Author: Dutchy
Date: 2010-01-22 02:07
Do you need me to tell you to get to know all the pawn shops in Escondido? That's one of the first things the cops will tell you in my experience. These smash-and-grab burglars aren't interested in selling your high-quality oboes for a good price on eBay next month--they want to unload their hot goods NOW and they want the fast cash NOW, and that means a pawnshop. And nearly always the closest one to the scene of the crime.
The cops will tell you, "We don't have time to check out pawnshops, we circulate a list of stolen goods and rely on the pawnshop owners to contact US."
You can imagine how well that works.
Then they will go on to say, "But YOU can go around and contact them."
I would strongly suggest this. Be non-confrontational, because your average pawnshop owner does not knowingly accept stolen goods, so you don't wanna alienate him. Make the circuit, get to know the owners, get them to remember you. Take a picture of an oboe with you, "Like a clarinet, see? Only a bit smaller..."
And if you see one or more of your horns, you might consider just buying them back, rather than attempting to go the whole law-and-order route, which is unlikely to actually put a perp behind bars.
Post Edited (2010-01-22 02:07)
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