Yes he did, and the police said oh that’s a civil matter we can’t get involved, but we’ll take a report for record in case you go to court. I’m thinking next step in pursuing the criminal side of it (unless I can persuade the old, apparently half drunk lawyer to give up the charade) is going to the district attorney.
Yes, we’re working on getting my buddy back to Nashville ASAP. We are living on a shoestring but have a rummage sale planned.
—Yes he did, and the police said oh that’s a civil matter-
How is someone stealing your stuff a civil matter? What if the item they took was his car? Still civil? If not, why not?
He needs to not give the police complicated stories. He needs to report it as stolen property and they have admitted to him that they took it and he wants the police to pursue it as a criminal, not civil, matter. End of story.
Their motivation is not relevant. The fact that they took his stuff without his permission is what counts, unless they can show paperwork showing what they did is the legal equivalent of repossessing a car, which I highly doubt they can do.