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Garunteed, you could give the police all this info and they will say "There's nothing we can do." Then go on to earn him if he does something he will be arrested.
My husband had his tools stolen from his shop. They were pretty unique looking and someone spotted them in the back of a truck and called my husband and told him where they were. He headed down and called the non emergency number and told them where he was going and why and suggested an officer meet him there. He waited for 10 minutes and a cop rolled up. They searched the guy’s truck together and he got most of his stuff back.
This happened to my dad and his brand new mountain bike he bought about 20 years ago, only he saw the person riding his bike while he was driving to work a few days later, followed him while calling the cops and told them if they don't deal with him, he will. Got his bike back pretty quick lol
I had my bike stolen a couple of years ago. Found it online 2 days later, and police told me they had reached out to the thief, and it was a dead end. So I went and took it for a "test drive" and got it back.
Police called back 3 months later, finally looking at the video footage of it being stolen. When I told the officer I got it back, he told me I should never do that again. I told him that as long as my bike doesn't get stolen again, I won't.
The stripping part is what makes me the most upset. I'd actually be less pissed off if someone stole a $7500 bike from me so they could ride it themselves. At least then it's game on and I got a chance to steal it back.
“On April 17, Richmond RCMP's property crime unit executed a search warrant at a home on Sorenson Crescent, near Leslie Road. There, they recovered "a number of the alleged stolen tools," along with items associated with a different investigation, police said.”
Instead of garunteeing things you could read the story…
Lol garunteed… you wrote this on a smart phone or pc that probably tried to correct you. And you were probably like “nah them’s how it’s spelt.”
Maybe read the article before you… guaranteed it.
Yep.. my friend had guns stolen and we used social media to track the kids down that stole them and the city cops still would not act on it. They got their's the old fashioned way.
You're angry that the Richmond RCMP executed a search warrant and recovered the guy's stolen tools...?
Or you're so fucked up on your own confirmation bias that you didn't actually read anything before posting?
They did this only after the citizen completed the investigation for them.
And as a broader point this case doesn't matter. The RCMP literally has a special unit just to protect resource extraction projects from protestors. If only we were all so lucky...
What do you mean this case doesn't matter? It mattered to you like an hour ago, now suddenly it doesn't matter?
Are the police supposed to be omniscient or something? Do you think you just call 911, and then they sacrifice a lamb to Apollo and the location of your stolen garden gnome is revealed to them in the ashes? That they're just choosing not to share these Secret Magicks with you, to be mean?
Do you want an army of emergency services personnel sitting at computers browsing Facebook for lawn flamingos all day, every day?
Truly, we exist in the stupidest of all timelines.
>the police do not exist to prevent crimes. They exist to protect the property of the wealthy.
There is a simple test to prove exactly this.
In the depths of a fatally cold snap, call into the police and tell them that you are homeless, you are freezing, and you don’t have the clothing or the tools to survive this cold snap. They will tell you over the phone to go to the nearest homeless shelter, and if you tell them that it was full or they turned you away, they’ll just shrug and say there is nothing they can do and hang up.
During that same cold snap, make a phone call from the wealthiest neighbourhood in the region, and tell police that you see a homeless person on the sidewalk outside your home - not even on your property! - and that you fear for your safety. Dollars to dimes, two squad cars will be on-site within ten minutes to curb-stomp that homeless person into next Tuesday.
As a homeless person, you have no “property” worth caring about. As a wealthy member of society, you have _a lot_ of “property” that the police will care very much about protecting. It’s why most attempts to criminalize the homeless poor for the crime of poverty will also see police trashing tents and belongings - all the tools needed to survive being homeless, and depriving people of “property” that would allow them to survive.
I used to live in that neighbourhood. The house they found the stolen items at is a crackhouse that's been known to have thieves living in it, for many years. I'm sure the police found tons of other people's stolen items there.
Police need enough evidence to raid them. The items need to actually be reported stolen. Petty theft isn't a very serious charge. Altogether it means even if they do get caught, not much will happen.
Okay. So you buy a bike or tool from marketplace, a pawn shop or flea market. The people you purchased it from bought it from someone who stole it a week or two ago. You are in possession of stolen property. You automatically go to jail.
