CCTV image released after elderly people abused at Basingstoke bus station

11:15am Tuesday 4th September 2012 in Local By Chris Gregory

A CCTV image of the man police would like to speak to about the incident at Basingstoke bus station A CCTV image of the man police would like to speak to about the incident at Basingstoke bus station

THIS is the man police want to speak to after a group of Asian elderly people were abused at Basingstoke bus station.

A member of the public reported seeing an elderly white man shouting abusive comments at the group at 4.30pm on Thursday, August 23.

The man is described as about 75, 5ft 9ins tall and had grey hair. He is said to walk awkwardly and wore a maroon-coloured jumper.

PC Ross Holdsworth said: “Information about this incident has come from a member of the public so we are keen to speak to the people who were being shouted at.

“We also would like to speak to the man in the CCTV image or hear from anyone who knows who this might be.”

Anyone with information can contact PC Holdsworth at Basingstoke police station on 101 or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Comments(4)

Sam_Walker 123456 says...
2:05pm Tue 4 Sep 12

Yeah - it's Captain Birdseye.

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RgPostcode says...
5:15pm Tue 4 Sep 12

It's Mr Tom!

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Buster Preciation says...
8:01am Thu 6 Sep 12

So the 'crime' here is shouting abusive comments and the people being abused are also being sought. So there isn't any evidence that they actually heard it.
I know it's an old line but haven't the police got better things to do?

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robertspet8 says...
1:57pm Fri 7 Sep 12

Buster, it does not matter if the abused heard the abuse or not. A member of the public has reported that it happened and the police have a duty to act. If there was no cctv in the area then I guess it would have ended there. However they was cctv and there is who we must assume is a reliable witness so the police can take it further without too much effort on their part. Using The Gazette seems a good use of resources.
What I question is the consistency of the police' decisions on what or what not to investigate. For instance I saw a BSM Driving Instructor using his mobile while driving. I reported it to the police and they said there was nothing they could do because they only had my word for it. But they can investigate the alleged abuse on the word of a member of the public - unless the cctv has also recorded the abuse. In the case of the BSM driver they could have checked from telephone records what calls he made at what time and even where he was.
I just think sometimes they just can't be bothered.

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