A businessman is still waiting for police to respond exactly a week after he spotted £5,000 of mobile phones being stolen from his firm.
Angry - bossTony Oldfield waits for police to investigate the theft Picture: ROB BROWNE
Company director Tony Oldfield captured the crime on CCTV, but officers have yet to retrieve the tapes from his Basildon base.
Police say "presumably lots of other things have been going on" and taking a statement from Mr Oldfield was not a priority.
Mr Oldfield said he has been waiting for an officer ever since the theft last Tuesday.
Published Tuesday July 20, 2004
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