So what would you do?

[sil3nt]

Bicycle stolen the other night. Reported it thats about all i could do. No insurance claim coz excess is more than the bike is worth.

So today the girlfriend sees some dude riding it down the road. He pulls into a house only 3 or 4 houses down from us. Comes home tells me so i go for a looksie. Sure enough i see a bike that resembles mine at the back of the house. Go home ring cops they say they will send someone when they can.

They ring back say it may not be tonight and that i may have to grab someone from a station tomorrow.

Go out again and the bike is now gone from said house (was gonna take a photo) :facepalm:

Should i have bothered with cops? Should i have just gone and knocked on the door? I would have taken it back if it wasnt behind a fence at the back of the property (which you could see from the road).

Girlfriend saw the dude and he saw her so mighta got spooked and got rid of it already. Might have missed my chance.

[Dave Lobster]

Break window.. bucket of petrol through window. In with a lighted match.

[onearmedbandit]

A mate had a similar scenario happen, he and another friend collared the guy, rang the cops and told them they had apprehended the thief and someone was sent straight away.

[Usarka]

Queue resident copper with an excuse........ :wait:

[oneofsix]

next time ring the cops and tell them some prick is speeding up and down your street on a bike then they will be right round cause speed kills ... oh hold on that could back fire :facepalm:

[Reckless]

can ya still do citizens arrest these days???

[Dogboy900]

Tell the cops you are going round to get it and that you think they have firearms in the house. They will respond pretty quickly to that!

[oneofsix]

Tell the cops you are going round to get it and that you think they have firearms in the house. They will respond pretty quickly to that!

yeah but then they will wait at the safe forward place for back-up

he officer then went to a "safe forward point" to meet up with ambulance staff and await the arrival of backup officers coming from Thames.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/4809579/Stabbing-witnesses-too-scared-to-help
tell them their are drunk teenagers there


actually I don't blame the lone cop in the above news story

[Usarka]

What I don't get is that the cops use the excuse for stopping vehicles that they may find stolen goods or stop a wanted thief etc.

Hey cops, there's a thief at this house!! With stolen goods!!

http://photographicdictionary.com/images/t/tumbleweed.jpg



http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/4809579/Stabbing-witnesses-too-scared-to-help

WTF???? The dude had a knife embedded in his head and they're getting charged with "intent to injure"?

[sil3nt]

So just ran the cops again. They came around at 10 this morning. I was at work of course :rolleyes:

Funny thing is comms keep asking me why i haven't gone and got it myself :facepalm:

Yeah im just going to walk around the back of a criminals property and take what they think is theirs. I'm sure they would be real happy.

[CookMySock]

Yeah im just going to walk around the back of a criminals property and take what they think is theirs. I'm sure they would be real happy.Where is your anger, man? Put it to use and go steal the fucker back, and if someone says anything to you tell them to get fucked.

Hrm better make sure it IS yours though.

[sil3nt]

Hrm better make sure it IS yours though.That is the problem. Girlfriend saw it and was fairly sure it was mine. I saw it from a distance. Colour seemed to match (pretty distinct colour). I went to take a photo so i could be 100% sure but the bike had gone. Cops will hopefully be around tomorrow morning.

And my anger? The bike is not worth much and definitely not worth me getting any assault or wilful damage charges laid against me!

[Sable]

Pigs won't do shit. At least you've learnt that now

[oldrider]

You should have said the guy is very clear in my scope and that he doesn't seem to have noticed the red dot over his heart yet! :yes:

You might have got his attention then! :shifty:

[EJK]

Wanna burn down the house? Need an extra hand? ;-)

Sorry to hear about the situation. Must be sick tasting injustice (and obviously immoral of those fucking cunts).



Pigs won't do shit. At least you've learnt that now

Sad but true. One time they just gave out a note saying that they verify that a (friend of mine's) house was B&E'd, for the insurance.



And my anger? The bike is not worth much and definitely not worth me getting any assault or wilful damage charges laid against me!

You have all the right to be angry. The bike was (clearly) unlawfully and wrongly taken away from you. But what a positive thinking, good for you. Wish I could be a 6 feet 6 inches tall, kick-boxing dude to knock on his door for ya.

[Wannabiker]

Do report it stolen.

If you reclaim it without reporting it stolen...you could end up being the one accused of taking it from its new (temporary) address. Strange, but alas, true.

