Stolen and Recovered :)

[304runner]

Well some JC members are already in the loop with whats gone on with my stolen trailer, and after allot of interesting replies of concern and ideas in recovering it I'm finally getting it back!

My main motivation on getting it back the LEGAL way was to put a particular member in her spot and to ensure fellow members that if this ever happens to you that your NOT put in the "too hard basket" or on the "who cares" shelf by the Police.


How I did it?

Well after being ASSURED Id never get a warrant by someone who knows all, I simply decided to do what the Cops asked of me. Yeah I did a bit of their work but it was the only way I was going to get it back.

I took a friend with fast legs to the place last week where I was told it was going to be and waited for farking ages for him to leave his place.
When he left we went to the front door and knocked on it to see if anyone else was home and if anyone answered we were just going to ask for directions to the closest servo because we "ran out of fuel down the street".

Well sure enough nobody was home and we quickly jumped the back fence and noticed what looked to be a trailer under a tarp tucked behind a shed.

At this point I was shitting the tin thinking he was going to burst out the back door with a gun or something so I made my mate keep a look out for him driving home while I unwrapped the tarp, and there it fcuking was! MY BLOODY TRAILER!

So I wasted no time taking pictures of it and then covering it back up. We then ran like hell to my mates car and drove back to my place where I printed out half pics of my trailer that I found on an old hard drive. The only thing that I was worried about now is having the cops say that the half pics I had were not going to be enough.

I called the cops up and they came over that night at about 7pm and were happy that it was enough 1st hand evidence to peruse it.

They asked for all the details on him, the pictures and where it was and to leave it with them.

Now a week on I get a call from the cops saying they recovered the trailer and the pictures were not even needed at the end of the day because the idiot didn't even remove my compliance plate!

I can go and pick it up from the holding yard later this week when their done with it (not to o sure what they need it for) and have it re registered back into my name...

To say this was a headache is an understatement but well worth it in the end.

Thanks again to everyone that expressed their concern in the matter!

[nathanVY]

Nice!!!! Great to hear you got it back mate

[vnathanx]

glad to hear you got it back mate, any charges put on the guy that stole it?? im sure the cops are only using it for shifting heavy materials of some sort it will be fine :P

[acex1138]

bloody good show old boy!

[CORNYY]

Good to hear mate!! Top stuff! Did the guy get charged with burglary or theft? Anything?

[alpha_au]

Good to see that you didn't have to resort to any violence and noone got hurt. I know that sounds a bit pussy but it is always a better outcome in the end.

[acex1138]

send me a photo of the springs, ill give you a professional quote on how much damage he's done to them for you to send him a bill for :P

[GEN3RATD]

my sphincter would have been clenched tight mate haha, good work

[304runner]

Good to hear mate!! Top stuff! Did the guy get charged with burglary or theft? Anything?

Yeah Im not sure. I haven't been asked weather or not I want to press charges. I assume they would do it anyway given the fact that a warrant was issued, and depending on what excuse he had for being in possession of it also?

I'll keep you posted

[D3CID3R]

Thats awesome man... great work

[87RB30VL]

Woo nice work mate! Well done

[CAPRILICIOUS WL]

Glad to hear Youv got what belongs to you back.
I like the way you have planned it out.
Good job.

[Banicks]

No bad karma this way mate. Good result in the end

[Trayner]

top work man, must be a good feeling to get it back

[Drawnnite]

congratulations.

now change your career path to undercover detective =P

[Grennan]

My main motivation on getting it back the LEGAL way

Well sure enough nobody was home and we quickly jumped the back fence and noticed what looked to be a trailer under a tarp tucked behind a shed.

I had a nice chuckle.

[FstStig]

I'm surprised the cops didn't ask how you got the other photos to compare them to you're old ones.... You could of been done for Break and enter into someone's back yard.... None the less, good work and I'm glad you got it back

[acex1138]

just trespass... and simple way out of that, they cant prove you took the photos, just say a nice person printed these and dropped them in your mailbox and you identified the surroundings in the photos

love mysterious good samaritans

[Adds_05]

I had a nice chuckle.

was thinking the same thing when i read it lol

[hi_ryder]

you cracked the case, well done sherlock!

[undar8ed1]

Good to hear, I would be locking it in a shed with an alarm whilst wearing a boot and been guarded by 2 hungry rottyz.

[CapriciousWL]

Well done. Maybe change the post to remove the admission of trespass.

[VKCOMMO]

Great work...

WL^^, The police probably knew that he trespassed and dont really care.. :L..

[detox_nath83]

good work glad all is well with no violence...

could have been in hot water if so :P

[Kikki]

My main motivation on getting it back the LEGAL way was to put a particular member in her spot and to ensure fellow members that if this ever happens to you that your NOT put in the "too hard basket" or on the "who cares" shelf by the Police.


How I did it?

Well after being ASSURED Id never get a warrant by someone who knows all, I simply decided to do what the Cops asked of me. Yeah I did a bit of their work but it was the only way I was going to get it back.

Hahaha you darn fool, pretty sure I said with the information you have provided you will not gain a warrant because it was YOU who had reasonable suspicion not the police, YOU PROVIDED THEM WITH PICTURES therefor you provided them with the evidence that then allows them to have reasonable suspicion he has stolen goods, which of course gains the warrant.

Glad to hear you got it back, now go climb in a hole =o)