Comment on Test ride

• 14th_cylon@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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 ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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 ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I think “where” is the more relevant question

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  • Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Albany, NY.

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    • baggachipz@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

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

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      • Janx@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        It’s a regional term.

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      • Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        I’ve lived in Albany for 27 years. No one here uses the term, “steamed hams,” here. It’s a Simpsons joke, not a local term for hamburgers.

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  • flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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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• ricecake@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Not all cops in all places are all bad all the time. They’re always part of a deeply broken system and all the other parts of the usual rant about cops, but that doesn’t mean they never do a good thing.

  Most cynically: it’s basically a free bump to their performance numbers.
  Most leftishly: a business called, which is closer to who they work for.
  Most probably: theif was still there and someone was close enough that they’d be doing more than taking a meaningless report to file.

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• Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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 ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    That’s amazing

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  • ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    This really is amazing. I had my motorcycle stolen several years ago and couldn’t get the cops to give a crap. Recovered it a month later, wrecked and abandoned in front of a house and cops couldn’t even be bothered to try and get fingerprints off it. Instead called me at 11:30 at night and said if didn’t get there and pick it up within 30 min, they’d have it towed and I’d be charged for it. About the same experience when I had my car broken into and stuff stole out of it.

    Glad they seem to give a crap where you live.

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• bitjunkie@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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 ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Ha, not where I’m from. Stink

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• Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Just about in any civilized country.

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