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Grim Dark Angels Interrogator-Chaplain





Earth

 judgedoug wrote:
Fingers crossed you get most, if not all, of your models back! And that the thief gets locked up for a long time - here in the USA that amount of stolen property would be a much higher level of crime (a felony, versus a misdemeanor) with a much harsher sentence!


Sadly uk law doesn't work that way, unless they can prove he stole the items the worst he will get is handling stolen goods.

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Princeton, WV

 Formosa wrote:
UPDATE: police just contacted me, they have a suspect and will be making an arrest this evening, they are now coming over to get a statement from me.

Here's hoping the little gak didn't bin it all.


Awesome news! I will be checking this thread all weekend!
   
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 Formosa wrote:
 judgedoug wrote:
Fingers crossed you get most, if not all, of your models back! And that the thief gets locked up for a long time - here in the USA that amount of stolen property would be a much higher level of crime (a felony, versus a misdemeanor) with a much harsher sentence!


Sadly uk law doesn't work that way, unless they can prove he stole the items the worst he will get is handling stolen goods.


I'd be interested in what he's gonna tell 'em how he got the army then

Here are 4 pressed thumbs for you getting your army back!

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 Formosa wrote:
 judgedoug wrote:
Fingers crossed you get most, if not all, of your models back! And that the thief gets locked up for a long time - here in the USA that amount of stolen property would be a much higher level of crime (a felony, versus a misdemeanor) with a much harsher sentence!


Sadly uk law doesn't work that way, unless they can prove he stole the items the worst he will get is handling stolen goods.


Well I hope they do what they can to prove it.
Glad to see you at least have a lead on it.

I would be heart broken if i had my stuff stolen :/ which i have.

 Unit1126PLL wrote:
 Scott-S6 wrote:
And yet another thread is hijacked for Unit to ask for the same advice, receive the same answers and make the same excuses.

Oh my god I'm becoming martel.
Send help!

 
   
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Sooo.... whats the word?
   
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Here's hoping the authorities 'accidentally' leave him cuffed to a chair in a room you happen to be in...with a piece of rebar conveniently placed nearby.

Either way, hope things worked out man.

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I will keep my eyes open.
Good luck and I hope you get them back mate.

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 Sigvatr wrote:
 Formosa wrote:
 judgedoug wrote:
Fingers crossed you get most, if not all, of your models back! And that the thief gets locked up for a long time - here in the USA that amount of stolen property would be a much higher level of crime (a felony, versus a misdemeanor) with a much harsher sentence!


Sadly uk law doesn't work that way, unless they can prove he stole the items the worst he will get is handling stolen goods.


I'd be interested in what he's gonna tell 'em how he got the army then

Here are 4 pressed thumbs for you getting your army back!


Sadly he'll be able to claim that a friend gave him them, he'll never have to say who this 'friend' is but if they cannot prove he was the one to steal them directly he'll be charged with handling stolen goods. Our legal system really is this messed up.

Another recent ploy that some people have been trying is to claim that they thought that they had the owners permission to take the goods, some juries believe them and let them off, or the judge gives them a reduced sentence as 'they didn't realise they were stealing'.

Hope the original poster gets all his stuff back, but to expect anything more than a slap on the wrist for the thief is just wishful thinking.

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Sounds like he needs a squad of metal spikey wyches stuffed up his ass.

   
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wow that's awful to hear, I wish you the best of luck in getting your stuff back. despite our law system here, here's hoping the thieving scum get what they deserve.

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Wishin' you the best of luck, hopefully it'll all work out okay!

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i have so many other questions

- police actually investigate such things? over in america they say they will look into it but really they don't give a gak

- people broke in and stole a niche sensitive item like models? I would almost certainly start pointing fingers at people i knew


sorry to hear about this though I once put a case under my car to go back inside real quick and came back to find it gone. It was dark so someone just saw me place something down and leave and so stole it because they could. could be a similar sittuation : /

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I though his stuff was in a shed. id assume some one was after tools or something and felt like they had to take something to make things worth it.

though im not a criminal or anything.../shifty eye




But yeah in the muricas its honestly better to just get insurance and let them give you money to re try instead of getting back things stolen.

Asides from a very small town situation you basically cannot count on the police. not that its there fault or anything. tooo thinly spread.

 Unit1126PLL wrote:
 Scott-S6 wrote:
And yet another thread is hijacked for Unit to ask for the same advice, receive the same answers and make the same excuses.

Oh my god I'm becoming martel.
Send help!

 
   
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Yea sometimes these rats will just take literally anything they can get their hands on..
   
