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Plus it really isn't that high of a charge if they catch the guy.
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Let me tell you a little story about theft and why crime pays.

A very close friend of mine had a little over $700 stolen from her last Jan (around New Years). Video surveillance clearly showed him doing it. Think she got the money back?

Here is what happened. A police report was filed, the guy was charged with theft. A few months went by, his court case was moved out, another month passed. He finally faced the judge and plead guilty. Then had to wait a bit more for sentencing. So a grand total of 8 months after the money was stolen he was sentenced to pay restitution in the amount he stole. Oh its not done. He was granted to make the restitution in installment payments at the amount of $50/month. So if he makes his regularly scheduled payments it will take in total 22 months from the day he stole the money to repay the $700. Think about that. It makes me want to puke.

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Sounds like a loan, tweakers get all the breaks.

Posted

What a joke DTRO. That's ridiculous.

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While I agree that is kind of a joke it might have been the only way for her to recoup any money. Believe it or not theft is not usually a very lucrative career.

The option might have been to have him repay in installments or not repay at all.

Hopefully the money bought him a little vacation to the local prison.

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That is awesome, I'm surprised the cops let you set up your own sting.

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The older gentlemen is P-oed, cause he is now out that money and he is hoping just as much as I they catch him. He did buy it with the intention of reselling it for a small profit, and is now wayyyy in the hole.......

A few years ago I saw an ad for a new Lowrance GPS that was cheapish, I thought "hey I could buy that, then resell it for a quick small profit" I emailed the guy and he claimed he had won it in a contest. I ended up not buying it. A few months later, different model come up for sale cheap, I email the person, same guy, same story..... yeah right. I'm 99% sure those units were stolen, luckily I hadn't bought the first one and obviously didn't buy the 2nd one.

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Great news B-Man!!!

This is a good reminder to log all of the serial numbers for your property.

On a rainy day or if you are bored one afternoon pick up a notepad and start working your way around the house and garage logging all the the serial numbers. Most everything has one these days. Heck even St. Croix poles and a serial number for warranty registration purposes. Like another poster said above, it's not a bad idea to scribe a name or Operation ID number into the equipment in a inconspicuous spot on the item.

The chances of ever seeing your stolen property again goes up if you do these two things.

Once again, good job B-Man and I hope you get your other items back. Your hard work paid off!

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It's a Festivus Miracle! Congratulations on your ingenuity and recovery. Hope all your toys make it home for the holidays. grin

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