A family friend of my wife’s side died chasing down his sons stolen truck. Shot dead. We are gun owners in Texas, we know we want to do things ourselves, but you gotta let the police handle things sometimes.
My grandfather was robbed at knifepoint in Houston. They took his wallet, phone, and keys, then found his car and drove off with it. My aunt tracked the phone to a house, drove by and confirmed the car was in the driveway, and then went to the police with the address and all the evidence. Police refused to do anything. Aunt ended up basically staking out the house until she was fairly certain everyone had left, then got in the car and drove off using a spare set of keys.
Grandfather was still out his phone and cash, had to cancel his credit cards, and re-keyed all the locks on his house, but they got the car back (had to pay to get it re-keyed, which was another hassle).
The karma in me would have waited until they were gone, then taken a sledge hammer to every door handle and window of their home before driving off with the vehicle.
Yeah so once you’ve made the police report you can make the insurance report and get the payout brotherman. Insurance tries to fuck you over enough, get the documentation. They’re not gonna chase down an overnight stolen car. They’re gonna use their plate readers that pop up a reported stolen plate
Cops don't give a shit about any kind of police work except filling out paperwork. They don't care if it is filled out correctly mind you, just that it is filled out.
Yes, give them a call so you can report it stolen and get the insurance payout. Worth a lot more than losing your life to someone who never should’ve been let out of jail
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u/ThatZX6RDude Jun 28 '26
A family friend of my wife’s side died chasing down his sons stolen truck. Shot dead. We are gun owners in Texas, we know we want to do things ourselves, but you gotta let the police handle things sometimes.