Gary Jubelin

So many times I've had people come to me and say, I've reported this to the police, but I go, well, who did you speak to?

I don't know.

I'd advise everyone, just a simple little thing, simple little thing, get a name.

And that makes people feel more accountable.

And sorry, could I just clarify with that?

That's another criticism of you because that's how most people go into the police station because good people don't spend a lot of time in police stations.

It might be once or twice they've got to go in to report something stolen.

They don't know how to deal with police.

So they put police on a pedestal and they walk into the police station and they're almost in awe of speaking to the police officer.

So it's not a criticism of you if you didn't get the name of the police officer.

That is the nature of things.

But I think we've got to change it.

And I want to, when I say to you about, yeah, it's understandable not asking for a police officer's name.

I see that so many times because people just think that the police, they'll know what to do.

Police are there to help us when we're in trouble.

We go there and we respect whatever they tell us and we walk out and think, okay, well, I've done the right thing.

What more does a law-abiding citizen do to fight something than to report it to the police?

I just think a little tool, a little tool that everyone should have is get the name of the police officer you're speaking to, record the time and date and make contemporaneous notes, as in the notes at the time that you're speaking to the officer on what they tell you.

Because that makes people accountable.

And if people are fobbing off work because it's too difficult, or maybe they don't think it's a concern.