The policeman dubbed Supercop due to the number of arrests he makes has explained the nature of his success. It's all down to good old fashioned community police work.
Sargeant Peter Pinto said "Getting to know your criminals is a big help."
And he should know.
In the last 6 weeks he has made over 500 arrests. Each time it was the same woman. Mrs Gloria Pinto of 18 The Avenue, Ipswich, has been in the cells almost continually.
"I've really got used to how this criminal thinks" said Sargeant Pinto. "I can usually know just where to find her. On Wednesdays it's at the Post Office collecting her pension."
Chief Inspector Poole praised Pinto as the kind of copper needed. "We need guys who are prepared to nick their own mother..... 500 times if needs be". Human rights activists were less welcoming. John Chakribati of 'Bleeding Hearts' said "This poor woman has been arrested for numerous ridiculous offences. Yesterday she was arrested in the morning for walking on the cracks of the pavement. Then in the afternoon she was arrested for being in possession of a hot water bottle and a pair of slippers."
Sargeant Pinto was unrepentant. "She is a danger to the public. She smells of wee. She needs to be kept off the streets. I know it seems harsh, but I'm only doing my job. And if she had only bought me that bike for Christmas none of this would ever have happened."
