Stolen Kit!

[Fras261]

Stolen Kit!!!

Hey all please keep any eye out for my kit, it was stolen from my car in Twickenham(buried in the boot) the list is

One rifle hard case covered in stickers and three velcro patches (Shield patch, rifle patch, O+ patch)

One heavily customised Tokyo Marui MTR16 G edition

One M1014/Super M4 shotgun

One Tokyo Marui MK23 pistol (i customised painted it hard to miss) 

2 MK23 mags

2 MWS mags

I have posted this on the main airsoft reddit with pictures, but please keep any eye out, airsoft is the only sport I take part in and weirdly helps with my depression

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[Colin Allen]

That sucks!  I hope you manage to get it back.

Being outside and active is very good for dealing with depression.

 

[Galvatron]

Sorry to hear that. It's genuinely infuriating.

It's not weird at all that airsoft helps with depression. It's like going to the gym or any other activity that releases endorphins.

I hope you get it all back.

 

[Fras261]

Thanks guys, I'm accepting it's not coming back, I've still got my huntsman CQB M4, but I'm still checking the second hand pages and all. Did see a go fund me but thought that was for another brother

 

[novioman]

Did you get the police involved? 

 

[Fras261]

I did but they just literally called back saying their closing the investigation. 24hrs and boom, they don't care, recovering weapons regardless if real or RIF isn't on the NKVDs agenda, and yes I mean the met police(both parents are former met and said they don't recognise is anymore)

 

[Colin Allen]

I did but they just literally called back saying their closing the investigation. 24hrs and boom, they don't care, recovering weapons regardless if real or RIF isn't on the NKVDs agenda, and yes I mean the met police(both parents are former met and said they don't recognise is anymore)

How do you know that recovering real weapons is not on the Met’s agenda?

Comparing the Met with the NKVD demonstrates a complete lack of knowledge of what the NKVD did and is utterly insulting to Met officers.  The NKVD was responsible for a vast number of killings, along with torture and other crimes.

 

[Cannonfodder]

I get the feeling it's more likely there simply isn't enough evidence for a conviction than they just dont care

 

[Fras261]

How do you know that recovering real weapons is not on the Met’s agenda?

Comparing the Met with the NKVD demonstrates a complete lack of knowledge of what the NKVD did and is utterly insulting to Met officers.  The NKVD was responsible for a vast number of killings, along with torture and other crimes.

If you live in London, you'd get why so many of us are frustrated with the met and have no faith in them, they're the mayor's personal army now as far as we're concerned. But im ditching the topic because the dark humour went over people's heads. They are closing the case because yes there is a lack of evidence, they have my ipads serial as that was also taken (from underneath the driver seat) so hopefully that'll come on line soon

 

[Tackle]

Moral of the story is, don't leave expensive kit in your vehicles, theft from vehicles has been rife for decades, particularly in the big cities, blaming the current negative perception of policing is just a cop out, no pun intended, I've never heard of a vehicle being broken in to that didn't have something of interest visible to passing scrotes.

 

[Colin Allen]

If you live in London, you'd get why so many of us are frustrated with the met and have no faith in them, they're the mayor's personal army now as far as we're concerned. But im ditching the topic because the dark humour went over people's heads. They are closing the case because yes there is a lack of evidence, they have my ipads serial as that was also taken (from underneath the driver seat) so hopefully that'll come on line soon

I note that you didn’t answer my question.  You cannot just make sweeping statements about the Met not being interested in recovering real firearms without being able to back them up.

I do live in London.  Your views about the police are not representative of what they actually do and the issues that they face on a daily basis.  My eldest son’s partner is an officer in the Met and I also regularly deal with Met officers relating to a range of cases.  They are not the Mayor’s personal army; they are regularly dealing with appalling situations and deserve the support of the population, rather than regurgitated nonsense.

 

[Tommikka]

I did but they just literally called back saying their closing the investigation. 24hrs and boom, they don't care, recovering weapons regardless if real or RIF isn't on the NKVDs agenda, and yes I mean the met police(both parents are former met and said they don't recognise is anymore)

They have closed your case in the sense that they are not actively pursuing your specific break in.

That means the items are recorded ready for anything that turns up in their general business

Closing the case has no bearing on whether or not the goods will be recovered at a later date - the information recorded has the potential to identify items found with someone as stolen 

Have a sensible conversion with your parents.  How far would they have gone into a car break in with stolen goods?  

Some finger prints and recording the case with a potential flagging of the usual suspects?

Or would they stop any explicit pursuit of a single break in on the basis that could direct to an offender after 24 hours would lead to someone who no longer has the goods?

I note that you have made reference to ‘dark humour’

Dark humour laughs at the taboo, it doesn’t mean comparing the norm to the taboo.

It also still needs to be funny, and for a joke to be funny it needs to have a twist, usually being close to the truth.

Your NKVD reference would have only worked if the Met closed your case in 24 hours with the first person in sight, not that they aren’t actively pursuing.

 

[EvilMonkee]

How do you know that recovering real weapons is not on the Met’s agenda?

Comparing the Met with the NKVD demonstrates a complete lack of knowledge of what the NKVD did and is utterly insulting to Met officers.  The NKVD was responsible for a vast number of killings, along with torture and other crimes.

As an ex copper myself - thank you.  To the OP any sympathy I may have had is gone, don't leave valuables in cars.

 

[Fras261]

My only case for leaving them in the car is this, I have 4 kids, 4 very curious kids. I did have the case in the loft, where the temperature fluctuates, two mags blew for no reason, I repaired them but refused to put the case back in the loft, the ateca my car has a false bottom in its boot, so I put the case in there so my kids wouldn't be probing, their allowed to probe my L96 for a few reasons, its bright fucking orange, the bolt is spring and heavy to pull, the mag is at another house. Until my youngest is 10 the guns weren't allowed in the house. Now in regards to my views on the met, thats how it is, my partners car was smashed up, and they said there was nothing they could do. Our downstairs neighbour regularly hurls verbal abuse at my missus and daughter demanding they cover up and wear a hijab, again won't do anything, nor when he threw a brick through our window, cant exactly blame us for having no faith in the police. Now if this has offended some I am sorry, but my personal experiences from being a young lad raised by cops, to what I've experienced as an adult hasn't been the best. I know they have a shit job, especially in London, but they don't help themselves sometimes. Regardless, drop it. I know the kit isn't coming back now, even with the MTR being very distinct 

 

[Tackle]

I'm going to lock the thread before it gets silly, op has an opinion based on his experiences,  others here have a different view.

 

[Jez_Armstrong]

I'm going to lock the thread before it gets silly, op has an opinion based on his experiences,  others here have a different view.

Is the view that it's fucking stupid to leave your guns in a car? 

Yeah, that's ALWAYS been a dumb move but people never learn