QUOTE (GMR @ Jun 9 2009, 06:53 PM)
I have had quite a few occasions when I've called the police and they've never came. On one occasion I witness a crime in progress.
Perhaps you're a known troublemaker
Seriously, my experience has been the same as Bill1. When I discovered one morning my garage had been broken into overnight and someone had gone through my car looking in all the obvious places for keys (needless to say, I now keep the car locked inside my locked garage), I called the non-emergency line at Kidlington where they took down all the details. A day or so later a PCSO turned up to check things out. I also had a follow up letter from Victim Support in case I needed counselling after my traumatic experience (I imagine in more serious cases some people might need this, so I shouldn't make light of this).
Since you winessed a crime in progress, I assume you dialled 999?