My Stolen Truck

[Boadie30]

Near the end of 2012 my truck was stolen.. A couple of days later it was recovered completly trashed. The cops had an inkling that it was part of a larger scheme due to something they found with my truck. They swabbed my truck for DNA and since through many hoops I have had my truck some what restored through insurance.. I still paid a lot of money and lost huge money with the items that were in my truck.. I recently learned of a similar theft that took place soon after. Same truck basically, same entry, start, scars, mud. Both thefts occurred really close. I have always believed there was three people that stole my truck due to the filth that were on the door handles and the theft after mine three people were arrested.. Also both vehicles were dumped 25 miles from where they were stolen within blocks...

I wondering if there will be an interest by the cops, attourneys etc.. or will this be something I will need to drive on my own? I hopefully will be in contact with the other guy whom I've learned of through truck forums.. He indicated there were items in his truck that appeared stolen.. random.. I'm hoping I can prove I owned them.. pictures, serial number etc.. Thoughts??

Excuse spelling grammer.. phone way to small for my thumbs..

[def90]

Did you get a card from the officer handling your case? I would call him and mention it. They very likely might already know but it wouldn't hurt to remind them. I have to think though that once your truck was recovered the case was closed.

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[Boadie30]

I have left a message... Most of what was stolen was a lifetime of fishing equipment... All high end and family momentos... All of which I liked using close to 200 times a year after work and on weekends.. I would love to fuck up whom ever took my shit..

Would not do anything differently.. I used the crap out of what I had and for the momentos I lost, those who handed them down to me were proud that I got good use out of them and caught a crap load of bass..

[buckshotbarlow]

my buddy had the same thing happen to him also...2009ish nissan titan. Jacked it, then stole a bunch of crap including the seats and left it to die. I can pm you the details if you want. He lived in aurora at the time of it happening.

[Boadie30]

Sure and thanks...

[sniper7]

I guess I Dont quite understand what you are asking about? Whether you should tell the cops this appears to be an ongoing auto theft ring?
Hopefully some of the stolen stuff ends up being yours. Sorry to hear about the truck and stolen stuff. Thieves are the worst.

[Boadie30]

I guess I Dont quite understand what you are asking about? Whether you should tell the cops this appears to be an ongoing auto theft ring?
Hopefully some of the stolen stuff ends up being yours. Sorry to hear about the truck and stolen stuff. Thieves are the worst.

Thanks.. What I am trying to ask or figure out is;

There are hundreds of vehicles stolen every month in this state. There are really only a couple of possibilities here.. Either LE is on top of this thing and I just have not been told yet.. They did not attempt a DNA match.. Not the same people.. Not on their radar unless I put it on their radar because what is the incentive? They already caught them. Finally, is it just my responcibility by obtaining council?

[RCCrawler]

Call the police when your truck gets stolen, if they happen to see it while they're out driving around issuing tickets they'll let you know.

Expecting them to put 2 and 2 together and maybe go out and catch someone is asking too much.

[Boadie30]

Oh no.. you got it wrong.. my truck was stolen and already recovered quite some time ago..

[RCCrawler]

Oh no.. you got it wrong.. my truck was stolen and already recovered quite some time ago..

No, I understood that, I'm just trying to say that you contacting them and trying to get them to tie the two crimes together, and actually do some detective work and go make an arrest is a waste of time. Unless you can prove 100% who stole it, drive to the police station, grab the cop by the hand and lead him directly to that person it'll be too much work for them.

[Boadie30]

Oh... LOL probably right...

[Dave_L]

Are you ready to have your feathers ruffled even more? Look on your auto insurance policy. There's a nice little "Auto theft prevention" fee tacked on by the state of Colorado. $1 per car, per year, no exceptions. Haven't you noticed the decline in auto thefts and all the bait cars they've talked about on the news? It's working! /sarcasm.

[sniper7]

Then look at your registration and tell me why all of us are paying a fee for e-470 when it is a toll road...wtf.

[OneGuy67]

The priority of the DNA swab conducted on your vehicle is low. There are many more person to person crimes that take priority at the CBI lab over a property crime. Additionally, the statute of limitations is 3 years for prosecution on the case. The DNA might not even get looked at in time. As to counsel, what are you looking to achieve?

I'm not sure I've answered your questions as I'm not sure what you are asking.

[Boadie30]

You would think with this many teams it should not be that hard.. But your right they do not try that hard.. There was a receit for unleaded fuel in my truck time stamped a couple of hours after my truck was stolen.. I could not get them to look into it and the gas station manager needed a police request to look into it.. The cops said since my truck was a diesel it would not prove anything..

Full Time Teams -Metropolitan Auto Theft Task Force (MATT)
East Metro Auto Theft Team (EMATT)

Overtime Teams -
Beat Auto Theft Through Law Enforcement (BATTLE)
Western Colorado Auto Theft Task Force (WCATT)
Southern Colorado Motor Vehicle Theft Task Force
Commerce City/Thornton/Adams County Auto Theft Prevention Program

Statewide Teams -Attorney General's Auto Theft Prosecution InitiativeColorado Auto Theft Investigators (CATI)
Coloradans Against Auto Theft (CAAT)
Auto Theft Intelligence Coordination Center (ATICC)

[OneGuy67]

You would think with this many teams it should not be that hard.. But your right they do not try that hard.. There was a receit for unleaded fuel in my truck time stamped a couple of hours after my truck was stolen.. I could not get them to look into it and the gas station manager needed a police request to look into it.. The cops said since my truck was a diesel it would not prove anything..

Full Time Teams -Metropolitan Auto Theft Task Force (MATT)
East Metro Auto Theft Team (EMATT)

Overtime Teams -
Beat Auto Theft Through Law Enforcement (BATTLE)
Western Colorado Auto Theft Task Force (WCATT)
Southern Colorado Motor Vehicle Theft Task Force
Commerce City/Thornton/Adams County Auto Theft Prevention Program

Statewide Teams -Attorney General's Auto Theft Prosecution Initiative

Colorado Auto Theft Investigators (CATI)
Coloradans Against Auto Theft (CAAT)
Auto Theft Intelligence Coordination Center (ATICC)

Really sounds like a lot, huh? I read the same from the "About Lockdown" website.

Here is the reality.

The MATT and EMATT teams are the only full time task forces in which there are officers assigned.

The "Overtime Teams" you indicate are those who have received grant funding to advance measures to reduce vehicle theft. Some funding can be used for officer OT, but there isn't much of that.

The "Statewide Teams" you indicate aren't teams; they are member units for cooperation. I am a member of CATI, as I am a member of the Colorado Homicide Investigators Association and a member of the Colorado Drug Investigators Association. The ATICC has analysts which look at trends and publish statistics.