Being called a liar

[Prairiedogsfearme]

Two years ago now I was burglarized and my gun vault was stolen out of my basement with all of my long rifles in it. The cops did a very superficial investigation and closed the case. To answer your first question of course I had all the serial numbers and pics of the rifles in question… they were in the vault; I mean seriously who thinks robbers are going to take a 700# gun vault. I know, stupid me.
Well almost a year later I found one of my rifles at an Aurora pawn shop. I did what I was supposed to and called the police and went through the whole B.S. Only to have the officer tell me that without the serial number, a receipt blah, blah, blah. There was no way I was going to get my rifle back. I said well I don’t have that explained the reasons and said I do have brass fired through the rifle and the free bore measurement, and so on. He didn’t even so much as take any of my brass, the rifle was left at the pawn shop for 2 weeks and he called me and told me I was lying to him and there was no way he would give me my gun. He further stated that he was going to contact the detective on my case and have him open an investigation into me as the person who stole my own guns.
My response was to tell him fine have me investigated I have nothing to hide, further anytime he wanted to come to my door and call me a liar he could come over. He lied about doing his job, but I am the liar here. In short don’t trust the police to find your stuff, they don’t want the right and legal owner to have their own stuff.

[BigBear]

LIAR!!!


Kidding. Sorry about your loss. Unfortunately, I've heard this tale several times.... Seems like there isn't much you CAN do in a robbery.

[Irving]

Sounds like he's trying to weasel his way out of doing his job. Talk to his supervisor.

I got jumped on camera and put in the hospital a few years ago. The detective got the address of the car the guys drove away in and "called them and asked them to come in, otherwise there is nothing I can do."

Cool thanks for the help.

[BigBear]

Wait, wait... Stuart?! They had it ON TAPE and they did not do anything? Wow... a new low.

[Irving]

I guess you can only investigate a criminal if they agree to come in, if they feel like it.

My cousin tried to break up a fight last month and got sucker punched from behind and knocked out. He was a regular at the bar and someone who works there gave his info out. They haven't brought him in either. So much for trying to be a good Samaritan.

[trlcavscout]

Anytime you HAVE to rely on LE, you might as well give up. I called 911 1 time in Las Vegas do to a drug deal gone bad and a big ordeal that happened in front of my house involving gang members, it was X-mas day and the whole family was there caught in the middle of it. It took the cops 45 minutes to get there and then they said 1 guy had warrants the rest got set free after I had to stand out there and ID them. The cop then told me if they started trouble with me to go ahead and defend my family and then call them back!

I feel for you man. So moral of the story is you HAVE to keep receipts for all firearm purchases to ever recover after a theft?

[Prairiedogsfearme]

Seems like everyone is thrilled with LE.

[jake]

I got jumped on camera and put in the hospital a few years ago. The detective got the address of the car the guys drove away in and "called them and asked them to come in, otherwise there is nothing I can do."

When I was burgled a few years ago (back in England) the guy left a rucksack with a wallet and ID in it in the back garden. I handed it over to the police but they said it wouldn't be his as no one would be that stupid. Guess what...

I essentially gathered the evidence myself by getting security tapes from Blockbuster (he used my card to rent some movies and didn't return them) and pestering the officer assigned to my case every couple of days until they finally arrested him.

[Hoser]

It sucks and I feel for you. Hopefully your insurance took care of you following the theft.

But please tell me you didnt come here to just bitch about Law Enforcement.

[al_g]

If your insurance did cover the theft, turn the info over to them. An insurance company calling a pawn shop and the police will likely get a far better response.