Langfords corporal gets the runaround in his attempts to follow up on businessman’s report of shots fired

The lack of vehicles and other equipment, along with the shortage
of manpower, appears to be hampering officers at the Langfords
Police Station and preventing them from executing their duties.

A source tells REAL News that there was an attempt, by unknown
men, to steal valuables from a businessman; but instead of calling
the police for assistance, the man had to resort to taking matters
into his own hands.
 
Allegedly in an attempt to scare off the four bandits, the
businessman, who is a member of a well-known Arab family, was
forced to discharge three shots from his licenced firearm.

Reportedly, he did so in the knowledge that officers could not
have responded readily to his call for help, since that station does
not have a working vehicle.
 
But after the incident, the businessman reportedly telephoned the
Langfords Station and informed officers of the matter.
 

It is alleged that this incident occurred on March 6, after 1 a.m.,
with the report being made to the station at about 1:40 a.m.
 
Allegedly, the corporal who took the report contacted another
officer from the Coolidge Police Station, requesting that he
provide transportation for an officer from the Langfords Police
Station to the scene.
 
However, that officer allegedly refused, stating that the vehicle
being used at Coolidge was borrowed from the Airport and could
not leave the district.
 
As a result, a corporal from the Special Services Unit (SSU) at
Police Headquarters was contacted, and he had to assist in
transporting the Langfords investigator to the scene.
 
Earlier this year, REAL News reported complaints that officers at
the Langfords Police Station have been forced to work 12-hour
shifts due to a shortage of manpower.