dave@uwmcsd1.UUCP (Dave Rasmussen) (10/30/85)
*** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR stolen property **
Yesterday, a Monday when everything is supposed to go wrong anyway, I
wandered in to work late in the afternoon (hoping it was closer to tuesday
when things would get better, fer shur). I'm a commuter and usually park
the car and ride a cheap but functional 3-speed bike the rest of the way,
which I just haul in the back of my van. The bike is a junker 3-speed that I
bought for $15 at a police auction, unclaimed stolen property.
This week I had left it locked outside the building, and as I approached it
yesterday an attached note said: "If you want your bike back give us a call.
UW Police Dept." And I notice that not only is my Master U lock on it, but
they have one on it as well. ($15 bike with $50 worth of locks on it).
Wondering whether I should just take my lock and forget the bike, I call the
cops and 5 minutes later two BIG cops are outside my office with all my
co-workers peeking around the office dividers.
COPS: "Are you Dave Rasmussen?"
Me:(dumbshit): "Yea"
COPS: "Where did you buy this bike?"
Me:(getting a bit worried): "From the City Police Dept."
COPS: (Now thinking I'm some sort of smart ass) "Do you have a receipt?"
Me:(thinking about police brutality cases): "I paid $15 cash for it".
Well, I guess cops have some sense. Why would a modestly employed student
steal a piece of junk bike and park it where everyone could see it. So
they escorted me around campus (so everyone could see what a dangerous
person I am) and took the bike as evidence.
I guess the City cops had some record of where I got it, and gave the bike
back to me, cause the owner didn't want the piece of junk.
The moral of this story is: Don't buy anything from the cops, and if you
do make damn sure you have a record of it, that is if it's a legit purchase.
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Usnail: Dave Rasmussen, UW-Milw CSD, Box413, Milwaukee WI 53201. :-) Ack Phft!kirsch@sjuvax.UUCP (P. Kirsch) (11/02/85)
In article <578@uwmcsd1.UUCP> dave@uwmcsd1.UUCP (Dave Rasmussen) writes: >*** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR stolen property ** > >Yesterday, a Monday when everything is supposed to go wrong anyway, I >wandered in to work late in the afternoon (hoping it was closer to tuesday >when things would get better, fer shur). I'm a commuter and usually park >the car and ride a cheap but functional 3-speed bike the rest of the way, >which I just haul in the back of my van. The bike is a junker 3-speed that I >bought for $15 at a police auction, unclaimed stolen property. What I want to know is this: If you drove the car and parked it, who drove the van to haul your bike in?? >This week I had left it locked outside the building, and as I approached it >yesterday an attached note said: "If you want your bike back give us a call. >UW Police Dept." And I notice that not only is my Master U lock on it, but >they have one on it as well. ($15 bike with $50 worth of locks on it). > >Wondering whether I should just take my lock and forget the bike, I call the >cops and 5 minutes later two BIG cops are outside my office with all my >co-workers peeking around the office dividers. > >COPS: "Are you Dave Rasmussen?" >Me:(dumbshit): "Yea" >COPS: "Where did you buy this bike?" >Me:(getting a bit worried): "From the City Police Dept." >COPS: (Now thinking I'm some sort of smart ass) "Do you have a receipt?" >Me:(thinking about police brutality cases): "I paid $15 cash for it". > >Well, I guess cops have some sense. Why would a modestly employed student >steal a piece of junk bike and park it where everyone could see it. So >they escorted me around campus (so everyone could see what a dangerous >person I am) and took the bike as evidence. > >I guess the City cops had some record of where I got it, and gave the bike >back to me, cause the owner didn't want the piece of junk. > >The moral of this story is: Don't buy anything from the cops, and if you >do make damn sure you have a record of it, that is if it's a legit purchase. > >-- >AT&T: (414) 963-5133 {The views above may or may} `O_o' >ARPA: uwmcsd1!dave@wisc-rsch.ARPA {not reflect the views of any} ( ) >UUCP: ..!{ihnp4,uwvax!uwmacc}!uwmcsd1!dave {other person or group at UWM} U >Usnail: Dave Rasmussen, UW-Milw CSD, Box413, Milwaukee WI 53201. :-) Ack Phft! -- Another wunnerful letter from the semi-intelligent rotting brain of: Paul Kirsch St. Joseph's University Philadelphia, Pa { astrovax | allegra | bpa | burdvax } !sjuvax!kirsch Warning: Objects in Terminal Room are Closer than they Appear...