by Joe Jeffrey
Police treatment over theft of Warwck Davis’ caravan comes under spotlight
A police force has been accused of ‘favouritisim’ following helping Star Wars actor Warwick Davis find his stolen caravan.
Cambridgeshire police used social media to highlight the theft which took place on 8 October and the constabulary’s Facebook page has since received criticising comments, condemning the police for treating Davis’ case different to theirs.
Commenting on the social networking site, one user wrote: “This is the first caravan you have put [sic]. I’ve had my van broken into three times this year and have heard nothing.
“As soon as a celebrity gets something stolen you put it on here, unfair justice.”
Another user stated she didn’t even get a follow up call after having her caravan and barn torched, which involved the loss of many sentimental items.
Despite the great number of people remaining critical of Cambridgeshire Police’s actions, many leapt to their defence, with Lisa Blackman stating: “I had mine stolen and it wasn’t publicised. That doesn’t mean Warwick’s shouldn’t be.”
Jamie Fear wrote: “I can’t believe the attitude of some of the people on here. Just because you had your van stolen and you didn’t use social media to try and find it doesn’t mean that Warwick shouldn’t.”
In response to the mixed bag of comments left on Facebook, a police spokesperson said: “The crime was treated in the same way as any other.
“Where it is available and appropriate, we will publish CCTV to aid an investigation.”
What do you think? Does the Cambridgeshire Constabulary’s actions seem a bit biased to you or do you think the theft of Warwick Davis’ caravan deserved to be brought to the attention of the police divison’s social media pages?
