RobRiggs
Tele-Afflicted
DIRTY STINKIN' THEFT.
- Thread starter Kandinskyesque
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It's a amazing how prevalent this stuff is now. Like every day, even in our farmland, low population county, someone crashes a stolen vehicle under pursuit. Heck, two counties south, it's like multiple times a day. Not to mention, often these people just got out on a "no bail $" exception on another theft or violation. Caught again within a day or two!
Who raises these kids?
Our society is FAR too lenient...
Who raises these kids?
Our society is FAR too lenient...
Tonetele
Doctor of Teleocity
If tyou find out who they are, you and son can handle 'em. Natural Justice.
String Tree
Doctor of Teleocity
Nothing right about any of that.
I've had two vehicles, and one motorcycle stolen in the Phoenix, AZ. area (every vehicle I ever owned out there), not counting several more break-ins and theft of stereos, etc.
One of the vehicles (conversion van/camper) was located in a bank parking lot by a friend. The cops only showed up to have me sign off on a "found it" form and would not even get out of their car to check out the damage/drug paraphernalia in it...but would surely arrest me for having it on my way home, they even said so.
The motorcycle was spotted by a friend in a driveway, a few blocks away. The cops refused to come out and do ANYTHING at all. I had to go up onto their property and "steal it back" myself and I am sure they would have had no problem charging me with trespassing, maybe even grand theft if caught. I took my MAK 90 with me, strapped on my back just in case. It was all bashed up and of course no police report = no insurance coverage.
The same motorcycle was run clean over in a bar parking lot...by the guy I went to the bar with. I got photos of his car, which he stopped driving and was hiding behind a building at his place, all dented up and having my bike's paint on the front of it. The cops refused to come investigate at all.
The other car was never heard from again. I find it hard to believe it never turned up in a ditch or vacant lot, ever.
The police are worthless. They don't even pretend to try. You can catch the thief yourself and have proof they did it, and the cops will not even show up to talk about it.
One of the vehicles (conversion van/camper) was located in a bank parking lot by a friend. The cops only showed up to have me sign off on a "found it" form and would not even get out of their car to check out the damage/drug paraphernalia in it...but would surely arrest me for having it on my way home, they even said so.
The motorcycle was spotted by a friend in a driveway, a few blocks away. The cops refused to come out and do ANYTHING at all. I had to go up onto their property and "steal it back" myself and I am sure they would have had no problem charging me with trespassing, maybe even grand theft if caught. I took my MAK 90 with me, strapped on my back just in case. It was all bashed up and of course no police report = no insurance coverage.
The same motorcycle was run clean over in a bar parking lot...by the guy I went to the bar with. I got photos of his car, which he stopped driving and was hiding behind a building at his place, all dented up and having my bike's paint on the front of it. The cops refused to come investigate at all.
The other car was never heard from again. I find it hard to believe it never turned up in a ditch or vacant lot, ever.
The police are worthless. They don't even pretend to try. You can catch the thief yourself and have proof they did it, and the cops will not even show up to talk about it.
Lef T
Tele-Afflicted
Now that story just brightened up my day.
7171551
Tele-Afflicted
They may well know who did it- but what makes you think the police will do anything about it?
Way back in the '90's I lived in Deans, Livingston and owned a rather nice flat-front RS2000. Woke up one morning to find it gone and called the police... who attended and made it abundantly clear that they were form-filling but not at all interested. Me'n a mate cruised Craigshill, Livingston and found the car pretty much where we expected it to be. About a mile from my house and up to the arches in mud. I stood by in the hope someone would come out to it while he went for the cops: suddenly they were interested! A spotty Plod informed me I couldn't drive it away because he would have to take it to the copshop to be fingerprinted. I laughed in his face and pointed out that
1) If he wasn't wearing the funny suit he'd be refused insurance due to his extreme youth
2) A couple of hours earlier he could hardly be bothered to write out an incident number for me.
3) I therefore didn't trust him with my car...
The (much) older sergeant with him laughed and told me to bring it up behind them which I did. When they were finished with it it was manked up with fingerprint powder and they'd retained the interior mirror- which I never did get back. The car was never the same again and I sold it on soon after. Never learned what became of their "investigation."
Maybe things done better nowadays... Ha! Take care.
