Stolen Bike - Update!

[Del]

Some of you may remember a while a go I had some bikes stolen, one of them was this GT:-





Now yesterday I found out that it was sold in a Police Auction and a friend of a work colleague bought it for peanuts. I've informed the Police about this as I'm disgusted that this has happened. So far I've not had a call back from the investigating officer. Does anyone know where I stand?

I've asked my colleague to ask the buyer if he's willing to sell it back to me but he wont and it sounds like he's going to try to sell it for a mass profit on ebay. I can only hope the Police can do something about getting it back for me! hmmmm

**EDIT**

Here's pic of it at the "new owners" house:-
Only thing I see missing is the dice caps!

[motomagII]

jesus del thats sickener and the police are shite .nice gt that one except the tuffs lol
greg

[JT71]

pricks.

so you gave them the serial number right, yet it still ended up flogged in an auction?

no win no fee lawyer my friend they'll love this, oh and the Sun will love it to. get in there.

[munners]

i would be well pissed off! Typical of the police. All they care about is speeding.

[Gashead]

Del - I will check with my Dad as he is an ex Chief of Police...  I would suggest the Police could be in bother for selling stolen goods !


Nick

[bmxmatt1974]

thats shocking, they shouldnt be able to sell it on

[JT71]

I would def. consider some kind of legal action here Del.

or if it does turn up on ebay, win it, say you'll collect it, when you have the address send your local bobby round armed with the details you provided when it was stolen. it doesn't matter that they bought it from a police auction, legally that bike is still yours I'm sure.

but I'm not a lawyer.

[pickle]

that's a fooking liberty!!!!   but your pictures have made me want to put Tuffs on mine now!

[QUADROPHENIA]

Del - I will check with my Dad as he is an ex Chief of Police...  I would suggest the Police could be in bother for selling stolen goods !


Nick

foook....i didnt know that, if i did i wouldnt of called you a wazzock all the time.

[harris]

bad news to hear that but at least you no it whereabouts of sorts , hope it gets back to you del

[Gashead]

Del - I will check with my Dad as he is an ex Chief of Police...  I would suggest the Police could be in bother for selling stolen goods !


Nick

foook....i didnt know that, if i did i wouldnt of called you a wazzock all the time.

Your in his book fella !

[macmark]

Man, I'd be livid if that happened to me. Every bike apart from 1 I had as a kid was stolen and 3 motorbikes as an adult so I know how it feels. The old bill are useless with things like this. The fact that it was sold on at a Police auction just really doesn't surprise me. I hope you get it back mate as it looks a cracking little ride. As for the friend of a friend that has it now I'd give a local crack head a score to have his car wheels away and tell him he can buy them back at the next police auction too.

Good luck with it.

Mark

[Dhillon]

i would be well pissed off! Typical of the police. All they care about is speeding.

Too tr  ue, bleedin speeding fine's and poncy traffic wardens   (smiley - copper with a dildo up his asre)..Oh, and  with handcuffs on!!

[Del]

I've added a pic on the first post of the bike as it stand today...
Just called the Cops again and still cant get hold of the investigating officer.

[retrogeezer]

jeez, that is sickening.

I'd be interested to know exactly what 'investigating' the investigating officer did.

I mean, I know old GT's with black tuffs turn up all the time so it's easy for them not to realise that one was yours!

[TwoBobRob]

Interesting.  I think the thing to keep hold of here is that it belongs to you.  Regardless of the fact its been sold and bought.

Winning it on Ebay and paying the new owner with policemen may be the most effective way of resolving this one.

[Lazarou]

The fact remains that effectively, the Police sold stolen goods!

[rarman1]

man this is fecking typical,

there has to be a way of getting the gt back, it was stolen and the fact that the police sold it does'nt make it legitimate,

go to the bloke that has it and tell him he can either sell it to you for what he paid or he can lose his money when the police seize it.

either way i hope it works out for you Del

[JT71]

Interesting.  I think the thing to keep hold of here is that it belongs to you.  Regardless of the fact its been sold and bought.

Winning it on Ebay and paying the new owner with policemen may be the most effective way of resolving this one.

that's what i thought. the bike is still actually Del's property right? legally.

just becuase the rozzers ballsed up doesn't change that does it?

[Flatcap]

What a fooker!

I'd say, legal action because you certainly have a case! Contact local and national press because it's a major cock up on the bizzies behalf and the wouldn't like the negative coverage. Also, name and shame the fooker who knows he's got a someone else's bike that he intends to sell at a huge profit, any decent person who knew the rightful owner had been found would give it back - I would - @rse hole!

By the way, how did you get the photo of it at the new owners house?

We could always pay him a visit Del and apply a little pressure  mate, no problem here if you want to do that, just give me a nudge.

Daz.

[MartyC]

Interesting.  I think the thing to keep hold of here is that it belongs to you.  Regardless of the fact its been sold and bought.

Winning it on Ebay and paying the new owner with policemen may be the most effective way of resolving this one.

that's what i thought. the bike is still actually Del's property right? legally.

just becuase the rozzers ballsed up doesn't change that does it?

Spot on, legally ownership has not been transferred as the bike is still yours.  You are entitiled to retrieve said goods from the person now in possession of the goods that person then has a claim against the Police.  I'd contact the Police and tell them you know where your "STOLEN" bike is and that you want them to go with you to recover the item as you are legally entitled to.

If not, then fook contacting the investigating officer, contact the Chief Constable explain that it is a collectable item worth a large sum of money and that if he doesn't get it sorted you will take it further - media or legal action.

[harris]

we could ask bodmus he will shoot him in the face.

[Del]

I think I better make things a bit clearer....

The guy who bought it from the police auction is a friend of a collegue at work... I got the pic because it was a conversation that went a little like....
"hey look what my mate got the other day, you're into these BMXs right?"
"yeah I am and that's my fooking bike! where did he get it from?"

Now I can see that the guy who bought it thinks he bought it legitimately, but he now knows it was mine and was stolen but according to my colleague will not sell it back to me. All I can do at the moment is see what plod says (when/if they ever ring me back) and then take it further if nothing happens

[SaMAlex]

You could try calling the plod again but talk to someone else, sort of by passing the guy you cant get hold of. Just say that you know where your stolen bike is, and can they send someone round. Dont say anything about where he got it from or that you know the whole story, just say that it IS your stolen bike.

Not a great plan but might be worth a try if it gets as far as it being on Ebay.

[TwoBobRob]

Del, PM on its way......