BassMan-
That really is a shame, I would have been VERY upset also. I had something happen last summer that was similar...
I got out of work at midnight and swung by my marina to check on the boat which I do on a regular basis. Well, there is a van with four scary looking dudes just milling about the entrance to the marina gate, which was locked. So I drive away and park down the road, than walk back and observe.
By the time I get to where I can see what's up, they're over the steel gate which reads NO TRESSPASSING and onto the docks, onto and inside of the boats.
I called the local PD, where I am an officer, and said, send the boys... While I waited for them to arrive these jerks went through the boats pretty good, including mine, mostly looking for fishing tackle, lures, rod, etc. Fortunately, the cruisers arrived shortly so nothing was taken away.
We grabbed two of the four. Two others dove into the drink and swam off. After a boat search for an hour or more (fearing for their "safety", of course....) we didn't find them. Later on, about 4am, my sergeant finds these two other knuckleheads thumbing down the road in their underwear with wet clothes in hand. It was a good grab...Tresspassing and B&E to a Boat
A good grab that is, until it got to court where everything was dismissed, with court costs, despite their records for thefts, larceny, B&E...you name it.
There's nothing like those
Massachusetts courtrooms to make a cop smile!
Next time, I think Imay handle things a bit differently !
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