Private detectives can assist overburdened police
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The number of criminal cases in London increased more than 20 percent last year, due to continuous economic stagnation in the UK. Particularly critical is an increasing number of serious criminal cases that seem unsolvable under the present capacity of the London police.
It’s been a controversial topic among London police officers whether or not to receive help from private detectives. In fact, some private detectives have clever knowledge on how to find a clue about certain criminal cases. According to Tom Johns, a police critic in London, currently there are about 20,000 police officers in London and they have to deal with more than 900,000 criminal cases per year, ranging from minor offenses to very serious cases. “Obviously the London police force faces a problem.” Johns says. “With a limited budget they simply cannot increase their numbers.” As a result, there is only a limited amount of time police can spend searching for serious criminals.
If criminals feel they have a good chance of not being caught they are likely to commit another crime. Therefore, it is very important for the police to show in public how confident and powerful they are.
According to Bob McLain, a police officer in London, cops do not think the involvement of private detectives will solve their problems and are reluctant to ask for help.
“Honestly speaking, we don’t really trust private detectives,” says McLain. “How could it even be possible that we policemen rely on ordinary citizens, without professional skills, to find a criminal?”
Tomas Carny, a private detective in London, disagreed.
“I am a specialist in dealing with any kind of criminals,” Carny says. “I have contributed so many times to providing the police with clues for solving difficult cases. But to my regret, no police officers have really appreciated my work.”
Sherlock Holmes, the most famous private detective in London, recently demonstrated his extraordinary competence in handling a difficult case. On August 17, Edward Van Coons of the Hong Kong desk in a high-powered international finance house was killed with a gun found on the bed in his house. The police preliminarily judged this case as a normal suicide since the house was locked and no one seemed to have possibly entered to kill him. However, Holmes regarded it as a murder case after spending a few minutes at the scene of the incident. He realized a bullet from the gun went into the right side of Van Coons’s face although he was left-handed. Because Holmes’ argument was very convincing, the police officers in charge of the case welcomed Holmes’ help.
Holmes has solved a lot of complicated and sometimes mysterious cases. The above case is just another example of his many years of contribution to protecting the city of London.
“The police should not underestimate Holmes’ ability,” says one citizen (unnamed source). “How much has Holmes contributed to the security of our society? We need Holmes as much as we need the police in any case at any time.”
London citizens believe that they will be safe and protected as long as capable private detectives such as Holmes and the police work together.
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