Reporting something stolen here always
gets the same bored response
" well it's probably already in mexico by now. . ."
That doesn't mean they'll look for it
“Check the pawnshops, we never catch these guys”
When a cop says to check the pawnshops what the cop is really saying is “I don’t GAF about your stolen items and I don’t GAF about you. You’re bothering me and I don’t plan to help.” Pawnshops send in descriptions, model numbers and serial numbers as required by law.
We wind up hitting the local pawns fairly frequently after a burg/theft because, around here, they don’t.
None of them are in my jurisdiction either, so that makes it an extra pain in the ass. Worth it, though, since we’ve closed a bunch of cases that way. Dumbass thieves......
