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The police usually can't do much for stolen items. Unless you can give them unequivocal proof of an injustice, personal theft is a case of he said/she said. Jus
by deaddodo 3y ago
The police usually can't do much for stolen items. Unless you can give them unequivocal proof of an injustice, personal theft is a case of he said/she said. Just think of the implications if they did act on every request. You meet up and hand off a PS5 and take cash for it, you decide you miss your PS5 so you claim it's stolen. Should the police just take you at your word?
If you provided them an audio (ideally with visuals) recording of the interaction and the identity of the thief, of course they can help. Otherwise, it's up to the courts to figure out in most cases.
As to the point of filing, as the sibling response pointed out, it's more for an official record to be on the books for insurance to act on. They'll then use it in their investigations/civil proceedings.
- el_benhameen 3y agoAll of that is true. But what I’m saying is that the police routinely will do their best to avoid even taking a report or providing documentation, at least in the experiences I’ve had described to me. There’s essentially no expectation that anything will be done to investigate the crime.
- deaddodo 3y ago> There’s essentially no expectation that anything will be done to investigate the crime. Sure, but that's like saying there's no preparation for an earthquake being done on houses in London. If you can show an earthquake is likely to happen, sure people will prepare. Otherwise, why bother? Let the Court/insurance sort it out.