I understand that you should never talk to the cops without an attorney but never thought that I'd need to be accompanied by an attorney when reporting a crime. Our overlords are pushing the envelope hard.
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I understand that you should never talk to the cops without an attorney but never thought that I'd need to be accompanied by an attorney when reporting a crime. Our overlords are pushing the envelope hard.
I can only add that I'm sorry for your situation which you don't deserve the be in. Good luck and I wish you a speedy return of your license.
Basically, the detective stole your LTCF.
This is no different than a LEO taking your DL after issuing a speeding ticket, or even a DUI.
Welcome to Filthadelphia law and how it works. They do what they want and how they want. Contact Prince law as mentioned above. Good luck in your adventure.
There is something here no one is mentioning. The OP parks his vehicle on a public street in the City of Brotherly Love in Philadelphia. His vehicle contains a loaded firearm which is left in the vehicle, subsequently broken into and the firearm is taken.(overnight/during the day?). Does the said owner of the firearm and vehicle bare any responsibility for his negligence leaving his firearm in the vehicle?. What happens down the road if the firearm is used in a crime where there is severe bodily injury or death? Maybe not criminal charges, but civil litigation could be a possibility the OP might face. I do not believe the OP LTCF had to be surrendered/confiscated as per the cited case. It might take awhile to get the LTCF back. I would hope they get the firearm back, but that could take much longer even maybe years.
What if it were on a coffee table inside the home, and a burglar simply broke the window, reached in and took it? What if instead, the burglar stole cash from the car, then used that to buy a gun off the street to kill someone? Or instead stole a ball bat? Or a hammer?
Why does the inherent need to blame "someone" so frequently result in the victim as the bad guy?
ETA - I didn't see the word "loaded" in the OP. Either way, it shouldn't matter.