An incident last night makes me ask the following question. How many of us are involved in Investigating crime after it happens, not just observing & reporting or reacting to it as it happens?
I had a guest "claim" that a laptop computer & digital camera were stolen from his room sometime between when he went out in the morning & when he came back in the evening. My investigation consisted of checking the connecting door to the room beside, making sure that the door to the room closed properly & by itself when let go. Looking for scratches on or around the lock's latch & auditing the lock to see what key cards had been used & who had used them. I then questioned the Night Maid who had been to the room last to do the turn down. I called the police. The Constable took the guest's name, address, a description of what he claimed was taken. And that's it! He called the police station, got a report number & told the guest to give it to his insurance company.
I had a guest "claim" that a laptop computer & digital camera were stolen from his room sometime between when he went out in the morning & when he came back in the evening. My investigation consisted of checking the connecting door to the room beside, making sure that the door to the room closed properly & by itself when let go. Looking for scratches on or around the lock's latch & auditing the lock to see what key cards had been used & who had used them. I then questioned the Night Maid who had been to the room last to do the turn down. I called the police. The Constable took the guest's name, address, a description of what he claimed was taken. And that's it! He called the police station, got a report number & told the guest to give it to his insurance company.
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