[Cammy35]

A police officer chased himself for more than 20 minutes whilst on the look out for someone "acting suspiciously", it has been revealed.

The probationary officer, from Sussex Police, was undercover checking out an area that had been hit by a spate of burglaries when he was alerted by CCTV operators to a nearby suspect. Unaware that the suspect was himself, the officer set off to track them down – chasing his own tail for more than 20 minutes.


"It was at this point that the sergeant entered the control room where he recognised the junior officer


"With the sergeant's sides aching from laughter he pointed out to the PC that the operator had been watching him unaware that he was a plain-clothes officer – thus the PC had been chasing himself round the streets," he added.


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Anyone on P&B done something silly while on probation in a new job?

This post has been edited by Cammy35: 08 February 2012 - 09:54

[deky]

That has restored my faith in the police.

[Mozzamozza]

The suspect was probably trying to steal tins of tartan paint and a jar of elbow grease.

[YerMaw]

Mozzamozza, on 08 February 2012 - 10:28, said:

The suspect was probably trying to steal tins of tartan paint and a jar of elbow grease.

Or a spirit level bubble.

[weirdcal]

Mozzamozza, on 08 February 2012 - 10:28, said:

The suspect was probably trying to steal tins of tartan paint and a jar of elbow grease.

YerMaw, on 08 February 2012 - 12:17, said:

Or a spirit level bubble.

or looking for a long stand

[Cardinal Richelieu]

weirdcal, on 08 February 2012 - 12:20, said:

or looking for a long stand

When I worked as a dishwasher in a restaurant, I fell for the "Can you go and get two legs of salmon from the fishmongers" line.

[thepaisleypanda]

You should have put that on a "verbal complaints form"

[YerMaw]

Was working with my dad and granda fitting a bathroom. My granda asked me to nip over to Jewsons and ask for a spirit level bubble and a long stand. I got half way there before he took pitty on me.

[GiGi]

Cammy35, on 08 February 2012 - 09:51, said:

Anyone on P&B done something silly while on probation in a new job?

Was working at a restaurant, mostly kitchen/bar, asked to do table waiting one day and chucked a plate of mussels round a customer. I think I failed.

[Slartibartfast]

YerMaw, on 08 February 2012 - 12:17, said:

Or a spirit level bubble.

No point, they just break.

[Super_J]

Got a few with the left handed mallet a good few years ago.

[Hedgecutter]

Working in a busy nightclub, I opened the till and the whole thing just fell off the ledge, spilling all the coins absolutely everywhere.

I was also told to serve Baileys as a double measure and so I proceded to give everyone a quadrouple not realising that the optic pours out a double each time. One guy also asked if we had Glayva, and seeing as the music was deafning and I couldn't hear him very well, I proceeded to give him directions to the gay bar down the other end of town.

Barman in pubs, yes. Barman in clubs, nooooooo.

[Geedub-MFC]

I was out with one of the engineers on my first day getting shown thge ropes and we stopped in Glasgow City centre for a quick lunch. It was utterly torrential rain so I had to run like f**k into the shop and back. On my way back I got into the wrong car and scared the shit out of some 60 year old guy

[Disco Duck]

Hedgecutter, on 09 February 2012 - 17:37, said:

Working in a busy nightclub, I opened the till and the whole thing just fell off the ledge, spilling all the coins absolutely everywhere.

I was also told to serve Baileys as a double measure and so I proceded to give everyone a quadrouple not realising that the optic pours out a double each time. One guy also asked if we had Glayva, and seeing as the music was deafning and I couldn't hear him very well, I proceeded to give him directions to the gay bar down the other end of town.

Barman in pubs, yes. Barman in clubs, nooooooo.

Who in the name of the wee man asks for a Glayva in a club?

[Cliche Guevara]

Disco Duck, on 09 February 2012 - 19:44, said:

Who in the name of the wee man asks for a Glayva in a club?

Yeah, presumably he did actually end up following the directions