Buddy got stolen gun back....why does it take so long?

[adamsredlines]

Had a Springfield Hellcat stolen June 2022. August 2022, cops recovered and notified him. He's called regularly, always got the "we will look into it"....here it is nearly December 2024, and he just got it back today. I asked if they had any reason or explanation, and he just said the officer who handed it to him acted surprised they were even releasing it back to him???

 

[Aries]

Maybe waiting in case it's needed as evidence?

 

[Catt57]

Was this in Tulsa? They don't want anyone there to have 2A rights.

 

[adamsredlines]

Nah, northern Indiana.

If they keep it for evidence they should be able to tell him up front that we keep it for x amount of time brute releasing or whatever. If that is the policy it should be explained.

 

[dlbleak]

Ok county. Had a gun stolen from my truck whilst was in the garage. Get a call over a year later that it had been recovered. The girl is a well know heroin addict and her dad is a prominent eye doctor.
I get the call and am told I need to pay $10 to get on the court docket to claim my gun. I do that but am notified for the next 5 months that the date has been moved back.
If I have proof that it’s mine, I should be able to walk in and get my gun but noooo. You have to pay to wait.

 

[Thomas]

Ok county. Had a gun stolen from my truck whilst was in the garage. Get a call over a year later that it had been recovered. The girl is a well know heroin addict and her dad is a prominent eye doctor.
I get the call and am told I need to pay $10 to get on the court docket to claim my gun. I do that but am notified for the next 5 months that the date has been moved back.
If I have proof that it’s mine, I should be able to walk in and get my gun but noooo. You have to pay to wait.

I don't suppose you can waive "knowingly concealing stolen property" at them either.

 

[Gadsden]

Nah, northern Indiana.

If they keep it for evidence they should be able to tell him up front that we keep it for x amount of time brute releasing or whatever. If that is the policy it should be explained.

Don't know if they were keeping it for evidence or not, but if they were, due to all the continuances courts hand out, it would be pretty much impossible for them to give a specific date they could return it. Since I have no way of knowing why they held on to it so long I'm not defending, just providing a reason why they wouldn't be able to say when it would be released in a court case.

 

[rickm]

I had a couple stolen and around 10 yrs later one was recovered at a pawn shop in Texas and wife went to court for me cause i couldnt get off work and her 8 months pregnant the court house had 3 bomb threats that day and after the last one the pawn broker didnt show up so i got my gun otherwise i was going to have to pay the pawnbroker to get it back.

 

[Wojownik]

I have insurance on mine so if one is stolen, I make a claim and get my money back. Hell with the police and trying to get one back.

 

[2busy]

Was it in Ada? Dad never got his back from them.