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tazbigdog · August 21, 2011, 10:58 AM

Great to hear about your bad luck turned good luck. Hope they throw the book to him!

Deaf Smith · August 21, 2011, 08:57 PM

Well Mleake,

All I can say is I've had a bicycle stolen before and they sure didn't take my DNA nor fingerprints. And I sure don't hear of anyone getting their car stolen around here and having anything else done like that. Same goes for ballistics. But then that's Texas, and not where this happened.

Deaf

MLeake · August 21, 2011, 09:03 PM

Well Deaf, a stolen bicycle usually isn't the object of concern for LE that a stolen rifle would be. Stolen bicycles are rarely used to rob, rape, assault, or murder. LE will not typically dust if, say, a laptop and camera are stolen from a burglarized home. I know that, firsthand.

I also know the investigating officer's very first question to my wife was, "Were any guns stolen?"

When she said no, they were in the safe, the officer was very relieved, and the investigation went back to routine mode.

Local paper had an article today about a stolen gun having been used in a rape attempt, BTW. Rapist failed in the attempt, and was arrested. Gun turned out to have been stolen from a local car last week...

Edit: Thought I should provide the link; took a while to find it, which surprised me, because it ran in yesterday's paper. http://www.ajc.com/news/athens-cops-...xtype=rss_news

Doublea A · August 21, 2011, 09:05 PM

You must be one fortunate veteran. The chances of another incidence like yours ending the same way is very slim. I'm glad you will be able to recover all your possessions. I hope he gets the maximum imprisonment.

Pbearperry · August 21, 2011, 09:21 PM

Just don't be surprised if you never get any real Justice.As far as I am concerned,the Justice system is completely broken.

Achilles11B · August 21, 2011, 09:27 PM

Thanks to everyone for the support. Pbearperry, Missouri is usually pretty conservative and as such definitely frowns on people stealing things from someone else's place. Time will tell, I look forward to attending the trial.

Doublea A, I am a very fortunate veteran, I know I am in the minority on this one. Luck had more to do with this than anything else, but like my dad says, I'd rather be lucky than good any day.

August 21, 2011, 10:58 AM	#26
tazbigdog Member Join Date: March 7, 2011 Location: AZ Posts: 59	Great to hear about your bad luck turned good luck. Hope they throw the book to him! __________________ "It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience." Julius Caesar

August 21, 2011, 08:57 PM	#27
Deaf Smith Senior Member Join Date: October 31, 2000 Location: Texican! Posts: 4,453	Well Mleake, All I can say is I've had a bicycle stolen before and they sure didn't take my DNA nor fingerprints. And I sure don't hear of anyone getting their car stolen around here and having anything else done like that. Same goes for ballistics. But then that's Texas, and not where this happened. Deaf __________________ “To you who call yourselves ‘men of peace,’ I say, you are not safe without men of action by your side” Thucydides

August 21, 2011, 09:03 PM	#28
MLeake Senior Member Join Date: November 15, 2007 Location: Outside KC, MO Posts: 10,128	Well Deaf, a stolen bicycle usually isn't the object of concern for LE that a stolen rifle would be. Stolen bicycles are rarely used to rob, rape, assault, or murder. LE will not typically dust if, say, a laptop and camera are stolen from a burglarized home. I know that, firsthand. I also know the investigating officer's very first question to my wife was, "Were any guns stolen?" When she said no, they were in the safe, the officer was very relieved, and the investigation went back to routine mode. Local paper had an article today about a stolen gun having been used in a rape attempt, BTW. Rapist failed in the attempt, and was arrested. Gun turned out to have been stolen from a local car last week... Edit: Thought I should provide the link; took a while to find it, which surprised me, because it ran in yesterday's paper. http://www.ajc.com/news/athens-cops-...xtype=rss_news Last edited by MLeake; August 21, 2011 at 09:32 PM.

August 21, 2011, 09:05 PM	#29
Doublea A Senior Member Join Date: February 14, 2011 Location: Land of 10,000 Lakes. Posts: 132	You must be one fortunate veteran. The chances of another incidence like yours ending the same way is very slim. I'm glad you will be able to recover all your possessions. I hope he gets the maximum imprisonment. __________________ [B]Future additions: Barret MRAD .338 Lapua.[B] Acquisition 2 Gen 3 Glock 19, 1 Gen 4 Glock 19, Daniel Defense V3 LW M4, Ruger SR1911, a Mossberg 500 and Remington 700 SPS AAC-SD. A fear of weapons is a sign of sexual retardation and emotional inmaturity.” Sigmund Freud

August 21, 2011, 09:27 PM	#31
Achilles11B Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 2010 Posts: 595	Thanks to everyone for the support. Pbearperry, Missouri is usually pretty conservative and as such definitely frowns on people stealing things from someone else's place. Time will tell, I look forward to attending the trial. Doublea A, I am a very fortunate veteran, I know I am in the minority on this one. Luck had more to do with this than anything else, but like my dad says, I'd rather be lucky than good any day. __________________ Good equipment will never be a substitute for good training.

August 21, 2011, 09:21 PM	#30
Pbearperry Senior Member Join Date: December 9, 2008 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 283	Just don't be surprised if you never get any real Justice.As far as I am concerned,the Justice system is completely broken.