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by esotericn 2638 days ago
As others have posted, this is not in any way an issue with organisational silos.

The Met simply have limited funding and more important matters to investigate. They are essentially attempting to politely explain that to you.

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> The Met simply have limited funding [...]

Everyone has limited funding

> and more important matters to investigate

Everyone should prioritise what they work on!

Not to be harsh on the OP, but let's compared the total £value of what was stolen vs the potential [opportunity] cost to the police and other relevant authorities which would be required to catch and convict the thief.

If the laptop had something the authorities valued, they'd work significantly harder.