I found a stolen car.

"Rainbow" (rainbeaux) 01/21/2017 at 10:06 • Filed to: None

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I called the police, Gave them both the make/model and tag, and was told that it was never reported stolen and not to worry. But run Carfax on the tag, and it’s registered to a 2003 F250. So I got back to the Decatur, GA police and this time they told me it’s out of their jurisdiction anyway. So yeah. I might call the county police next, but this is frustrating. You would think that they would express at least the slightest bit of interest in this, considering I did all the work for them in locating this car and all they need to do is go get the VIN and find the owner. Even if it’s not in their jurisdiction, at least don’t just brush it off as nothing, you know? This was a pretty nice car and is still likely worth 5 figures even with the damage, so somebody’s gonna want it back.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Rainbow 01/21/2017 at 10:10

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Recovering stolen cars or plates doesn’t generate revenue.

Svend > Rainbow 01/21/2017 at 10:13

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Did you get the names of the officers you spoke to?

When you phone the county police. Make sure you tell them why your speaking to them and who you spoke to previously at the other departments.

Rainbow > Svend 01/21/2017 at 10:16

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I wish I did.

Still, the important thing here is to get someone’s property back, so at least that can still happen.

LOREM IPSUM > Rainbow 01/21/2017 at 10:20

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Don’t tell us how to do our job, sir...

John Norris (AngryDrifter) > Rainbow 01/21/2017 at 10:24

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Disappointing.

jkm7680 > Rainbow 01/21/2017 at 10:27

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If you gave the location, they’ll probably send someone out next chance they get.

shop-teacher > Rainbow 01/21/2017 at 10:27

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That is very frustrating.

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > Rainbow 01/21/2017 at 10:30

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If the plate was off a Dodge Ram it could have been my brothers, he’s had 4 plates stolen off his Alabama truck while parked in Atlanta. According to the APD police officer that pulled him over it happens all the time as car thieves like to use out of state plates on stolen cars to thwart license plate readers.

Dave the car guy , still here > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 01/21/2017 at 10:40

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Plus its keeping them away from their donuts. Its all about the donuts.

Steve in Manhattan > Rainbow 01/21/2017 at 10:57

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Good work.

BloodlessWeevil > Rainbow 01/21/2017 at 11:29

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Did you give them the VIN? The F250 owner went to the DMV said his plate was stolen, they issued a new one and forgot about it. If you only gave the registration number they find that F250 guy still has his truck and forget about it.

E92M3 > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 01/21/2017 at 11:49

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Bingo!

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Rainbow 01/21/2017 at 12:21

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Cops not helpful? Outrageous.

DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time > Rainbow 01/21/2017 at 12:33

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You should find the owner and offer your services as a PI in finding his car!

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Rainbow 01/21/2017 at 12:44

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It’s a Chrysler 200. Do the owner a favor and give up so that they can get the insurance payout and buy a car that doesn’t suck.

cluelessk > Rainbow 01/21/2017 at 13:04

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Meh it’s probably insured.

Work in a body shop and we do a fair amount of theft recoveries. You don’t want a stolen car back.

Rico > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 01/21/2017 at 14:19

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Exactly this seems like an insurance scam.

Rico > Rainbow 01/21/2017 at 14:20

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I wouldn’t waste any more time on it just leave it to law enforcement and the owner of the car.

Spoon II > Rainbow 01/21/2017 at 16:50

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Man, that is a surprising amount of laziness on their part

Under_Score > Rainbow 01/21/2017 at 21:28

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When you put 2AF4776 Alabama into CarFax, it traces to a 2015 Chrysler 200 Limited. That’s what it is. 

Rainbow > Under_Score 01/22/2017 at 09:28

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Whoa, for real? I wonder what I did wrong to get the F250. Huh.

Under_Score > Rainbow 01/22/2017 at 10:29

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I have the CarFax app on my phone. But yes, pretty suspicious to see a wrecked 200 from Mobile (2 county=Mobile), which is 350 miles away from the Gwinnett area.

Rainbow > Under_Score 01/22/2017 at 11:18

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Yeah, especially since it’s unlocked and at an abandoned strip mall.