TheFuzzDog
Tele-Meister
I don’t know if you meant it this way, but this comes across as snide and judgmental. You have no way of knowing what the value of something is to someone else. When someone stole my winter boots at a party and left me with nothing but sneakers to wear in a heavy snowy winter, if you had told me “it’s only stuff” I would have expected you to provide the hundred clams to replace them, because “it’s only money.”
I feel the same way....EMI applied
Many years ago a pro car stereo thief stole my radio out of my truck. he didn't damage anything, unplugged the wiring harness and left my Led Zeppelin II cassette on my seat. I felt strange afterward because I didn't completely hate the guy since he actually showed a little consideration when stealing from me. Thieves today are the scum of the earth. They don't care about anything but themselves. We had a theft ring here stealing cats off cars, they were arrested, everyone made a big deal about how well our police did their job, then they were released and the thefts started up again. Most small crimes the police can't be bothered to fill out a report why would they if they are just going to release them anyway. What I miss most is the lack of professionalism among thieves.
It's not just "stuff", it's the point.
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Kandinskyesque
Tele-Afflicted
It's possibly in somebody's best interest that it's resolved by them, at the very least it's in the perp's best interest that it's resolved through the appropriate channels. Further evidence suggests it won't be long before I find out who it is.
It's a small rural station, entirely different from what I was familiar with when I lived in "What's it called". I'm familiar with one of the officers who turned up last night, through a community project. He seemed to take the issue quite personally.
Very low crime rate here, I don't think they'd like to see it double.
exactly, and the people who tend to steal "only stuff" tend to actually harm their community, not just stuff
TheFuzzDog
Tele-Meister
It’s very easy to understand, IMO. The thief does not care about the value of what they stole. They care if they can maybe get something for it. Years ago, I had a camera bag stolen out of my car. The camera, though expensive, was the least of my concerns. The 30+ rolls of exposed and irreplaceable film were. What did the thief do with them? Not an effing thing. They were worthless.
Good luck and best wishes on getting some relief on this. As someone who suffered a theft recently it has amazed me how much it has changed my psychology. I am noticing things that I don't think I would have noticed before.
Just the other day I spotted two guys at the end of my street laying under a truck. Normally I would have just rolled past but I pulled in behind the car parked behind the truck, took my camera phone and snapped a picture of the car and then a picture of the two guys under the truck. Then I pulled up to where the truck was and asked the guys if they needed help just so they knew I was there.
I was parked at least 10 feet away from them in case I had to make a fast getaway. The guy laying on the ground nearest me looked over and said, "unless you have a 1/2" breaker bar I don't think anything is going to help get this bolt out". I laughed and asked what they were doing and he told me that the U joint had broken on the driveshaft and they were trying to replace it.
I told them to hold on a minute and drove off. I had a 1/2" breaker bar at my house which was just down the block. I walked back with the breaker bar in my hands and you would have thought I was the bees knees as how appreciative those guys were.
Just the other day I spotted two guys at the end of my street laying under a truck. Normally I would have just rolled past but I pulled in behind the car parked behind the truck, took my camera phone and snapped a picture of the car and then a picture of the two guys under the truck. Then I pulled up to where the truck was and asked the guys if they needed help just so they knew I was there.
I was parked at least 10 feet away from them in case I had to make a fast getaway. The guy laying on the ground nearest me looked over and said, "unless you have a 1/2" breaker bar I don't think anything is going to help get this bolt out". I laughed and asked what they were doing and he told me that the U joint had broken on the driveshaft and they were trying to replace it.
I told them to hold on a minute and drove off. I had a 1/2" breaker bar at my house which was just down the block. I walked back with the breaker bar in my hands and you would have thought I was the bees knees as how appreciative those guys were.
You mean like corporations we are indentured to for 40 years after 20 years of schooling so we can spend our golden years in a retirement community?
THX1123
Tele-Afflicted
I hope you get justice and a remedy. Usually rural thieves working on that scale are local and stupid. A guy I went to high school with recently stole a calf in the next town over, about 20 miles away. When he tried to sell it to another farmer they busted him. Dumbass actually busted for cattle rustling.
So yeah, I grew up in a rural place. People often took care of their own problems, let's just leave that at that. That said, I don't think there are too many material possessions that are worth possibly taking a human life for, or going to jail for. Once the cops are involved the time for country justice is over.
So yeah, I grew up in a rural place. People often took care of their own problems, let's just leave that at that. That said, I don't think there are too many material possessions that are worth possibly taking a human life for, or going to jail for. Once the cops are involved the time for country justice is over.
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