That is good news! And its improved my impression of the police as well... they've acted fast and obviously effectively!
Don't think a fry up is going to fix my hangover... my heads banging
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That is good news! And its improved my impression of the police as well... they've acted fast and obviously effectively!
Don't think a fry up is going to fix my hangover... my heads banging
So sorry to hear this ! its a terrible shock to the system when it happens .I chased a mugger once (he mugged a woman in a asda car park) and whiles i gave chase he climbed a 6' fence/railing and got his foot caught and fell forward hanging from the top , i managed to undo his belt and strap him to the railings , if a knife was involved then really no matter what you have to let them have it (belongings that is).
I think the police acted quickly because they were bladed objects taken mainly. They gave me a talking too but once I explained what I was doing and they saw my YouTube channel they were OK with me carrying everything I had.
Well that's something, getting the knife back at least.
I hope you're able to sue them for damages to at least cover the cost of the items lost. Not quite the same as gear becomes very personal, but still.
I hope you're able to sue them for damages to at least cover the cost of the items lost. Not quite the same as gear becomes very personal, but still.
Dumped the Axe, Slingshot and Saw from the car because they were too bulky..? I seriously doubt this part of his story. No doubt the rest of his story will be he doesn't know who the other four are as they just stopped to give him a lift.
If he gives up where the rest of the stuff is he gives up his four partners in crime is nearer the truth...lying little scumbag.
PS, has he confessed to the robbery or is he using the old Cheech and Chong excuse??.."Your Honour, I merely found the knife and was on my way to the police station to hand it in when i got caught...eh...pinched....eh...nicked...eh...stopped by those fine fellows in blue".
As i said. A lying little scumbag.
If he gives up where the rest of the stuff is he gives up his four partners in crime is nearer the truth...lying little scumbag.
PS, has he confessed to the robbery or is he using the old Cheech and Chong excuse??.."Your Honour, I merely found the knife and was on my way to the police station to hand it in when i got caught...eh...pinched....eh...nicked...eh...stopped by those fine fellows in blue".
As i said. A lying little scumbag.
That's good news that they've caught someone, and very good news that you got the knife back.
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i presume beating the truth/location of the missing gear is out of option?! there is a good reason why horse thieves were hanged in the old wild west... (just my personal opinion!)
I have no idea. The police aren't giving me too many details other than the guy was caught with the knife. Someone spotted him at a bar near to Luton flashing the knife, and the police called. He got arrested in the bar and the knife was processed.
The description apparently bought up some details of it from another crime (my mugging), and thus I was called. I doubt I'll see the axe, saw or slingshot again. But I've been asked if I wanted to press charges for the mugging and I said yes. Whether or not the guy gives up anyone else I don't know, but one less scumbag on the streets is good.
Whether or not I can sue for losses I don't know, as it may be covered in the charges.
*mod hat on* thats not exactly a helpful comment is it?
The UK doesnt have the same access to firearms nor the same attitude to them.
*mod hat off*
Nephilim. You did the right thing giving up the material things. Better a lost bit of kit than an empty chair at the christmas meal.
There are a few very useful apps out there for that very purpose. If myself or one of my family's phones go missing we can 'ping' the phone to get an idea of where it is, lock it/wipe it remotely or cause the phone to act like a panic alarm...flashing on and off while sounding like a souped up hot-hatch driver listening to Ibiza Party Classics 14.
Also very useful for tracking your kids in case of emergency or encouraging them to come home when they're overdue...
Well the phone has been locked out by O2, so it's essentially a brick now. It's also on the crime database as the IMEI number was registered with the police so if it goes through one of those mobile selling sites the person will be arrested.
And insurance is getting a replacement out within a week.
And insurance is getting a replacement out within a week.
I was sorry to learn you were mugged - appalled, in fact. People can be such ****s, I thought. Then, reading through the thread, I saw all these good folk offering free replacement kit, and reflected that among us there are gems of humanity who are worth a hundred of those little scumbags. May they reincarnate as hyenas (or maybe that's what they were, last time around).
Good to know the police picked up one of those sorry excuses for a human and that you're getting your knife back - let's hope the other four get grassed up and you get the rest of your kit back, too. Please keep us updated, and try not to let the anger sour what I hope for you is the best of all Christmases and New Years.
Good to know the police picked up one of those sorry excuses for a human and that you're getting your knife back - let's hope the other four get grassed up and you get the rest of your kit back, too. Please keep us updated, and try not to let the anger sour what I hope for you is the best of all Christmases and New Years.
That was the point. Perhaps it's time you did. At least the law abiding component; you can rest assured that if the villains really wanted firearms, they certainly can get access.
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I assume you mean something like court ordered restitution? Hopefully it will be; that would be better than the trouble of a lawsuit.
Tell me then ….what would you have done faced with five lads with five guns ?
Don't be so damned stupid. Different country, different culture. In the literally hundreds of thousands of days out like Carl's that folks on this forum have had over the years, this is the first one I mind when someone was threatened like this.
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So, for a knife, a phone, an axe and a saw, you'd choose to end someone's life ???
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I agree with you about the property stolen, it's of little consequence. However when they chose to use deadly force (the knife in this case) that warrants a reply with deadly force. Whenever anybody threatens me or my family or loved ones, there will be a disproporionate response.
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