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I Found An Expensive Mountain Bike…
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So I have attempted to report it to the Police.
1. Dialled 101. No reply. After 20 minutes gave up.
2. Dialled my local Police station, answering machine says they do not monitor it at weekends.
3. Dialled station this morning. A polite lady says their system won’t let them check if any bicycles have been stolen. They didn’t want my name and contact details or make and model of bike or where I had found it. Told me to use the Live Chat facility on GM Police website.
4. They said I should post it on Facebook. When I said I am not on Facebook, they said it is easy to join. I ignored that and asked if any bicycles had been reported stolen in my area? Apparently it is impossible to check, and said again to use social media.
5. Walked into town and nobbled a PCSO and told them. They took no notes and told me to ring 101.
6. Rang 101. No reply.
So someone somewhere has had their £500 bike nicked and the Police aren’t at all interested in solving the crime.
1. Dialled 101. No reply. After 20 minutes gave up.
2. Dialled my local Police station, answering machine says they do not monitor it at weekends.
3. Dialled station this morning. A polite lady says their system won’t let them check if any bicycles have been stolen. They didn’t want my name and contact details or make and model of bike or where I had found it. Told me to use the Live Chat facility on GM Police website.
4. They said I should post it on Facebook. When I said I am not on Facebook, they said it is easy to join. I ignored that and asked if any bicycles had been reported stolen in my area? Apparently it is impossible to check, and said again to use social media.
5. Walked into town and nobbled a PCSO and told them. They took no notes and told me to ring 101.
6. Rang 101. No reply.
So someone somewhere has had their £500 bike nicked and the Police aren’t at all interested in solving the crime.
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It may have been dumped so the owner can claim the insurance towards an upgrade. Found a high spec bike some years ago, and was able to trace the owner through the shop that had built it. The owner just said keep it, and say nothing.Housemate and I took it to the police station, gave our names and address then after the required period went back and claimed it. That way we could sell it without risk of comeback.
The police no longer accept found property with few exceptions. It's been that way for at least two years.
See if it has been reported stolen here:
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But the GMP website tells you take it to the police station
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I'm not saying it wasn't stolen - just that you have no evidence that it was - i.e. that it was reported as stolen or someone was seen stealing it. Even if someone did take it without permission unless they kept it or sold it there is nothing to say that their intention was to permanently deprive the real owner - which is a definition of theft.
Someone taking a car for a joy ride & abandoning it would more likely be charged with "taking without consent" rather than "theft of a motor vehicle". Dunno if the same applies to bikes.
Someone taking a car for a joy ride & abandoning it would more likely be charged with "taking without consent" rather than "theft of a motor vehicle". Dunno if the same applies to bikes.
