Sure you can keep calling the cop. But if you give the bank his number as well, I’ll bet you’ll see a little more action.
Yeah; neutron star, when they arrest him, can you check his pockets to see if he has any of my shredded mail?
I’m rootin’ for you. Again though, eviction will still have to be via proper 30-day (at least) notification, no matter what happens (owner moving in, etc.).
Something just occurred to me: is Dave on a lease? Most leases I’ve signed have a clause forbidding illegal activity in the rental space. If that’s the case, it might make eviction that much easier, since it’s a breach of contract. IANAL, so YMMV.
Quick observation on the “Please video and Youtube the arrest!!!11!!1!” comments: In all likelihood, “Dave” will go without a fuss or a yelp. Any video will show a sleepy and sheepish looking idiot being walked out the door while muttering “I didn’t do nothin’, dude.” It won’t be exciting or worth watching.
That said, neutron star, you may want to have a video or audio recording anyway. This could be useful later if “Dave” tries to invent a claim of harrasment. Also, take pictures of his room and belongings before you and your friend clear it out - when “Dave” later claims he owned a Fabergé egg, it was on his bookshelf and you must have stolen it so you have to repay him, you will have the pictures to show that his bookshelf contained no Fabergé eggs.
IANAL but the citizen’s arrest thing really only works for violent felons. You can’t go around placing citizen’s arrest on anybody who jaywalks, trades junk bonds or passes bad checks. Think of it as ‘detaining the criminal until the police arrive’.
Yes, I did. All 5 pages of it.
Sorry I left my fine-tooth comb in my other pants. Can I borrow yours?
Hate to repeat myself, but nobody should lay a finger on Dave’s stuff or even enter his room except the sheriff. Upon the landlord’s lawful request, they will arrange for the belongings to be removed and placed in a storage unit at Dave’s expense.
Hmmm…good point. How about…Ann Coulter’s cunt?
Is there such a thing as “citizen’s arrest”? I thought at best it’s just someone physically detaining an individual until the police show up, if not just a plot device for television.
A police officer cannot arrest you without a warrant for a misdemeanor unless you commit it in his presence. All he can do is cite you, make you sign a promise to appear in court and release you. (exceptions, of course exist). If he wants to arrest you he needs a witness who observed the act to sign a citizens arrest form at which point he can take you into custody. Cops have these forms availible and frequently use them.
Neutron, boobeleh- I’m dyin’ heah! Is the arrest going to be today? I’m really wanting vicarious closure.
BTW, prepare for him to contact you wanting to apologize. I used to work with drug addicts (most of whom were mental patients) and I’ve known a couple non-professionally as well. Excellent chance of him wanting to apologize to you, and you’d be amazed at how many of these people can give Oscar worthy performances of sincere remorse and regret and apology, so much that people who hate them often soften. I think the reason is that many of them really are sincere- in a way- they mean what they say when they say it or have convinced themselves they do, but like Russell Crowe’s character in Quick and the Dead the second it comes down to “screw somebody over or don’t get what you want”, BANG! they’re up to their old tricks again.
Technically, she has a cloaca.
Even better.
Not a bad idea, actually. I mean, presuming there’s no action by, say, tomorrow afternoon. Got to give him a chance to get his shit together. Maybe something came up. But for crying out loud, the least they can do is come collect the guy.
Just a heads-up…Dave might fall on the grenade for the girlfriend so she won’t get arrested/jailed.
A similar situation happened to us, except with credit card fraud, where the dolt (Mikey) and his GF were ordering out of sales magazines by phone to different sales companies (this was back in the mid-90s, before internet sales); the GF ordered a bunch of swimsuits through Venus swimwear stating that she was Ms. Yetica Rexia who moved away from her husband to the address where the swimwear was to be shipped (yup, they were just as stupid as Dave & GF are). After a week of credit card orders came in, VISA calls me and asked me if I ordered all this stuff, which I quickly denied and I decided to get a detailed list of orders so I can contact the companies who took these fraudulent orders. All of them were going to the same address, so I called the police and they stung the two losers and found most of the stuff they ordered in their apartment. I had some proof that the girlfriend was in on it, but Mikey claimed that he did all of it, even the Venus swimwear order. GF just nodded her head in agreement and so they just carted away Mikey.
So, if you want GF to star in the “Chained Heat” series, get something CONCRETE that Dave can’t possibly admit to doing that only GF could have done…her alledged signature isn’t enough, but maybe the person who accepted the check from her that can positively identify her as passing the check could be enough to send her muffin-top ass to Warden Dominique.
Start calling the D.A.
And the bank.
Not Yetica Regina?
This is a very good point, Sampiro. I think that the reason the apologies seem so sincere is that the first person the addict/mentally ill person fools is usually himself.
Hmm. Another day has gone by without a word from the officer who’s now handling my case. The eager-for-a-bust cop who took my report on Saturday said he’d be on vacation for most of this week and that he was handing the case over to another cop, who I should contact if I had any questions or information. He didn’t mention the possibility that the other cop would fail to arrest him in a timely manner as promised and ignore my messages.
Yeah, I know that’s coming. He’s done it before. It’s less effective than he thinks.
The only thing I can really do there is hope that she shows up on the videotape. If not, oh well. She got away with one. Dave is really the focus of my ire here.
Try calling your local prosecutor’s office and see if you can file the complaint directly through them. Around here, the prosecutor has an intake office that can file charges directly from citizen complaints.