Posted on 07/19/2014 3:57:42 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA
You are surprised government is not efficient?
Some cops are fine people but the profession does seem to attract more than their share of control freaks. They have the power and don’t want to let any of the peons encroach on it.
No, but I am surprised when people at this site make excuses for them.
I woman here had the same problem. Cops had her gun, kept putting her off, wouldn’t give it back, wouldn’t talk to her on the phone. She got it back when she got one of those investigative reporters involved.
All you asked for was advice on solving a problem.
Of what use is a locked up gun?
It will only get you killed.
Someone who gets it. Finally!
We live in Oregon. A Gun was stolen from our Chevy Blazer a few years back. We gave them all the info they needed about the gun serial # and all. We didn't know it had been found and the thief was sent to prison. 3 years later we received a call from the police. They gave us gun, ammo and the holster. Hope your situation turns out as well.
Thanks. I think it will. The officer said he wanted to get my gun back to me, but now with the civil lawsuit, the city’s attorney (located in Philly) must sign off on it and God knows how long that will take.
IMO, there should be a mandatory time period to get possession back to their owners. I fell like I have been victimized twice.
The time to get it back is highly uncertain. I would guess that some cops want you to get it back and others don’t. It may help to go to the top (politely) and see if the Chief/Sheriff can make it happen, or to go to the bottom of the chain of command several times to see if you can find someone helpful. These things take time, often months or a year or two longer than expected. Good luck!
If it is city PD contact your city council person. County your county rep.
It’s likely in some {badges} private collection.
I got my Brother’s revolver less than a year after he used it to end his life. When the incident occurred, I received a card from the top guy in the Denver PD investigation team saying to call him if there’s any issues. They ended up calling me early and I picked it up that week.
Granted, that wasn’t a crime. However, theft is.
Go to the station and get written statements from everyone you can giving a reason why they have your property.
Then go in again the next week.
Then the following week.
Ride their butts.
This is theft.
Best of luck, FRiend.
I understand where you are coming from but I work full-time (long hours) and then am going for my MBA at nights. I would love to be a PITA to these people, but realistically, that is not an option right now.
And sorry to hear about your brother. I typed that post fast and left that out by mistake.
You do not want that gun back. The serial number of that gun will forever be in numerous databases, and will never be “cleared”.
So what?
The cops are often reluctant to return guns if they happen to be against guns in the hands of citizens. I would go to your town committee man or mayor and ask them to press the police chief on your behalf.
I was thinking the same thing. Now I suppose we'll both get yelled at.
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