Wow, is this ever frustrating.
As you know, Middle Hawthorne
returned to his house in Greensboro
on New Year's Eve and discovered
he'd been broken into.
He called 911 and it took the police
over 2 hours to get there.
Over the past few days,
Middle Hawthorne has been doing his
own bit of investigation.
Certain neighborhood children
spilled the beans about whom they had
overheard planning the break-in.
So, MH knows who-dun-it.
Couple of 13 and 14 year old kids who
live 2 houses over.
The other neighborhood children
actually saw Middle Hawthorne's stuff
at their house.
Now, here's the kicker.
Middle Hawthorne can't get
the police detective to do anything.
Mr. Hawthorne even called
the police department in Greensboro today.
Seems they have maybe 9 detectives
with case loads of 30-40 incidents.
And Middle Hawthorne's case
will not even be a case until it
is assigned next Monday.
Mr. Hawthorne was transferred
to a Corporal So & So's voice mail,
but he hasn't returned his call.
Well, that's just great.
And Middle Hawthorne has since found
out that the little bastard
sold his 32-inch wide screen LG TV
to his uncle for $200.
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I'm sure the detectives will get to it when they can.... better luck getting a resolution with all the details he'll be able to give when they finally can get around to dealing with him. Ain't their fault they're being overwhelmed right now (although I would not doubt several higher levels of red tape that keep them from being able to handle things quicker... but I also suspect most police departments aren't letting people use any overtime unless it is a major case with all the budget crunches).
A big UGH on the whole thing... but good for Middle H for keeping his ears open and getting details. Make sure he's recording not just the names, but also dates/times he talks to people and hears things. His stuff is gone and ain't gonna get any less gone right now... but he can do what he can to make sure the people responsible get caught.
And encourage that boy to start looking for a new place to live.
That's despicable. And what's up with the uncle buying hot property? From a 14 year old kid, no less. Did MH have renter's insurance?
At least you can point the police to the tv (and the uncle would have to know that it was stolen goods, so they can nab him too!).
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