Musician has £5k of gear nicked from car while in secure NCP car park with CCTV but GMP close case 'within hours'

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A musician had more than £5,000 worth of equipment stolen from his car, while he was at university. Singer-songwriter James Casper Mason had parked his car inside the NCP Piccadilly Plaza car park in the city centre, while he went to a class at BIMM.

When he came back, he discovered that thousands of pounds worth of electricals and other gear had been taken. Despite reporting the theft to the police and the 33-year-old claiming there was a CCTV camera pointed at the spot where his car was parked, James received an email 'a matter of hours' later to say that there would be 'no further investigation', he said. READ MORE : University of Manchester students forcibly 'dragged' out of campus building after weeks-long strike He told the Manchester Evening News: "I never drive to uni because parking is so expensive but I was hosting an open mic night in Tarleton (Lancashire) that evening, so I had absolutely everything on me. "There was a camera pointing directly at my car.

I wasn't allowed to see it but the police requested it. However, it was only a matter of hours before police said there'd be no further investigation, which seems bloody ridiculous." The items stolen from his car include a brand new Apple Macbook, an iPad, microphones, leads, headphones, and a mixing desk.

Thieves even nicked a packet of cigarettes and two tins of dog food but James said he'll "let that slide". "You've got to laugh or you'd cry," James, of Horwich, Bolton, added. "My two guitars were on the back seat and they didn't take them, which is an absolute godsend because they cost like £2,000 each. "The car insurance will cover £500, but that's with a £250 excess.