Only if they find out who dunnit :devil:
Get the sign printed up so that the telephone numbers to contact for release just happen to be premium rate porn or some such lark
If a little research is done, the number of the Inspector's office at the local nick. Do you know the nature of the call that brought the Police there in the first place?
I've come across a number of inconsiderate parking incidents caused by Cops. Sometimes it was a case of having to get in somewhere very quickly, but at others it was ".....it's a Police car, I can park it where I want....."
Mostly it's a case of having to get reasonably close so it's easy to get away quickly if needed. A prime example might be parking outside the butty shop on double yellow lines. If a plumber gets delayed by 5 minutes because the bloke had to park round the corner then it's not the end of the world. If a Police officer gets delayed by 5 minutes the consequences could be very serious.
At Manchester Airport a Cop came across a car, parked and unattended. He looked around for the driver, didn't find one, so he issued a parking ticket. The driver returned and said that his father was a Director of the airport so he shouldn't get a ticket. The Officer refused to take it back, probably because one location that's more sensitive about unattended vehicles than all the others is the office block that contains the admin offices, and therefore all the senior management.
Unfortunately, later the same day, an Officer parked a van on the same road. That in itself wasn't really a problem as, although the road has double yellows, it's at the rear of the Nick which means if a quick response is needed, getting out isn't an issue. But, unfortunately, he also parked it across a dropped kerb, which, can be an offence of Unnecessary Obstruction.
Even more unfortunately, the kerbs were of the tactile type which could aid somebody with impaired vision a member of the public (Director's son anybody?) took a picture on his phone and sent it to Professional Standards Branch. Not only that but he also posted the image on GMP's facebook page. Cue angry e-mail from the Super. Embarrassed Cop.....problem solved. Until the next day, when bu**er me, someone else did exactly the same thing at exactly the same place.
Gotta say though, in 8 years I've never seen a blind person walking around at the airport. If they're a passenger then they'd be accompanied. If they worked there,there's no reason why they'd want to cross there. Plus, if an offence of Unnecessary Obstruction is to be proved, an obstruction must be seen. None of this negates the fact that the vans shouldn't have been parked across the kerb in the first place, and they weren't left there maliciously.
But, with social media and virtually every mobile in the country, if not the world, having a camera you need to be careful. The Cop was right to issue the ticket and right not to rescind it. The problem was that instead of manning up and admitting he deserved the ticket, Mr. Arrogant decided to get his own back.....and two Police Officers, who ought to know better, caused embarrassment to their colleagues for no better reason than they didn't bother sparing a little thought about where they left their vehicles.:doh: