London, June 10 (ANI): Amersham police in the UK are reportedly auctioning tools often used by criminals for burglaries.
Bolt cutters, window pane removers and even an Arc slicer, which can cut, burn or pierce virtually any material, are all on sale through a new website, the Daily Mail reports.
The bidders can reportedly buy items, which are regularly used by burglars and robbers, at a very reasonable rate.
The site, bumblebeeauctions.co.uk, with the heading 'UK police property disposal' lists several categories of seized goods for sale to clear out store rooms in the police station.
An undercover reporter who made an effort to purchase the tools was disappointed with the security system.
"No criminal checks were made, I just needed to prove it was myself who had paid for the bolt cutters online before they would let me have them. All they wanted to see was the payment confirmation form printed from the auction website. I didn't have the printed confirmation form so I just showed them my driving license which still has my old address on it," he added.
A spokesman for the Association of Chief Police Officers, however, justified their move saying 'there is no criminality in purchasing any of these items.'
"The internet gives police forces another way to realise the value of property seized from criminals. There is no criminality in purchasing any of these items which are all legal to own and are widely available," he added. (ANI)
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