The power of Facebook groups to catch thieves

Mcnumpty2323

Mcnumpty2323

Mcnumpty2323

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Location
Planet Thanet
Came home earlier today
To find someone
Stealing lead off my roof
Police got there in 10 minutes
Fair play to them
But he was gone
Posted in local buy and sell
Facebook groups
And within 3 minutes literally
Some one named him
After an hour over 12 people named same guy
And over 5000 people looked
At the photos
Incredible example of people power

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I know what it's called
Thanks
Not yet dowie
But yes very well known
To them
Queue of locals likely to lynch
Him if find him first though
Seems anything not nailed down
Is fair game
To fund crack cocaine habit
 
Tee Hee Johnson said:
Your post count is outstanding @Mcnumpty2323

968 in just under 6 weeks, well done!
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I like helping people
If I can
Can't multi quote as mess it all up

So yes they actually do this
Broad daylight
And was faking they were there
To clean the guttering
Bold as you like didn't even run
Away just walked off with it
Into a vehicle I couldn't see from
The window I think
Apparently he's notorious for
Stealing anything to buy crack
Long queue of people
Waiting to "have a word with him"
If get an address lol

Few more lines than haiku lol
And if wasn't for spell check it
Would be much worse
Than it is lol

Edit
I only use Facebook for games
And luckily joined a few
Local buy and sell groups
So posted it in those
Got outstanding responses from
People too
 
robfosters said:
Facebook is good for this type of stuff. My local group has had some good results with burglaries, lost animals, return of lost property etc. It’s a useful social tool despite all the hate it gets.

I can read your posts with ease mate. If it makes it easier for you, crack on. Dyslexia’s no joke, my mate who’s got it had a terrible time when he came to the Christmas party dressed as Satan.
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Lol had to read that 3 times
Before I saw the Satan, santa joke
People are still helping
Now know who his girlfriend is
And that she's selling
Something on Facebook
Think a sting is in order to
Get an address
 
Well approximately 6 hours
After the theft
Got name of the guy within
3 minutes
And now been given an address too
Not too shabby at all
Makes you wonder why police
Don't use Facebook groups
To catch thieves lol
Or perhaps they do but keep
It quiet
 
Trying to increase my
Post count doesn't bother me
I just like to help people
If I can
Most of you guys
Probably know anyway
It's a combination of post count
And time
Ie X amount of posts may
For example get you free delivery
But only after X amount of days also
I can't multi quote on my
Phone as turns into one
Huge block of text that's nonsensical
To me
I try to use edit so it doesn't make my
Post count go up
Perfectly happy for mods to merge
My replies or Dock my
Post count if they think its justified
Am getting the hang of multi
QUOTE on pc slowly just not phone
So now got a long post
Instead of multi quotes lol
Some of the first people
To PM me were 2 of the 4 local
Scrapyards
Saying if he turned up they would
Phone the police
No doubt some scrapyards
Do know they are taking nicked
Stuff but they aren't all bad
I agree with the what's difference
Between posting it on FB
Compared to crimes toppers etc
Point
@Vidar keep trying mate
Some one will know him it's just
A case of getting your post
Seen in the right place
No sentence they get if caught
Is severe enough for what you
Went through, and are probably
Still suffering from
To update
Had 2nd visit from police already
He's being nicked today
Probably already has been
He's out on license so that probably
Means any offence he's banged up
Sorry this posts so long
Due to my spacing:)
And to trying to answer few points
At once
So as to not bump
My post count:D:D

Edit
The leads probably long gone
Crack head wouldnt be
Stealing something he couldn't
Sell fast
Lead will be replaced with an
Alternative material
And a copious amount of
Anti climb paint applied:)
 
Further update
Did witness statement
Sent photos and video to police
Police woman actually pretty surprised were pressing ahead with it
As most people just regard him
As a everyday hazard of life around here
And don't bother appearing at court
Yeah there may be a sad story
Behind why he's a crack head
But to be brutally honest
He's not the only one ever had a
Hard life
And its still his choice to do what he
Does
Pretty crime is still crime and has
Victims
In my case yeah its only a bit of lead
Not the end of the world
And not caused me any great emotional
Trauma either just stressed for a day
But his thefts have to some of the
People who messaged me
And going by some of those
He's probably safer
Off in jail lol

Ps sometimes post on my phone
Sometimes on pc
My spacing is little better
On the pc :)
 
Yeah it's hard to think why
Crimestoppers etc
Can show their photo
And name them too
But when the public do it
Then it would be different
But this guys not likely to even ask
For a trial I doubt
Video shows him bang to rights
Stuffing the lead into
His bag and walking away with it
Guess the witness statement
Is a formality
Just in case he was to ask for
Trial by jury which I think you are
Still allowed to?
 
Usher and dowie
That was absolutely *******Hilarious guys
I have no problem at all when people
Take my weird spacing
Humourosly
Keep it up
Only when some are nasty about it
Which isn't too often in these
Forums thankfully
Maccapacca yes he may have had
Some problems in his life
So have I and many others
Turning to stealing people's stuff
To fund your crack habit
Was his choice
And he has had his collar felt so many
Times the local copper couldnt
Count them
She had only just dealt with him
15 minutes before this happened
Over another matter
Far as I know he was nicked
For this lead theft yesterday afternoon
As for the hunting him down
And telling him rather forcefully
To fix it
Yes got a name and even got given
An address
But me going round there once police release him is only going to end
Badly
Just not worth it over a little bit
Of lead that's covered by insurance
Any way
If he had actually broken into the property yeah I would be taking
A different point of
View though
And its getting replaced with flashing
Tape not more lead lol
 
wez130 said:
You're like a reincarnated Angus Higgins. Those who know, know ;)
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I had to go look up who
Angus Higgins was lol never
Heard of him
First page I saw was all large blocks
Of text so since I struggle
To read those I didn't bother lol
So guess Angus will forever
remain a mystery
To me
Usher and dowie I still can't stop
Laughing at your rap though
Those cracked me up guys
:D:D:D:D
 
SexyGreyFox said:
Although Facebook is absolutely brilliant for finding people and lost pets I daily have to reply on posts saying stuff like 'Have you actually clicked on the link you're sharing because they were found 7 years ago?' or 'Why are you sharing a Peruvian who went missing in Peru 5 years ago and a quick Google shows they were found?'.
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I block most of the dross
With face book purity ~FBP browser
Extension
But yes know what you mean
Despite 2 dozen plus
People naming the guy some
People still asking does
Any one know who he is lol
 
Just to update
I know some people knock
The police
But considering this is pretty
Much minor theft
They have been great
Phoned me several times to
Give me updates
Guys before magistrate today
I have less faith in the courts
Than police
But hopefully he might get
A short free holiday and give
All the locals a break
From his thieving anything thats
Not nailed down
Hard for him to argue with the video
Of him in the act lol
 
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