[geoffm]

You have now discovered why the burglary clearance rate (last time I saw the figures) in Auckland is 6% - and I assume it is only that high because some crims are stupid, unlucky or discover religion and go and confess.
Also why politicians claims crime is dropping seems at odds with the reality as you know it, because people don't bother reporting it any more (been there, done that).
Report it anyway, as at least then it is on record.
Don't expect anything to happen and start shopping for a replacement.
If you don't get any action, push it up the hierarchy. Be interesting to see what excuse the Minister of Police would come up with if he bothered to reply to a letter...
Geoff

[Smifffy]

I find it difficult to believe the cops keep asking you why you don't retrieve the bike yourself. You could ask for the officer's credentials then confirm that he is authorising you to enter the premises, 'speak' to the occupants and retrieve the stolen property.

Ask him when the police adopted the policy of encouraging the public to take the law into their own hands.

Then advise him that you have recorded the conversation, in the event that the episode end up in a courtroom.

Maybe if there is a new policy of the public reclaiming their own stolen goods then there might be a good sideline for security & repo firms....

[sil3nt]

I find it difficult to believe the cops keep asking you why you don't retrieve the bike yourself. You could ask for the officer's credentials then confirm that he is authorising you to enter the premises, 'speak' to the occupants and retrieve the stolen property.

Ask him when the police adopted the policy of encouraging the public to take the law into their own hands.

Then advise him that you have recorded the conversation, in the event that the episode end up in a courtroom.

Maybe if there is a new policy of the public reclaiming their own stolen goods then there might be a good sideline for security & repo firms....It was comms i spoke to. No idea if comms are police or not.

First lady i spoke to said something about "your not keen to get it yourself?" i say no.

Second lady said "don't you have any family or friends to go and get it?" i say no again.

I have nothing against the police its just damn frustrating. They did make an effort. I was just at work at the time.

Bike was stolen Monday night. Reported Tuesday morning. They also went through my car (unlocked nothing stolen) that was mentioned but not reported.

Given up on the cops. Just hope i see it again. Work early tomorrow morning might take a wander down their house.

[sil3nt]

Got a phone call at work saying a cop will come around at 9:30. So i left work early to get home in time. Its now 10:00 and no sign of anyone. And now im missing class.
:mad:

I may have to stab someone to get the police around here.

[sil3nt]

Cop finally came around. Showed him a photo and gave him a printed photo of bike. He walks off to where bike was seen comes back 20 minutes later with the bike.

Apparently the guy found it on his lawn. There are two houses at the property. Both thought it was the others bike. Guy said he rode it then locked it up in the shed. Cop said thats theft by finding and he could be arrested. Guy said he was going to put ad in the paper....cop said report it to the police......so in the end i got my bike back and its my birthday today so im happy.


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[Spearfish]

Crime itself isn't going down but the reporting of it is.

[EJK]

Cop finally came around. Showed him a photo and gave him a printed photo of bike. He walks off to where bike was seen comes back 20 minutes later with the bike.

Apparently the guy found it on his lawn. There are two houses at the property. Both thought it was the others bike. Guy said he rode it then locked it up in the shed. Cop said thats theft by finding and he could be arrested. Guy said he was going to put ad in the paper....cop said report it to the police......so in the end i got my bike back and its my birthday today so im happy.


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Case closed.

[Laava]

Happy birthday! And you didn't have to stab anyone!

[Latte]

Sounds like a win to me :D

[sil3nt]

Happy birthday! And you didn't have to stab anyone!Hopefully next birthday :yes:

[oldrider]

All's well that ends well! (belated "happy birthday") :yes:

[imdying]

No brainer... "Just saw my neighbour with my stolen bicycle and some odd object, might've been a pistol, probably just an airgun or something". They'll come. Worked for (against) dick in the Nissan Silvia on Aynsley Terrace... just sayin....

[onearmedbandit]

No brainer... "Just saw my neighbour with my stolen bicycle and some odd object, might've been a pistol, probably just an airgun or something". They'll come. Worked for (against) dick in the Nissan Silvia on Aynsley Terrace... just sayin....

Absolutely-fucking-brilliant.

[marie_speeds]

Tell the cops you are going round to get it and that you think they have firearms in the house. They will respond pretty quickly to that!

And that they were waving the guns through the windows......very very quick response!

Or tell them you think it's a P Lab and that the whole neighbourhood may go up

[imdying]

Absolutely-fucking-brilliant.They did ask if I "knew a bit about guns", but were quite happy to take my word for it.

[Dave Lobster]

Or tell them you think it's a P Lab and that the whole neighbourhood may go up

Unlikely that'll get a response.

[onearmedbandit]

They did ask if I "knew a bit about guns", but were quite happy to take my word for it.

I'd believe you, I remember that girl in town one Friday night with what we thought was a real pistol. Those airguns look pretty realistic.