Witness appeal after food delivery van is stolen in Poole (From Bournemouth Echo)
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Witness appeal after food delivery van is stolen in Poole
12:30pm Saturday 10th November 2012 in News
POLICE are appealing for information after a thief stole a food delivery van from a Poole road.
The incident happened at 10.35am yesterday when a Wiltshire Farm Foods delivery van was stolen from outside an address along Alder Road in Rossmore.
The van, a white Citroen Berlingo AT57 EXH, was making its weekly delivery of frozen food to customers and around 25 deliveries were still inside.
Tim Riley, operations manager at Wiltshire Farm Foods, described the theft as an “inconvenience and annoyance” but said: “None of our customers are going to go without food because we always have the capability to deal with a breakdown or other eventuality.
“We have contacted all the customers and they are okay.”
Mr Riley said customers would receive their delivery on Monday.
PC Mark Palmer, of the Dorset Police traffic unit, said: “It is essential that this vehicle is traced and recovered.”
Witnesses and anyone with information should call Dorset Police on 101 quoting incident number 9:147, or on 0800 555111.
Comments(18)
boyerboy
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1:28pm Sat 10 Nov 12
Turtlebay
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1:47pm Sat 10 Nov 12
spooki
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1:54pm Sat 10 Nov 12
slymo cherrie
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1:59pm Sat 10 Nov 12
i can still taste them now
newtopoole
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3:16pm Sat 10 Nov 12
I used to be a delivery driver for a leading supermarket, and the black boxes would record whether the doors were locked or not when a delivery was being made. Focuses the mind a bit to make sure it was properly secure!
John T
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8:31pm Sat 10 Nov 12
lukewilliams
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12:21am Sun 11 Nov 12
Turtlebay wrote:I am a delivery driver for a supermarket, and yes it is good practise to lock the door at every delivery. You also have no idea what kind of pressure we are under to make deliveries on time. Even though it only takes a couple of seconds to turn the van off, take the keys out and lock the door, our minute by minute schedule it too tight to door this. We literally have a matter of minutes at the customers door step to unload, deliver, get back in the van, programme the sat nav, and get going again. So before you slate people as 'bone idle', try doing the job yourself!
Many "white van man" deliveries are made by drivers who are too bone idle to LOCK their doors when they make a delivery. It takes just two extra seconds to lock a door!
billd766
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2:05am Sun 11 Nov 12
I paid a small extra amount before taking delivery and had it fitted on my 11 year old Ford Ranger pickup.
dswilliams
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8:25am Sun 11 Nov 12
puglove
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10:28am Sun 11 Nov 12
puglove
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10:28am Sun 11 Nov 12
puglove
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10:38am Sun 11 Nov 12
retry69
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11:01am Sun 11 Nov 12
lukewilliams wrote:I drove for Sainsburys home delivery we were given a time slot for customers but it was certainly not that critical to sacrifice the company vehicle and contents,perhaps you should have a word with your boss if they put that much pressure on you or tell us what supermarket perhaps we can help
Turtlebay wrote:I am a delivery driver for a supermarket, and yes it is good practise to lock the door at every delivery. You also have no idea what kind of pressure we are under to make deliveries on time. Even though it only takes a couple of seconds to turn the van off, take the keys out and lock the door, our minute by minute schedule it too tight to door this. We literally have a matter of minutes at the customers door step to unload, deliver, get back in the van, programme the sat nav, and get going again. So before you slate people as 'bone idle', try doing the job yourself!
Many "white van man" deliveries are made by drivers who are too bone idle to LOCK their doors when they make a delivery. It takes just two extra seconds to lock a door!
retry69
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11:23am Sun 11 Nov 12
puglove wrote:I would be pretty sure that during training for this sort of employment the responsibilities of the driver is made perfectly clear as we are all aware what can occur,you shouldnt have to do the things you state but if you do not this is what happens so passing the buck is not an option.
Weather he locked the doors or not doesn't take a way from the fact some little scum who is probably either too young to work or claiming off the state has taken something that doesn't belong to them! You shouldn't HAVE to lock your cars, homes, keep your children so close but with a world full of scum it has become something of 'the norm' it's very sad! Someone could lose their job over this just before Christmas someone who actually bothers to go out to work every day because of some selfish person who thinks it is their god given right to take what they want when they please!
l'anglais
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1:59pm Sun 11 Nov 12
puglove wrote:Dear old Great Britain became wealthy on the back taking from others.
Weather he locked the doors or not doesn't take a way from the fact some little scum who is probably either too young to work or claiming off the state has taken something that doesn't belong to them! You shouldn't HAVE to lock your cars, homes, keep your children so close but with a world full of scum it has become something of 'the norm' it's very sad! Someone could lose their job over this just before Christmas someone who actually bothers to go out to work every day because of some selfish person who thinks it is their god given right to take what they want when they please!
India, African colonies etc... was forced to give blighty something for nothing.
Seems its offspring are carrying out the same thieving traditions.
puglove
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5:30pm Sun 11 Nov 12
lukewilliams wrote:He works for asda and can only waddle bless him, it does take longer haha
Turtlebay wrote:I am a delivery driver for a supermarket, and yes it is good practise to lock the door at every delivery. You also have no idea what kind of pressure we are under to make deliveries on time. Even though it only takes a couple of seconds to turn the van off, take the keys out and lock the door, our minute by minute schedule it too tight to door this. We literally have a matter of minutes at the customers door step to unload, deliver, get back in the van, programme the sat nav, and get going again. So before you slate people as 'bone idle', try doing the job yourself!
Many "white van man" deliveries are made by drivers who are too bone idle to LOCK their doors when they make a delivery. It takes just two extra seconds to lock a door!
jaomi4
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7:06pm Sun 11 Nov 12
pete woodley says...
12:37pm Sat 10 Nov 12