Lawrence PD property return

[Truckerman79]

WOW a month and a half later?!?!?!?!

Mostly my fault. My work schedule has been all over the place. I may have got it back sooner if I pressed the issue harder.

wow, that took long enough. not very reasonable to me. sorry to hear they gave you such a hassle. glad to hear it is all over now and taken care of. hopefully that will never happen again.

Thanks.

What kind of condition was it in when it was returned?

Same condition as the day they took it. No damage.

 

[Naptown]

wow, I'm glad to hear everything worked out in your favor. How much did this incident end up costing you out of pocket?

 

[Truckerman79]

wow, I'm glad to hear everything worked out in your favor. How much did this incident end up costing you out of pocket?

Including lost wages, atty fees, bail approx. $7K.

 

[Naptown]

Including lost wages, atty fees, bail approx. $7K.

wow.

 

[mrw]

You can't include bail as you'll get that back.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

mrw, be aware that if it is a cash bond (minus Clerk's fee), but if it was surety then it is money gone.

 

[bigus_D]

so... now that it is all worked out, do we get to hear what happened?

 

[Joe Williams]

Time for the lawyer! If there are no charges, they have no right to retain your property.

Nor any right to run a background check.

 

[modelflyer2003]

I would be interested to know how the property return took place. Did they call you up and say, "Hey, you can come and get your stuff...during business hours." or was it something polite. Who called whom? Remember Richard Jewell, the security guard that was suspected of being the Olympic Park Bomber? When the FBI searched his home they called the media and told them when they would be there. With all of the cameras rolling they brought out boxes of "evidence" for the media to drool over. It turns out what they carried out was all of his Tupperware and his Disney videos. When he was finally cleared his lawyer had to insist that they return his items. They wanted Richard to go to the FBI building to retrieve his items, but Richard said that they had taken them from his house and that is where they should return them. They agreed to drop them off at his house, but told him if there was any media crew at the house they would just drive right on by and deliver at another time. They put that man through the ringer and he was a hero. That is the kind of crap that burns my britches. Your situation infuriates me too. This is not a rant. It's just a....rant.

 

[Fireman610]

20 bucks my backside .... Gimme 100 so I can get that lifetime permit

 

[MinuteManMike]

I have no use for the folks in the LPD building. Very rude and this garbage is sadly unsurprising.

 

[caseyc]

glad you got it back, they had no reason to keep it if you were not charged with anything!