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Jack
My vehicle was stolen two days ago. I want to do something but I dont even know if there is anything I can do. I live in AZ and the vehicle was stolen at 8am in front of a customers house I was working at.
Do I just sit and wait for a call from the Police or should I be calling someone to follow-up.
Thanks for your time,
jallison
Jallison,
You didn't say if you had reported the car stolen to the police but I am assuming that you did. If you didn't then do so by all means. Unless you live in a rural area I am not sure what you can do. To tell the truth most stolen vehicles are recovered by either complaints from citizens about unfamiliar cars parked in neighborhoods or by citizens calling the police about suspicious cars. I would check with the officer who took the report (assuming that you did report it stolen) and see if he has any suggestions.
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Jack Toomey
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Police officer with 26 years experience. Ten years in patrol and sixteen years in the detective bureau investigating every type of crime including murder, rape, robbery, theft, fraud, missing persons, etc, etc. Also taught at the police academy in areas such as constitutional law, search and seizure, and lineups.
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B.S. in Criminology from the University of Maryland.
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