So, the police stole my buddies car trailer...

[svauto-erotic855]

Might wanna re-read that story...Most plead guilty to delivery cases and got probation or deferred.

Which to me seems like a grave miscarriage of justice since they had already paid a fine before even copping a plea to the charges.

[dcs13]

Not a single felony conviction but over $300k was seized.

http://www.star-telegram.com/news/sp...le3857767.html

Might wanna re-read that story...Most plead guilty to delivery cases and got probation or deferred.

[BP]

Well if they want to get really creative they could suspect it was involved in some kind of drug trafficking.

Ask the 23 kids arrested at TCU in 2012 how hard it is to get your property back. Not a single felony conviction but over $300k was seized.

http://www.star-telegram.com/news/special-reports/article3857767.html

[Rick Modena]

What is bigger BS it appears is now the coach went to the media, the Alvarado PD is now considering filing those BS felony and misdemeanor charges against him. Definitely gestapo tactics.

[bcoop]

What is bigger BS it appears is now the coach went to the media, the Alvarado PD is now considering filing those BS felony and misdemeanor charges against him. Definitely gestapo tactics.

Don't question their authoritah!

[quikag]

What is bigger BS it appears is now the coach went to the media, the Alvarado PD is now considering filing those BS felony and misdemeanor charges against him. Definitely gestapo tactics.

[Ruffdaddy]

I believe civil asset forfeiture laws will be a big campaign topic in the next 3-4 election cycles. I really hope so, anyways. And I hope legislators have enough sense to research the issue, research the abuses, and address them legislatively before some Joe Q Public goes on a killdozer rampage again. The time for reform is now.

I was just thinking that i really hope this comes up in this campaign. Or maybe we can at least push it in texas for the next election cycle.

[bcoop]

This exactly. The fact that cops feel they are entitled to these things is one of the growing reasons theyre losing public support.

You cant tell me with any bit of honesty that allowing cops to profit from this stiff is right.

I believe civil asset forfeiture laws will be a big campaign topic in the next 3-4 election cycles. I really hope so, anyways. And I hope legislators have enough sense to research the issue, research the abuses, and address them legislatively before some Joe Q Public goes on a killdozer rampage again. The time for reform is now.

[Ruffdaddy]

Personally I could care less if they just destroyed the trailer. However that's not what a lot of them do. We don't mess with them to much, unless it is something big and obvious. My uncle use to build warehouses and built many a nice trailer to haul his Harley. Only trailers I will screw with is big box trailers that are name brand.

Exactly, either it goes to nobody or the cops shouldnt touch it in the first place.

[Baron Von Crowder]

FWIW, I agree that there should be an assigned VIN on homebuilt trailers, to eliminate this issue. I also think that the state should be more involved in keeping up with trailers... my MSO was handed right back to me on my ski trailer when I registered it. The only record of it is through registrations.

As far as the PD proffiting, that should not be allowed to happen. When the police are for-proffit, they can give up the tax money that comes in from our taxes. One or the other. Destroy the trailer if you want, but dont make a dime on serving and protecting us...

[kingjason]

This exactly. The fact that cops feel they are entitled to these things is one of the growing reasons theyre losing public support.

You cant tell me with any bit of honesty that allowing cops to profit from this stiff is right.

Personally I could care less if they just destroyed the trailer. However that's not what a lot of them do. We don't mess with them to much, unless it is something big and obvious. My uncle use to build warehouses and built many a nice trailer to haul his Harley. Only trailers I will screw with is big box trailers that are name brand.

[kingjason]

my dad had one of his trailers stolen and filed a report. It turned up a few weeks later but the police refused to do anything about it. I guess recovering stolen trailers isn't such a good business when they can't profit from it

Not true, that is chicken shit. Did they catch someone with it?

[kingjason]

You're missing the most key part of this entire deal. Illegal for DJ's friend to own. Illegal for the coach to own. Illegal for the guy the coach bought it from to own.... But the police can own it, use it for their purposes and then they can sell it and profit from allegedly stolen trailer they confiscated.


You're usually pretty level headed, but you're absolutely dead wrong on this.

Oh I get why your up in arms about it, and I understand that point of view, I just think your missing the first harmful action. Buying damn near anything that goes down the road with no VIN should be a red flag to anyone. Use to be a legit deal when people were honest. So the PD finds it was stolen, the registered owner doesn't want it, then they sell it at auction (one example). I see no issues with that, for all I know the guy that possessed it stole it. Damn lucky they didn't file charges on these guys for possession of stolen property. My point of view comes from people stealing trailers left and right and just throwing home made tags on them. Or buying a trailer now days from some one with no title. When I was looking for a trailer a while back I don't know how many times I would call and some dip shit would tell me he had no title and to just go get a home made tag. I just bought a new one. I realize there are 52 examples of people that can build home made trailers, but there are 152000 out there on the road that are stolen (Not exact numbers).

[Ruffdaddy]

You're missing the most key part of this entire deal. Illegal for DJ's friend to own. Illegal for the coach to own. Illegal for the guy the coach bought it from to own.... But the police can own it, use it for their purposes and then they can sell it and profit from allegedly stolen trailer they confiscated.


You're usually pretty level headed, but you're absolutely dead wrong on this.

This exactly. The fact that cops feel they are entitled to these things is one of the growing reasons theyre losing public support.

You cant tell me with any bit of honesty that allowing cops to profit from this stiff is right.

[Nash B.]

So anyone could then just steal a trailer and grind off the VIN. I mean if all your going to get is a ticket. Hey, I get it, it sucks, and a lot of people do it. Doesn't make it right. There is a shit load of stolen trailers out there and if you ever had a trailer stolen you wouldn't feel this way.

my dad had one of his trailers stolen and filed a report. It turned up a few weeks later but the police refused to do anything about it. I guess recovering stolen trailers isn't such a good business when they can't profit from it