so i’ve decided to start a new website. i’ve become mildly obsessed with Metropolitan Police Incident Signs (MPIS). I find myself taking detours to see them. Of course, by their very nature, these signs aren’t always in the most salubrious of areas. I intend to post all these pictures by area and map them. It’s a nice way of looking at serious crime levels. More soon.
But the remarkable thing about them is the terminology. We’ve already seen SERIOUS INCIDENT referring to a drive-by shooting. As opposed to this one, found today:
Another, not yet photographed, read HOMOPHOBIC INCIDENT. I’ve also heard tell of an MPIS on the Old Kent Road which is written only in Korean. Looking forward to checking that out.
But my all time favourite is this one captured this evening:
I imagined running home to announce that a BURGLARY ARTIFICE occured on the corner the other night. Anyone with any idea as to what this actually means?
I’m also very keen on getting hold of more photographs. Spread the word. rustleATclaraDOTcoDOTuk
I had to look up artifice in the dictionary - and it says “trickery or craft, skill, ingenuity, ruse: a deceptive manouvre (especially to avoid capture) ”
So perhaps House of Curtains is a drapery sort of shop that got burgled - and maybe the younger guy and the elderly guy were hanging around in a decpetive sort of fashion to evade capture.
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