Arson?Get the evidence for us, police tell fire crews: Force claims it is ‘too busy’ to attend couple’s home which …

• Northamptonshire Police asked the fire service to do their job at arson
• Michael and Naomi Parkes’ home was petrol-bombed whilst they slept
• The couple claim police said they were ‘too busy’ so asked fire service to take witness statements and collect any evidence for the investigation

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A police force asked firemen tackling an arson attack to take witness statements as its officers were too busy to attend. The home of Michael and Naomi Parkes was petrol-bombed, setting their garage and a van alight as they slept. A cyclist was seen in the garden of the semi-detached property moments before the midnight blaze. But police did not make house-to-house enquiries until eight days later, after a complaint from Mrs Parkes.

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