Comment on Test ride

• 14th_cylon@lemmy.zip ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  if you basically solve the case for them and all they have to do is to come, pick up the thief and improve their statistics, they might be more eager than if you want them to work.

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  • flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Indeed. Hence, thieves pretty quickly learned to move the stolen items to other cities…

    There’s plenty of examples I’ve seen locally where airtags and the like are indicating where the items are but have raised no interest from police, sadly (in fairness, the hidden airtags could have been removed, etc).

    Some good advice I was given was that I should claim the insurance and let it all go - stalking through sites trying to find the stolen stuff only adds to the anguish. This was from a builder who was forced to park on the street and discovered his van had been burgled every 10 months or so. He learned to stop looking for the tools online. Even when it was empty of tools people would take sunnies or a jacket

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• mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I think “where” is the more relevant question

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  • Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Albany, NY.

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    • baggachipz@sh.itjust.works ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Any place that uses the term “steamed hams” sounds like a great place to me!

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      • Janx@piefed.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        It’s a regional term.

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  • flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Yeah, that’s fair.

    Although, I’m in NZ. Our cops don’t do shit, but at least they don’t kill people for fun. That’s something, I guess

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• Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  25 years ago. Not sure if the shop called 911 or the local PD.

  I recently had a bike stolen from where I work. I happen to work for the state government so the theft was caught on multiple cameras. State police found the guy 2 weeks later after issuing a BOLO, arrested him, and since he was already out on parole due to a previous record, the thief went straight to prison. This last incident was 2 years ago.

  ACAB, but despite that some actually enjoy solving crimes.

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  • flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    That’s amazing

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• bitjunkie@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  A custom bike is valuable enough to meet the definition of grand larceny in many jurisdictions.

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  • flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Ha, not where I’m from. Stink

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