains open. The car like too many on the road probably only previous keeper details, no tax, mot or insurance - driver possibly no licence or hooky details. There's lots of them like that. There will be even more since the abolition of the tax disc as it's not so obvious unless you go past a tax or police camera and even then there's not much that can be done if they don't have details.
 
The police are vastly under resourced in forensic imaging departments.An additional problem that going through hours of tape can be incredibly time consuming. CCTV is often recorded on a hard drive these days as opposed to tape which is then cloned this can take up to 24 hours. Sometimes people are even reluctant to hand over their system to the police voluntarily. Forensic imaging departments up and down the country have a massive backlog of work and deal from everything from obtaining stills from thefts, missing person enquiries etc, etc and also producing evidence for the CPS etc.
 
More to the point. normally when I see CCTV its hard to work out anything as its often so grainy and hard to see.

Mind you, I dread being questioned by the police. I cant remember where I was a week ago let alone a few months ago!!
 
I've released cctv to police on a number of occasions and usually the request doesn't come quickly and often get asked for footage over a month old. Only once did a request come in in a reasonably timely manner and that was when someone got stabbed and it was CID who knocked on as they retraced possible route the victim / attackers might have taken.
 
Blank_Canvas said:
The police are vastly under resourced in forensic imaging departments.An additional problem that going through hours of tape can be incredibly time consuming. CCTV is often recorded on a hard drive these days as opposed to tape which is then cloned this can take up to 24 hours. Sometimes people are even reluctant to hand over their system to the police voluntarily. Forensic imaging departments up and down the country have a massive backlog of work and deal from everything from obtaining stills from thefts, missing person enquiries etc, etc and also producing evidence for the CPS etc.
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TWO years? You're having a laff surely!
 
Mikesphotaes said:
TWO years? You're having a laff surely!
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They are not two years behind but they are behind and overworked as often serious crime takes precedence..and serious crime keeps taking precedence over routine when you only have finite resources. Clearly something has meant this case hasn't come to a conclusion and the CCTV has to be resurrected.

People should realise the police are being run down and lacking resources for routine crimes and can often be stretched when dealing with multiple serious crimes. The Met recently announced they had run out of detectives,
 
BlackCloud said:
They are not two years behind but they are behind and overworked as often serious crime takes precedence..and serious crime keeps taking precedence over routine when you only have finite resources. Clearly something has meant this case hasn't come to a conclusion and the CCTV has to be resurrected.

People should realise the police are being run down and lacking resources for routine crimes and can often be stretched when dealing with multiple serious crimes. The Met recently announced they had run out of detectives,
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There are plenty out on the roads trying to catch people people speeding!
 
cambsno said:
More to the point. normally when I see CCTV its hard to work out anything as its often so grainy and hard to see.

Mind you, I dread being questioned by the police. I cant remember where I was a week ago let alone a few months ago!!
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They put more stock in a sketchy long past alibi than a pin sharp one.
You're golden :lol:
 
That's where you are wrong. There are a lot less traffic police and are often shared now in amalgamations with neighbouring forces. Recent statistics show a decrease in traffic offences (less police to catch them) and an increase in road deaths. There are also increases in other crimes such as violent crime with more serious injuries (less police to nip it in the bud).
 
Last week the local Spar was done via armed robbers on a motorcycle and within 20 mins the CID was knocking at the door to ask if they can see my CCTV footage. But unfortunately my ptz camera was facing the opposite way at the time.
 
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