a small question on police procedures, really need an answer for this

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If there has been a robbery is it usual/common practice to NOT dust for fingerprints?

When we were burgled the dusting ladies came the next day for prints

Hey I could do with a dusting lady! Seriously when my car was broken into the fingerprinters were out within an hour or 2.

Does anyone know of any robbery situations where the police wouldn't dust for fingerprints?

No forced entry maybe??

This is a technicality but robbery is a theft directly from a person - handbag snatching, mugging, that sort of thing, and sometimes there's no suitable surface to fingerprint. With burglaries, car break-ins and theft directly from properties (rather than people) dusting for fingerprints is usual practice but may not happen immediately. HTH

webcrone you're quite right I should have written burglary not robbery.

thanks webcrone

In that case I think it's usual to fingerprint. You could try searching the web site of the relevant Police Authority for a more definite answer.

I've looked at the police website and there is no information on it. Hmmm