What will the police do?

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BCCL said:
Those expecting the police to just "go over there and get it", need to keep in mind that one persons "I think they took" does not override another persons Constitutional rights.

Would you want your door banged on and you ordered around, just on someone saying "I think he........."?
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No....except maybe in Chicago. :evil:
 
FIVETWOSEVEN said:
Can Probation Officers search the premises of the person being paroled?
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Yes, for certain reasons, they don't need a warrant, since the activity is consented to as a condition of parole...but that usually means looking for drugs or alcohol. It varies, and issues about being used as police as a get around for getting a warrant is (and most likely has) been a contested issue with courts.
 
My BIL is in the tree trimming business and one of his employees stole several pieces of equipment from him and went into business for himself. He had me call the guy and have him come trim a tree for me. When the guy showed up the equipment was easily identifiable so I called the SO and they came right out and picked him up. I actually saw him with the stuff so it wasn't a problem. The guy had no idea I was related.
 
JERRY said:
Probable cause is needed for a search warrant. The "i know they took it" story wont pass the test for a judge to sign a warrant.
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Nor should it, even for a parolee. If a single claim of wrongdoing by an individual to another was enough to have the police search their person or premises, (notwithstanding the inability of the police to keep up such a pace) we'd be living in a police state with a permanent degradation in our civil rights.
 
B!ngo said:
Nor should it, even for a parolee. If a single claim of wrongdoing by an individual to another was enough to have the police search their person or premises, (notwithstanding the inability of the police to keep up such a pace) we'd be living in a police state with a permanent degradation in our civil rights.
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Except it's a condition of their parole for early release, they are free to decline and serve out their full sentence.
 
even for a parolee.
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You do realize that you can lose rights through the court system as it has always been? If you are a parole, you lost rights because you went to court. There is no civil right issue here since a parole agreed to the terms of his or her parole.
 
X-Rap said:
Ny neighbor had some guns and electronics stolen from his house and filed a report, he also asked around the neighborhood to see if anyone had seen someone at his place during the day. They had and he knew them from the description he was given, he went over to their place and asked for his stuff back and it was given. Might be worth a try?
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My brother done the same thing when his house was broken into and his tv and xbox were stolen. A neighbor fingered another neighbor he went and knocked on the door caused a heck of a scene the thieves called the cops on HIM... That enraged his neigbors enough to come forward and finger the the thieves to the cops. Long story short my brother got his stuff back but the thieves were barely questioned and since they gave the stuff back the cops called it a wash and told everyone to go home. There were 5 more home invasions in the following weeks/months in his neighborhood. No one else was lucky enough to recover their stuff and no arrests were ever made to my knowledge.
 
Yeah you guys are right, my brother should know better than to let such a hardened criminal into his home.

I mean honestly, a 16 year old girl on probation for running away from home? That idiot should have known she was a thief too!

I know I didn't give all the facts but I guess assumptions tend to run rampant when you're vague. My apologies.
 
"I guess assumptions tend to run rampant when you're vague"

Assumptions also run rampant when something's missing. I think your brother should go slow on accusations made on the basis of post hoc logical fallacy rather than on evidence.

Tinpig
 
if hes on probation go to his probation officer . a po can enter with less cause and no warrant and many will
 
gfanikf said:
Except it's a condition of their parole for early release, they are free to decline and serve out their full sentence.
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I assume you are saying that a parolee gives up their rights for due process when it comes to search and seizure and thus the police can go through their belonging at any time without cause? If that is the case, then I withdraw my comment. But only in the case of parolees of course.
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Yeah you guys are right, my brother should know better than to let such a hardened criminal into his home.

I mean honestly, a 16 year old girl on probation for running away from home? That idiot should have known she was a thief too!
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He should now but since you said probation I guess it is fair to say that you thought it was worth mention in relation to the crime.
Since it is just a little girl and she is kin I still don't see why he isn't over there asking for his gun back, he doesn't have to toss the place, just nicely ask and see if she would like to talk it over with her PO next.
 
A PO can do a search without a warrant as often a convicted person is un-elligable to have a firearm. Not to mention certain criminal activity is a violation of parole.
I hope your brother learned from his mistake not to fool around with a 16 yo.

As far as what will the police do, if you just give a report it will just go into the database as a stolen firearm where I am living.
 
B!ngo said:
I assume you are saying that a parolee gives up their rights for due process when it comes to search and seizure and thus the police can go through their belonging at any time without cause? If that is the case, then I withdraw my comment. But only in the case of parolees of course.
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Correct, though it's their PO vs the police, at least usually.
 
I try not to be cynical, but when living in South Florida, I had reason to contact the police on 2 occasions.

Movers were delivering our household goods. Some of my wife's jewelry and a credit card turned up missing. We filed a complaint and the credit card company reported an attempted usage of that card at a gas station the next day. Contacted the police with this info and nothing was done. The disinterest was disgusting. I could care less about the credit card, but the jewelry was irreplaceable.

We've since moved from Florida, but I will not call the police again unless I witness a crime and/or am forced to defend me or mine with deadly force.
 
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