Mr Sharman Said His Wife Suzanne

A fuming motorist today hit out at cops claiming they spent 'just 20 minutes' investigating the theft of his luxury, £30,000 BMW X5. Ray Sharman, 53, said thieves used a keyless device to steal his prized possession in the early hours of the 25 March. He said police were called at around 4.30am to report the four-year-old car stolen and they were told a police officer would be in touch and their crime reference number. However, Mr Sharman, from Chelmsford, Essex claims the following day they received two letters from the police - one letter opening the case and another closing it. Back from the dead! They delivered both letters at the same time, it came in the post - lucky I opened it in the right order otherwise I wouldn't have read it correctly. It's bizarre really isn't it, what has probably happened is somebody has had a cheeky peek outside the window and couldn't find it and then said we will send a letter to close it. They washed their hands with it, it is like they worked with us for 20 minutes.

It was almost like the car has been stolen, here is your crime reference number and that is it. There is obviously no attention that has gone into it, no effort into finding the car, no updates, no nothing whatsoever'. Mr Sharman said his wife Suzanne, who works in education, had called the police several times after receiving the letters in which they said there were no updates despite them mentioning their neighbours had CCTV looking down their road. He added: 'They have done nothing, I don't know what they have done. Not one person has come round and said are you OK. Some people get emotional and scared about these things, there is no follow up. I just don't know what the police service are doing anymore. There has been no phone call or anything to us. They have just been completely unhelpful. There is a lack of effort with the police and they are just not interested in crime. I can't believe the people who joined the people force joined to do what they are doing'. The parents-of-two boys, aged 25 and 20, have been living in Chelmsford, in Essex for around 15 years and said they felt that crime in the area has 'got worse' over time. He believes it is because 'the people above the police' are not prioritising crime in the area. Mr Sharman added: 'It is not so much that we blame the police officers, because we don't. It is the people above.

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