Reply With QuoteThis is what I would be doing I think. Putting him on the spot with a mention you have him on camera doing the crime may make him put his hands in his pockets.Originally Posted by chrisparker
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Eh? I thought we were talking about home security cameras, and their proliferation due to peoples perceived expectation of crime at their homes? Bit of a sidetrack there.
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Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.
This is what I would be doing I think. Putting him on the spot with a mention you have him on camera doing the crime may make him put his hands in his pockets.
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So, came across them this morning, they of course deny all knowledge and even imply they don't know who I am.
I wasn't expecting any more than that from them to be honest.
I will of course update all on proceedings, but as and when appropriate as the investigation is under way.
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Maybe he was a Good Samaritan wanting to help get the blue dye out of your cream leather seats?
Not surprised. Maybe ask them and all your other neighbours if they have CCTV so you can call the police ? That way they won't know where the CCTV came from or might even think about it and confess (unlikely I know)
What was his response when you told him you have it on camera?
No I don't think so. I think he and his accomplices were more likely the robbers, who stripped, beat and left for dead the man the Good Samaritan helped.
Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.
I honestly can’t comprehend the level of scutter that behaves like this. I had my car keyed whilst parked outside the in-laws in Bath, (not exactly known for being a rough area) it was parked legally on the street alongside many other cars, no idea who or why mine was targeted. Sadly this country is an embarrassment when it comes to property damage. Those that play by the rules are always the ones to suffer through increased insurance costs, as well as the hassle and upset of having to deal with these things in the first place.
Buy a cheap USB dongle, copy the cctv recording to the dongle, - give dongle to neighbour, tell him to pay up or it becomes legal.
"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."
'Populism, the last refuge of a Tory scoundrel'.
I like this idea! Would love to watch the scoundrel squirm whilst he watches it back.
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Drop one of these in his front path (or use his letterbox). BadUSB
USB Dongle – Have we gone back a decade? Upload it to YouTube, share the link with everyone on the street so they can see what a shit stain they have as a neighbour. Post the link here too.
That would be a future move, however prior to delivering the dongle get a couple of written quotes to make good the damage, incude copies of the quotes when you hand over the cctv evidence.
"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."
'Populism, the last refuge of a Tory scoundrel'.
I, for one, don’t have the email address of everyone on our street.
The power of social media is not to be underestimated. A lot of neighbourhoods have neighbourhood watch schemes plus there’s the Nextdoor app and then countless informal local WhatsApp and Facebook groups.
Oh I dunno......I quite like the word DONGLE
Just be careful posting your dongle through a letter box. Some can have quite a snap.Oh I dunno......I quite like the word DONGLE
Or a dog.
Yes definitely don’t put your dog through a letter box.
Dog byproducts (one specifically) are much easier to push through a letter box..........
When you look long into an abyss, the abyss looks long into you.........
Already plenty of that at the address as discovered from the act.
You still haven’t commented on the guy’s response to you telling him you have him doing the damage on cctv or if you have had any previous dispute or contact with the guy ….
As per the update above, implying they don't know who I am when menting the video.
Not sure on relevancy in current circumstances, but the obvious standout to me is again to do with the context of the on street parking situation. They have two cars, and one allocated bay to the rear of the property.
OP, is your car something he may be jealous of, or something similar to that?
I just can't get my head around what his motivation would be do do this. Seems very odd behaviour.
In my head there's no justification whatever the reason may be, but pretty certain on it being related to the on street parking situation.
Report to the police and take lots of photographic evidence
Pretty sad territorial behaviour, I’d have thought they’d have reacted to learning about the video of them doing it as they don’t sound like they’d want a criminal record.
As above give them the footage or put it live on YouTube and link it to a few local neighbourhood groups.
But you said he has his own space at the back? Some people are just broken
He mentioned one parking space at the rear but owning two cars.But you said he has his own space at the back? Some people are just broken
Ah, missed that. Still, what a c*ck.
I was involved in a roughly similar situation where my car was damaged by a short angry man. Luckily I had a witness and they gave me their details.
I reported it to the police and they were great. There is a mediation like service they tried first where they try to come to a mutually satisfactory conclusion.
As there was a bit of tit for tat (my door touched his wife’s mini so he booted a dent in my passenger door) I had a repair quote from the dealer for £450 so he paid up £400 which I was more than happy with.
It was pretty slow though and I suspect if the guys dander hadn’t receded then I’d would had have to pursue it via small claims or something.
In the end the police were polite, sympathetic and once they had all the info things moved along satisfactorily.
I’d urge to let them do their job, they should give you a crime number and get in touch within a week or so to get statements etc.
if they don’t then give them a prod.
I guess their interest is reliant on area, sleepy rural Bedfordshire is a far cry from say inner city London, Manchester or Birmingham, for example.
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