Originally Posted by
alancommike
I'm amazed, the police tracked down the dude and he still had my bike! I was persistent and kept calling for status. The detective on the case called the phone number they had attached to this guy ... A few hours later my front porch camera catches the same dude on my porch with a bike.
Same frame, wheels gone, saddle gone, lots of little bits and parts swapped, a bit worse for wear. Sound like he owes you a bike.
If LE knows the guy and you've got great pics of the thieves and the theft, are they pursuing this as a burglary indictment against the folks involved? Seems the guy owes you the full value of what was stolen, not some facsimile of what you once had.
BTDT myself, on a bike a few months back. Guy was indicted and convicted, admitted to it and agreed to restitution, but has yet to cough up the full value. Typical, so far as I understand these things.