Bossman
Footballguy
About 6 or 8 years ago, my son came home from school and noticed the XBox missing and back window open.
Went thru the rest of the house and also missing, cash, old coins, jewelry (including my wifes $12k wedding ring), tablet, etc.
Called the cops, they filled out the report & took fingerprints.
We strongly suspected the neighbors kid as he was in trouble often with drugs and other shenanigans. Fingerprints came back, not a match to his (yes, he was in the system).
Detectives were pretty useless even though we pointed them in the direction of the neighbors kid.
Out of desperation I sent flyers to all the neighbors, including his dad (his mom died in a car accident a few years prior) stating a $1000 reward for info leading to the return of the ring "no questions asked".
A few days after the break in, went to go play old man pickup basketball ... noticed that my basketball sneakers were gone. THEY STOLE MY DANG BBALL SHOES!
Ugh. So I came up with another angle, grasping at straws here, ...made another flyer, with a photo that I got online of the very distinct orange and grey Nike Air Visi Pro 3, sent it to the neighbors, including the dad of the delinquent, asking if they know anyone that recently acquired these. "Only interested in getting the ring back. No questions asked".
Figured whoever stole the sneakers wasn't looking to sell them but would be keeping them to wear. Maybe a parent of a teen in the neighborhood would find these in their kids closet and facilitate me getting my stuff back from their kid ... or at least the ring. No dice.
Time passed. Neighbors kid ends up being brought in for other stuff. No confession. Sometime later, neighbors kid gets arrested for breaking into a house next neighborhood over. He's looking guilty as #### to us now but no proof.
Delinquent kid goes away for a few years. Juvi or rehab or both ... not sure. He's back home with dad now. According to another neighbor, got his life straightened out. Has a girlfriend and a little 3 yo girl living with them.
Couple weeks ago, now 6 or 8 years after the crime, We're playing bball at my other neighbors and this kid (24 now?) shows up WEARING MY ####ing SNEAKERS!
I couldn't believe it. Thought that I must be mistaken. It's been a long time and I just forgot what they looked like. Went home after, still had the flyer on my laptop. Yup, THE SAME SHOES!
So now what.
Punch the kid in the face? ... now I have legal trouble and I'm somebody worthy of suing (unlike him).
Call the cops? ... what kind of a case is that? "He's wearing my shoes". There's no serial number and I didn't report them stolen since I didn't notice until after the fact.
What is the correct play here?
Went thru the rest of the house and also missing, cash, old coins, jewelry (including my wifes $12k wedding ring), tablet, etc.
Called the cops, they filled out the report & took fingerprints.
We strongly suspected the neighbors kid as he was in trouble often with drugs and other shenanigans. Fingerprints came back, not a match to his (yes, he was in the system).
Detectives were pretty useless even though we pointed them in the direction of the neighbors kid.
Out of desperation I sent flyers to all the neighbors, including his dad (his mom died in a car accident a few years prior) stating a $1000 reward for info leading to the return of the ring "no questions asked".
A few days after the break in, went to go play old man pickup basketball ... noticed that my basketball sneakers were gone. THEY STOLE MY DANG BBALL SHOES!
Ugh. So I came up with another angle, grasping at straws here, ...made another flyer, with a photo that I got online of the very distinct orange and grey Nike Air Visi Pro 3, sent it to the neighbors, including the dad of the delinquent, asking if they know anyone that recently acquired these. "Only interested in getting the ring back. No questions asked".
Figured whoever stole the sneakers wasn't looking to sell them but would be keeping them to wear. Maybe a parent of a teen in the neighborhood would find these in their kids closet and facilitate me getting my stuff back from their kid ... or at least the ring. No dice.
Time passed. Neighbors kid ends up being brought in for other stuff. No confession. Sometime later, neighbors kid gets arrested for breaking into a house next neighborhood over. He's looking guilty as #### to us now but no proof.
Delinquent kid goes away for a few years. Juvi or rehab or both ... not sure. He's back home with dad now. According to another neighbor, got his life straightened out. Has a girlfriend and a little 3 yo girl living with them.
Couple weeks ago, now 6 or 8 years after the crime, We're playing bball at my other neighbors and this kid (24 now?) shows up WEARING MY ####ing SNEAKERS!
I couldn't believe it. Thought that I must be mistaken. It's been a long time and I just forgot what they looked like. Went home after, still had the flyer on my laptop. Yup, THE SAME SHOES!
So now what.
Punch the kid in the face? ... now I have legal trouble and I'm somebody worthy of suing (unlike him).
Call the cops? ... what kind of a case is that? "He's wearing my shoes". There's no serial number and I didn't report them stolen since I didn't notice until after the fact.
What is the correct play here?