I hate thieves.

I just commented that I hate theives and I got 2 thumbs down.  Interesting.

There are great Cops and not so great Cops who investigate these things.  I came home from the Army on leave and the following night my friends 65 Chevelle SS was stolen in South Amboy NJ in 1971. Cops said he'd never find it and that was the end of their concern.  

 

We got in my car and drove around the 1 square mile town  and found it within 15 minutes.   It was  clearly visible from a well traveled street,  up a sandy hill  where it was sticking out of the woods stripped. The seats, trans, rims and tires were gone . He had no insurance and just completed rebuilding and painting the entire car.

 

We went back to the PD and after quite a hassle got a  cop to get in his patrol car and go to where the car was.

 

1st thing outta his mouth "when ya gonna get it outta here?

 

I asked  "aren't you going to investigate, look for clues, fingerprints or anything ?"

 

Cop;   "No. This was done by professionals. You're not gonna find any evidence or fingerprints"

 

One of my jobs in the army was taking fingerprints, and I found one on the vent window glass that was perfect and clear. I said "here's a thumb print right here that's perfect."

 

Cop ; where?

 

me  "right here"  pointing to it.

 

cop took the palm of his hand and put it on the thumb print and rubbed it off and said "I don't see no thumb print.  NOW GET IT OUTTA HERE"

 

in 1979 my just completed custom 69 Vette was parked in front of my speed shop/body shop in Sayreville NJ  when I saw a guy steal it. It crashed  in the next town . Again South Amboy,

 

I did the detective work, found the thief lived in South Amboy right around the corner from the crash..

 

I gave the info to the cops who immediately went to his house , he answered the door, they asked if he was home, he said no. the cops left. He grabbed his crap, jumped into his van and beat it outta NJ.

 

Cops asked him if he was him???!!!??!!!!!????​! Not one of the 6 cops thought to ask him for ID considering he fit the description and lived in the guys house,  you'd think that would have been a no brainer.

 

He returned 11 years later thinking he was safe. . Every other year I checked his drivers license number and he returned 11 years later. lets just say he had a serious accident one night soon after I found him again. Badges?  we don't need no stinkin badges!

Only in Detroit;  Dearborn is right next to Deetroit.  Stinkin place, stinkin thieves

Thieves can be replaced a lot more easily than vintage and collector cars and are worth a whole lot less so when the get caugth the should just be eliminated...with prejudice.  I'll take a chance with a jury of my peers who are also tired of being ripped off by street thugs as well as governmental taxes and agencies.