Why would police need to know?

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Having just got off the bus from work I was walking home when i saw a police care driving towards me. Thinking nothing of it (obviously why would i?) i keep walking then the thing swerves towards me and flashes its lights. I jump.

The officer roles down her window and calls me over. She says I match the description of someone they're looking for. Mainly cause of my hoodie. She asks if i dont mind giving them some details, with no reason not to I oblige.

They ask expected normal things like name(with middle name requested too), age(D.O.B requested too), address and contact number. Her partner fumbling to write down all this in the short time im telling them. Then she asks me where I was born. Thinking nothing of it at the time I tell them.

But after some contemplation; why the hell would they need to know that? I mean the only thing they have on me is that im wearing a hoodie, which of course the perpetrator was too. She even said "I don't think its you we're looking for anyway."

Anyone know why they would need to know that? Also just out of curiosity what would my rights have been if i had declined to answer any questions?
 
Part of the PNC check; they'll usually always ask where you were born. It's just so they can run enquiries on you (either there and then or at a later date).
 
I dont have a criminal record or anything, will I be on the PNC?

Also, assuming that Im not; I take I will be now?
 
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No , you won't be on PNC. You will however probably be put on another database for intelligence purposes. That just elimates you from any further enquiries though.
 
its more a matter of privacy though, id rather not have them store all my details.

i know my details are stored all over the place like everyone else. But the fewer places the better right?
 
I get it all the time. I was walking back from a mates house, no more than 200 yards away when I got stopped. They wanted to know where I was going at 2am dressed in black. I just told them that it was none of their business, and I'd only answer if the told me where they were going at 2am dressed all in black first.
 
I got stopped twice the other night on the way to my friend's house - it was cold and wet so I had the hood on my jacket up - first time was a car, the officer slowed down, asked if I'd come from the college, which I hadn't, then drove on. Second time I was waiting at a junction when a van went by - the lights changed and cos there was no little green man, I dashed across the road - must have made it look worse as one of them ran after me and stopped me - asked me a couple of innocent enough questions and admitted they were after someone in a hoodie and a cap......when he asked if I had a cap all I could show him was a remote-control dalek for my godson's birthday :D apparently they knew the guy's name so I offered him my ID which he looked at for a few seconds, then sent me on my way - never took any details, but under the hood I'm a reasonably respectable looking chap anyway :D
 
I get it all the time. I was walking back from a mates house, no more than 200 yards away when I got stopped. They wanted to know where I was going at 2am dressed in black. I just told them that it was none of their business, and I'd only answer if the told me where they were going at 2am dressed all in black first.

Lol :D
 
Hoodie? That only narrows it down to millions of people...I'd tell them they're going to need a better match than that to start asking questions.
 
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