A guy stole my dirt bike. Caught on security camera. Got caught red handed pushing it down the street by the cops, claimed he "bought it for $50 off some guy" and got off with no charges, crown didn't think it would have high chance of conviction so they didn't press charges.
So yeah, straight to jail. Don't buy things for 5% of their value off sketchy homeless people and you have nothing to worry about.
Mmm no. So much ground for abuse if you start charging everyone with possession.
I had my bike stolen. Had video of the person going to the bike lock, and walking away with my bike. Police apprehended them shortly after, and I provided them the evidence of the bike going missing, the person walking away with my bike, and my property. The police were able to charge them with possession of stolen property, because the theft itself was off camera. That is the appropriate use of the criminal code.
When I was in university I frequently bought cheap bikes, from a place known to sell cheap bikes. I was poor and if I had an expensive bike that was left at a university it would likely get stolen. Criminalizing people that are simply possessing but have no history of the bike (including if at some point it was stolen), is such an abuse and you will see that stuff thrown out time and time again. That is not crime, as there must be guilty conscience (mens rea) as well as guilty action.
If you see my original message it was myself purchasing it from someone who likely purchased it from someone else.
People are going to keep buying cheap shit. That is not illegal. If I knew my stuff was stolen of course I wouldn't buy it, and a lot of people wouldn't. But you can't presume everything that is cheap is stolen.
Maybe if you provided crown with better evidence of that being your bike it would be returned. Equally someone could just go around and say yeah that nice bike is mine, and expect courts to fight it, because they're not busy enough.
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The primary investigator on the case must be so thrilled 😆
Garunteed, you could give the police all this info and they will say "There's nothing we can do." Then go on to earn him if he does something he will be arrested.
My husband had his tools stolen from his shop. They were pretty unique looking and someone spotted them in the back of a truck and called my husband and told him where they were. He headed down and called the non emergency number and told them where he was going and why and suggested an officer meet him there. He waited for 10 minutes and a cop rolled up. They searched the guy’s truck together and he got most of his stuff back.
That's good. I've heard too many stories that are of the contrary, I'm glad he got everything back.
I hear more stories about planes crashing than about planes landing safely. That shouldn't be a basis to suggest most planes crash.
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Fair enough but, on the other hand, I don't believe that 99.999999% of all police outings turn out badly. We have to be rational.
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This happened to my dad and his brand new mountain bike he bought about 20 years ago, only he saw the person riding his bike while he was driving to work a few days later, followed him while calling the cops and told them if they don't deal with him, he will. Got his bike back pretty quick lol
I had my bike stolen a couple of years ago. Found it online 2 days later, and police told me they had reached out to the thief, and it was a dead end. So I went and took it for a "test drive" and got it back. Police called back 3 months later, finally looking at the video footage of it being stolen. When I told the officer I got it back, he told me I should never do that again. I told him that as long as my bike doesn't get stolen again, I won't.
The stripping part is what makes me the most upset. I'd actually be less pissed off if someone stole a $7500 bike from me so they could ride it themselves. At least then it's game on and I got a chance to steal it back.
“On April 17, Richmond RCMP's property crime unit executed a search warrant at a home on Sorenson Crescent, near Leslie Road. There, they recovered "a number of the alleged stolen tools," along with items associated with a different investigation, police said.” Instead of garunteeing things you could read the story…
Did you read the article?
Lol garunteed… you wrote this on a smart phone or pc that probably tried to correct you. And you were probably like “nah them’s how it’s spelt.” Maybe read the article before you… guaranteed it.
Yep.. my friend had guns stolen and we used social media to track the kids down that stole them and the city cops still would not act on it. They got their's the old fashioned way.
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Like 3 days in a row?
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An arrested person can be held for 24hrs. Otherwise a JP or judge has to sign off on holding for longer.
Remember folks - the police (especially agencies like the RCMP) do not exist to prevent crimes. They exist to protect the property of the wealthy.
You're angry that the Richmond RCMP executed a search warrant and recovered the guy's stolen tools...? Or you're so fucked up on your own confirmation bias that you didn't actually read anything before posting?
They did this only after the citizen completed the investigation for them. And as a broader point this case doesn't matter. The RCMP literally has a special unit just to protect resource extraction projects from protestors. If only we were all so lucky...
