CRB, Fraud and POLICE STUPIDITY!!!!

[johnangryman100]

I have just been held back from a job as I have just had my CRB check through the post. I have nothing on my criminal record.....or so I thought!!!!!! There is now showing that a Fixed Penalty Notice (£40) was issued against me for shoplifting (a packet of chicken) over 2 years ago. This was not me!!! It shows that whoever did this gave my name, my address, an incorrect post code and incorrect date of birth. HOW COULD THE POLICE ACCEPT THIS!!!!!!! What other details should he/she of taken? Can this ever be taken off my CRB? How do i prove it was not me? as it was so long ago i dont know what i was doing back then!! The FPN was paid in cash. I have not been to the police yet as im so angry and not sure what to do. But how can I find who did this to me? Will the police still have it on CCTV as its such a petty crime? Please help. ANY info or advice gladly accepted. What would you do in this situation. Thanks in advance.

[Androcles]

If it was not you, can you not start by identifying which shop was involved, on precisely what date and time. I would also ask for details of the complainant - how the crime was reported, the name of the officer involved, and details of where the arrest took place.

This should start to give you some clues - was it a place you normally shop, if so do the staff know you there and again if so, ask if they remember the incident and why were you not banned from the shop "if they caught you shoplifting".

If it was somebody who gave your name and address, how wide of the mark was the postcode and date of birth. Particularly with the date of birth, if they gave say a date in 1990 which makes you a teenager and you are in your forties, and was accepted, then clearly it can be shown to be a fraud. On the other hand if it is close...... ? Is the postcode nearby ?

I think you need to get a lot more detail to start picking holes in it!

[Bjohn]

In addition, whilst you may not remember where exactly you were 2 years ago you could start looking at evidence to suggest where you were. ie. were you at work? computer login should tell you this. Do you have bank or credit card receipts or statements to suggest you were somewhere else? Also - finger prints. Was the person arrested and do the police have finger print records that differ to yours.

[Buenchico]

From the CRB website:
"If you have received the results of your CRB check and there is an error on it or you wish to dispute any of the information revealed, please give us a call immediately on 0870 90 90 778".

See also here:
http://www.crb.gov.uk/guidance/applicants_guidance/how_to_raise_a_dispute.aspx

Chris

[Euroanchor]

That sounds about typical of todays police forces, you have done nothing wrong but it's up to you to prove it, despite them making the initial mistakes.
Why should an innocent person have to go and be fingerprinted and provide photographs, these will just be kept on police record the same as if you were a criminal.
I know far too many people complain about the idea of national ID cards, but they would certainly stop these incidents of "false details" being given to the police, lets face it, as long as someone pays a FPN what do they care.