advice on "stolen" bike

[beccaB]

I actually still have the receipt, serial number and owner's manual. Pretty incredible! I never throw anything away! I'm hoping or at least wishing the woman could be held accountable for putting the young lady's stuff out on the curb and having it get stolen, especially because it did not belong to the woman.
I also wish I had called children's protective services before all this went down,because I think the young lady was not getting enough to eat, or even have other basic needs met.
I also have a feeling that the woman is lying about putting the stuff out on the curb because around here there are a lot of evictions and the stuff just doesn't disappear that fast.
The one good thing now is that the young lady was removed from that home and is now placed with a family that will meet her needs and take good care of her. And I have to brag on my son too, because he has been very adult in the problem solving situations he has been forced to deal with, and has handled himself well when put in the middle of all this.

[Irulan]

I actually still have the receipt, serial number and owner's manual. Pretty incredible! I never throw anything away! I'm hoping or at least wishing the woman could be held accountable for putting the young lady's stuff out on the curb and having it get stolen, especially because it did not belong to the woman.

You should be easily able to file a crime report over the phone. Most police depts are linked with local pawn shops to track things by serial numbers. Good luck.

[Blueberry]

I'd go with how your son and his friend feel about it. If they don't object, file a police report. I'd go with sooner rather than later.

CA

[bmccasland]

A while ago I dated a divorced guy, who suddenly got custody of his teenage son. Mom called during the night to "come get your son." What the lad didn't take with him THAT night was thrown out or destroyed by the mother, including killing his kitten. The woman was a drug-head spiteful piece of work. And my BF was a cop. So yes, a report was filed with the local police department (the agency he had worked for before transferring to Parks).

The Mom was on a power trip, angry at her son, but what she did was seal her fate and is no longer a part of her son's life.

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So unfortunately beccaB the disfuctional parents may still have it, or it may have gone to the dump with the rest of the younglady's belongings. Hopefully she's in a stable home, and can remain there. Unless she can return home to retrieve anything left behind, with an escort, it may be a lost cause.

I'd list it stolen with the local police department, but unfortunately you probably won't see it again.