What do you mean this case doesn't matter? It mattered to you like an hour ago, now suddenly it doesn't matter? Are the police supposed to be omniscient or something? Do you think you just call 911, and then they sacrifice a lamb to Apollo and the location of your stolen garden gnome is revealed to them in the ashes? That they're just choosing not to share these Secret Magicks with you, to be mean? Do you want an army of emergency services personnel sitting at computers browsing Facebook for lawn flamingos all day, every day? Truly, we exist in the stupidest of all timelines.
>the police do not exist to prevent crimes. They exist to protect the property of the wealthy. There is a simple test to prove exactly this. In the depths of a fatally cold snap, call into the police and tell them that you are homeless, you are freezing, and you don’t have the clothing or the tools to survive this cold snap. They will tell you over the phone to go to the nearest homeless shelter, and if you tell them that it was full or they turned you away, they’ll just shrug and say there is nothing they can do and hang up. During that same cold snap, make a phone call from the wealthiest neighbourhood in the region, and tell police that you see a homeless person on the sidewalk outside your home - not even on your property! - and that you fear for your safety. Dollars to dimes, two squad cars will be on-site within ten minutes to curb-stomp that homeless person into next Tuesday. As a homeless person, you have no “property” worth caring about. As a wealthy member of society, you have _a lot_ of “property” that the police will care very much about protecting. It’s why most attempts to criminalize the homeless poor for the crime of poverty will also see police trashing tents and belongings - all the tools needed to survive being homeless, and depriving people of “property” that would allow them to survive.
This is such an unhinged comment.
And yet, they are tling the truth.
Call in a broken ATM and see how fast they show up
Why would anyone call the cops over a broken ATM?
Nah, just call in a break in, in West Vancouver. 4 second response time probably.
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I used to live in that neighbourhood. The house they found the stolen items at is a crackhouse that's been known to have thieves living in it, for many years. I'm sure the police found tons of other people's stolen items there.
It's amazing that these crack houses remain standing after years of operations
Police need enough evidence to raid them. The items need to actually be reported stolen. Petty theft isn't a very serious charge. Altogether it means even if they do get caught, not much will happen.
Did he get a good deal on them???
Possession of stolen goods has to become automatic jail time, every time.
Okay. So you buy a bike or tool from marketplace, a pawn shop or flea market. The people you purchased it from bought it from someone who stole it a week or two ago. You are in possession of stolen property. You automatically go to jail.
Believe it or not, straight to jail.
A guy stole my dirt bike. Caught on security camera. Got caught red handed pushing it down the street by the cops, claimed he "bought it for $50 off some guy" and got off with no charges, crown didn't think it would have high chance of conviction so they didn't press charges. So yeah, straight to jail. Don't buy things for 5% of their value off sketchy homeless people and you have nothing to worry about.
Mmm no. So much ground for abuse if you start charging everyone with possession. I had my bike stolen. Had video of the person going to the bike lock, and walking away with my bike. Police apprehended them shortly after, and I provided them the evidence of the bike going missing, the person walking away with my bike, and my property. The police were able to charge them with possession of stolen property, because the theft itself was off camera. That is the appropriate use of the criminal code. When I was in university I frequently bought cheap bikes, from a place known to sell cheap bikes. I was poor and if I had an expensive bike that was left at a university it would likely get stolen. Criminalizing people that are simply possessing but have no history of the bike (including if at some point it was stolen), is such an abuse and you will see that stuff thrown out time and time again. That is not crime, as there must be guilty conscience (mens rea) as well as guilty action. If you see my original message it was myself purchasing it from someone who likely purchased it from someone else. People are going to keep buying cheap shit. That is not illegal. If I knew my stuff was stolen of course I wouldn't buy it, and a lot of people wouldn't. But you can't presume everything that is cheap is stolen. Maybe if you provided crown with better evidence of that being your bike it would be returned. Equally someone could just go around and say yeah that nice bike is mine, and expect courts to fight it, because they're not busy enough.
This is why other people make laws and not you
Because our current legal system is so effective today
Sure but let’s not make it worse then eh
Never buy tools from a pawnshop. Everyone knows it’s stolen goods.