vickster
Legendary Member
Is that less the excess, check the policy. Hope it gets sorted. I was told in no uncertain terms when I have renewed policies that under insurance is a bad thing if you need to claim (could get nothing in fact)
S works venge stolen durham
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Cyclist33
Guest
- Location
- Warrington
Yeah me too... on the other hand it does seem a bit harsh / greedy / profitising to do that if the insurers slapped a £1k limit on their policies in the first place. Surely there must be thousands of >£1k bikes out there - where do you go to get them insured?
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jack smith
Veteran
- Location
- Durham
Call off the police yesterday morning to say they have closed the case. Apparently the officer had entered the lads house and found no clothing matching the cctv footage... Which in my opinion means nothing,
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Specialist insurance
http://www.moneysupermarket.com/home-insurance/bicycle-insurance/
Utter rowlocks , i would be making a formal complaint.
Saluki
World class procrastinator
- Location
- ...Norwich over the water.
I too would be making a formal complaint. You have been treated outrageously.
Oh they can
I'm not sure how many people are following this thread but it seems to be quite a few and it seems pretty clear you have caught the scum bag yourself .
If someone a little smarter than me can word a letter to your local police force asking why they have dropped the case as its very clear who has stolen the bike I would be more than happy to copy it and email it to that force with my name at the bottom .
Would others on here do the same ?
The tough part is finding someone on here smarter than me
If someone a little smarter than me can word a letter to your local police force asking why they have dropped the case as its very clear who has stolen the bike I would be more than happy to copy it and email it to that force with my name at the bottom .
Would others on here do the same ?
The tough part is finding someone on here smarter than me
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jack smith
Veteran
- Location
- Durham
I saw him, others saw him he did not deny the offence and he was let go ive spoken to them numerous times and i feel things have not been properly investigated and if they were i think i may of had the bike back by now but now im starting to feel its going to be long gone.
Big Nick
Senior Member
Sorry but I can't actually get my head around what's happened here?
So you (and others) have made statements saying you saw him steal it, he has been arrested and interviewed during which he admitted stealing it and you say they have taken no action against him?
That evidence would make the grade for him to be charged with the offence in my book
Get back down to that police station and tell them you want to make a formal complaint against the police officer/s who made the decision to NFA him as clearly it's wrong
classic33
Leg End Member
Especially on Viper ID parades. No height markers, facial features pixelated. And at times only a facial shot.Oh they can
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jack smith
Veteran
- Location
- Durham
Full story, i was stood outside the chippy with the bike, the lad walked in to order with a big group of lads and lasses he then walked out just as someone was chatting to me, he then grabbed it and took off down the back streets, the servers saw him and identified him through an image my mother look of him ( i phoned her as she had a car not too far away) she saw him hopping a fence and took a photo, i im,idiatley said that was him along with the staff who served him, the police said that they cant accept there statment or something along those lines as we shoeed them a photo... So f*cking what! How that makes a difference i dont know.
I wanted to 100 percent make sure it was him and three said it definatley was before i acted on it as the police were still nowhere to be seen. they then arrived and locked me in a police car while they fannied about, we told them which house it was and where he was seen hopping the fence but it took them atleast another hour to actually go to where we said. There was alot of officers that responded but the point they didnt go to the correct place right away and do a search is what is annoying me. They then arrested the lad and he refused to comment so he did not deny doing it, he then said he would just play up so he would get sent to the mental hospital instead.
We got a tip off from someone in the estate saying there neighbour was bragging about "nicking that few grand bike". We phoned the police immidiatley and they said the officer wasnt on duty so he would respond in 3 days time, the copper called and told us he looked into it and said he knocked on the door and they knew nothing about it. (Obviosuly they arent going to invite him in to view a stolen bike) anyway another officer called me a few weeks later and he said when i mentioned this info that the police were not aware of it and nobody had investigated it. Then the otherday is when the original officer left the voicemail saying he had been in the original guys house and found no clothes so is closing the case.
I wanted to 100 percent make sure it was him and three said it definatley was before i acted on it as the police were still nowhere to be seen. they then arrived and locked me in a police car while they fannied about, we told them which house it was and where he was seen hopping the fence but it took them atleast another hour to actually go to where we said. There was alot of officers that responded but the point they didnt go to the correct place right away and do a search is what is annoying me. They then arrested the lad and he refused to comment so he did not deny doing it, he then said he would just play up so he would get sent to the mental hospital instead.
We got a tip off from someone in the estate saying there neighbour was bragging about "nicking that few grand bike". We phoned the police immidiatley and they said the officer wasnt on duty so he would respond in 3 days time, the copper called and told us he looked into it and said he knocked on the door and they knew nothing about it. (Obviosuly they arent going to invite him in to view a stolen bike) anyway another officer called me a few weeks later and he said when i mentioned this info that the police were not aware of it and nobody had investigated it. Then the otherday is when the original officer left the voicemail saying he had been in the original guys house and found no clothes so is closing the case.
classic33
Leg End Member
Whilst making a formal complaint sounds like it should be simple they never are. Chances are that the person to whom you need to be speaking to will want nothing to do with it.
Give us the crime ref number and the officers name / email and I will be more than happy to send an email asking why they have closed the case when they know who he is .
Big Nick
Senior Member
Firstly, you're saying you can identify the person who stole your bike, he's gone no reply so hasn't disputed ID or provided an alibi and probably has loads of form for similar stuff (known as bad character evidence).....HE SHOULD BE CHARGED
Secondly if you passed info about where the bike was and the police left it 3 days until the officer dealing was back on duty that is p!ss poor and should not of happened, it should of gone to someone on duty and been followed up asap.....make a formal complaint
Secondly if you passed info about where the bike was and the police left it 3 days until the officer dealing was back on duty that is p!ss poor and should not of happened, it should of gone to someone on duty and been followed up asap.....make a formal complaint
