Tracker - Police won't do anything.

I'd just break in and take back what's mine. I would rather have my property back and if I was to gain a criminal record so be it. Think about it, the thieving git ain't going to call the police because someone is breaking into his garage with a stolen bike in it? The police really are a disgrace sometimes. >:-/


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[Bluepete]

Originally Posted by bigchris

I'd just break in and take back what's mine. I would rather have my property back and if I was to gain a criminal record so be it. Think about it, the thieving git ain't going to call the police because someone is breaking into his garage with a stolen bike in it? The police really are a disgrace sometimes. >:-/


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Maybe, but it's the laws of the land that dictate what they can and can't do. If you think it's disgraceful, lobby your government for a change and think beyond the obvious for a second. There won't be a cop in the land that wants the see the crim get away with it, but why risk a pension for the sake of an insured hunk of metal and plastic?

There won't be a cop in the land that wants the see the crim get away with it, but why risk a pension for the sake of an insured hunk of metal and plastic?[/QUOTE]

Because that's their job?




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[Ch00]

Originally Posted by Bluepete

There won't be a cop in the land that wants the see the crim get away with it, but why risk a pension for the sake of an insured hunk of metal and plastic?

Originally Posted by bigchris

Because that's their job?

The Police have to follow the rules and laws too. Certainly not worth ****ing your pension up the wall as Bluepete has stated.

Originally Posted by Red Herring

Bet they would.

There is a whole load of differences between the two scenarios, even you must know that.

I half expected you to turn up and chip in.

Please explain the differences and also why the police won't bother turning up when they have been informed that a known stolen off-road motorcycle is being ridden recklessly past the pre-school nursery directly opposite my shop?

Three times the police have been called, three times they haven't even bothered to attend. Is it any surprise when people take the law into their own hands when this happens?

There's one or two traffic coppers come into my shop every day, we regard them as decent blokes doing a difficult job, but someone at their control room obviously doesn't think it's worth putting a shout out for some reason because they tell us they've not heard a thing about it.

[phi-dan]

Lozzo, I chatted to my local PCs about this (granted it's going to be a different constabulary) and they won't turn out for something like this as the constabulary has a policy of not pursuing motorcycles. Even if they did show up, they aren't even allowed to follow the bike on foot. With the off-road bikes (no plates to trace an address) the only way they would be able to do anything is if the numpty didn't leg it (not likely), or if they were in place to see where the bike parked up. And yes, they're as frustrated about it as you are.

WHAT? That’s ridiculous. the problem is all the do-gooders that pop out of the woodwork after some little waste of air scrout kills himself whilst running from the police on some poor buggers pride and joy, probably writing it off the process! If you ask me the more of them that kill themselves the better, one less tw*t for the rest of us to pay for !

Yes i have had a bike stolen in the past

this ...

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=108784

if they could find the exact garage using the above methods break in and get it back then report to the coppers where it was you will not get done

i 'recovered' a £1000 racing (pedal ) bike that way took it to the cop shop and they lent me the tools to get the lock off that the thief had put on it ( once i proved it was mine )

the problem with the tracker tecnology is that it will only give you a rough estimate they could have to open 50 garages of non thiveing scrotes ( like you or I ) and these would then be left open to things going missing

if it was in an area with 1 lock up they would open it to look

[Red Herring]

Originally Posted by Lozzo

I half expected you to turn up and chip in.

Please explain the differences and also why the police won't bother turning up when they have been informed that a known stolen off-road motorcycle is being ridden recklessly past the pre-school nursery directly opposite my shop?

That's because I'm becoming almost as predictable as you.

Posts 36 and 39 have pretty much covered it really.

Chasing kids (or even adults) on off road bikes is something the police generally won't entertain. It's a lose lose situation. I'm not making excuses for non-attendance, I would like to think if said scrote is riding it that regularly then appropriate enquiries might identify them and enable to police to hopefully locate the bike when he isn't riding it, but don't expect the police to arrive with flashing lights and helicopters.

The garage situation (the original point of the thread) is that the police can't get a warrant without knowing which garage to get one for, a point that seems to have been missed by most of those slagging off the police and saying they would just screw the garage to get the bike back. You just can't go to a magistrate and say, please sir, can I force my way into twenty garages belonging to twenty different people, nineteen of who we know will be innocent. Again, some subtle enquiries by a local officer might be able to pin it down a bit, but such resources are fewer and further between....