Gig 601Xl Builder wrote:
Mike Isaksen wrote:
"Lou" wrote ...
"Matt Whiting" wrote:
I reported it to the NY state police and they couldn't have cared
less. They said that for the value in question it wasn't worth their
while. They suspected it was stolen by someone driving west on
route 17 which runs right by our airport and then fenced the next
day to the Ohio shop who asked no questions and probably paid
in cash.
So just my own curiosity, couldn't you press charges of selling stolen
goods?


Criminal charges are not brought to the Court by civilians. The
insurance claim cited means that the Insurance Co probably had the
biggest loss in this. They may also have the means to convince the
Ohio authorities to investigate the shop. If the owner is sloppy, he
may still have some other stolen product laying on shelves. But the
interstate nature of the items means the locals will need assistance
from the Feds, who typically look down on these small cases.

Real life isn't like TV, where people in authority are always
competent and highly motivated.


As it was a federal crime you should have contacted the federal
authorities. You have at least two companies involved in interstate
trade of stolen goods. That is a crime over and above the law I listed
up-thread.

The state police called the FBI. When they heard the size of the loss,
they had no interest either. What part of "law enforcement" had no
interest didn't you understand from my earlier post?

We also let the insurance company know all that we knew, and they said
it wasn't worth going after either. They sent us a check and seemed
happy and we had our radio back so we were mostly happy other than
having a couple of weeks without a radio.

Matt