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eosgreen wrote:
i have so many other questions

- police actually investigate such things? over in america they say they will look into it but really they don't give a gak

- people broke in and stole a niche sensitive item like models? I would almost certainly start pointing fingers at people i knew


sorry to hear about this though I once put a case under my car to go back inside real quick and came back to find it gone. It was dark so someone just saw me place something down and leave and so stole it because they could. could be a similar sittuation : /


I have a feeling people often steal models without knowing what they are. Locked up black cases just screams valuable.

Hope you get your stuff back Formosa.
   
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We'll find out soon enough eh.

I feel for the OP but jeezo guys, it's turning into a Daily Mail article comment thread in here.

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Guys who break into sheds and try to fence property like that are usually rounders. He's probably a meth or heroin addict.

I can almost guarantee this guy is a low level property rat with previous convictions for break and enter, theft, and possess stolen property (or whatever the UK equivalent of those offences is).

Source: Is police officer

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 hemingway wrote:
Guys who break into sheds and try to fence property like that are usually rounders. He's probably a meth or heroin addict.

I can almost guarantee this guy is a low level property rat with previous convictions for break and enter, theft, and possess stolen property (or whatever the UK equivalent of those offences is).

Source: Is police officer


I though Canadians called them Mounties..

 Unit1126PLL wrote:
 Scott-S6 wrote:
And yet another thread is hijacked for Unit to ask for the same advice, receive the same answers and make the same excuses.

Oh my god I'm becoming martel.
Send help!

 
   
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I... actually don't know. Help?

Good luck! I feel sorry for you and I really hope the scumbag who did it gets locked up.

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UPDATE: so ladies and gents, after chasing up the police several times I finally got a reply, they have caught the suspect, almost 2 weeks after the tip off was given, they actually did something about it, the person has declined to comment and will likely get away with the crime due to the inept behavior of the officer in charge of the case, I've also been told it's very unlikely I will get any of my property back at this point.

Chain of events:

I received a tip.off that my stolen property was brought into cash converters.
I informed the police, they said they would send an officer immediately to look into it.
A week later I call to ask as to the progress as I have not received the update I was promised.
The officer on the phone informs me that A: nothing was done the week prior and B: the report was filed incorrectly, so can I tell them again.
I was then informed that I would be updated that night, they did indeed call me and told me they had been to cash converters and had a suspect, they would call me later in the week with more info.
2 weeks later, I am informed they basically won't get my property back, even though they have the subject in question, and that he will likely get away with it.

I am now waiting for the case to close, and then suing for mishandling of the case, right from the start it wasn't taken seriously and I have had several officers admit fault via telephone and email, had they acted upon the tip off when they claimed they were going to, the suspect would have been caught with the items on his person, giving the person 3+ weeks is not acceptable.

And there dakka, is the update.
   
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I... actually don't know. Help?

I'm so sorry for the things you lost.

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That sucks dude.

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Have you contacted the cash converters place about your property?

Surely they have laws where you are about handling stolen goods? Will they not see some penalty for it?

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bah, how dreadfully disappointing .

Hope things work out for you still.

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Aww man that sucks. well hope get something back from this terrible situation.

 Unit1126PLL wrote:
 Scott-S6 wrote:
And yet another thread is hijacked for Unit to ask for the same advice, receive the same answers and make the same excuses.

Oh my god I'm becoming martel.
Send help!

 
   
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Darn, that sucks. Depending on what the army's worth, I do hope that you succeed in sueing the police office and getting the money back; if you really want your models back, you'd be better of trying to get...more direct and less legal help, but that usually is more expensive than your army would be worth.

Alternatively, if the police keeps prolonging the whole thing, consider having a talk with the press. They often love stories like these as they engage readers and exploit the general desire of a "The state leaves us alone!" feeling.

   
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Ah dude that sucks. Hopefully you can get some satisfaction in the end.

I had a similar problem with police not following things up, had an accident that wasn't my fault and the other driver did a runner on me, went to the police with the registration number of the vehicle, they said they'd follow it up and never did. Apparently the only thing Australian police are good for is operating speed cameras and mailing out fines for trivial traffic offences.
   
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I'm really sorry for what's happened. It seems police incompetence is a general fad everywhere. Can only hope you eventually manage to get your things back, or at least a decent monetary compensation.

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Thankfully I'm legally trained, so it will cost me almost nothing, a few strongly worded letters to the independent police complaints commission and I should be ok, this is such a clear cut case of mishandling of an investigation they will likely want it over and out the way ASAP.

Sad thing is the more I realize I lost, the higher the tag is going, entire dwarf army is gone, chaos warrior one too etc. It's just adding up and up.
   
 
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