I get that. The police would then counter, “would you rather have our detectives trying to figure out who committed that violent rape the other week and those three unsolved murders or go out and arrest some dude who kited four checks because there’s a message board full of people, three of whom actually live in our city, who really want the check stealer punished immediately.”
ok. Parole and probation are not interchangable terms. In my jurisdiction parole is a conditional release from prison, probation is a supervisory sentence in lieu of jail and/or prison.
Calling the parole agent could result (IMJ), in the relatively immediate incarceration of the individual (depending on the accusation, in this case not so much 'cause it’s a property offense, however, if they had additional violations or the prospect of losing the home placement was a factor, they may indeed be immediately incarcerated). Under probation violation, they would have to go before the judge, but again, if there were additional violations -like failure to report, failure to pay fines/fees, failure to report police contact, positive drug tests etc.- incarceration could result.
much would depend on the status, but in either case the supervising agent would likely be interested in hearing that there was an active police investigation.
I went back and looked and the OP said Dave was a “felon on probation.” So, if correct, your second scenario kicks in, once the police come after him. Thanks for the clarification.
hajario, I can see your point on the possible LE response though; I can also see a potential problem if, even it media attention does result in action being taken, ns ever needs LE should Dave is ever able to make him a target of any sort.
oh, and I suggest not linking this thread to the police, supervising agent etc. It would do nothing to support anything (facts support that),and some folks would take a rather dim view of internet musings.
I’m not much of a fan of the whole media thing. Cops in this town have a reputation for not being the kind of people you want to fuck with. I’m not going to be the guy on TV pointing a finger at them.
It’s a little different in PA:
His P.O. came by a month ago when he wasn’t home and introduced herself, so I know he’s on probation rather than parole.
I guess calling the P.O couldn’t hurt if nothing happens in the very near future.
doesn’t sound much different. In any event, the PO would likely be interested in current investigation, but not this thread.
Yup, that’s why I said “a little different” instead of a lot. And no, I was never planning on showing anyone this thread. Doesn’t seem like it would make much sense.
Tell me that you looked that up.
NS, could you tell the nice officer you want to visit your ailing mother for the holiday, but can not afford to risk leaving your possessions at the larcenous mercies of your room-mate?
There could be a little bright side to the delay. If Dave gets picked up on Wednesday afternoon, he should be eating his Thanksgiving dinner in a cell. 
AAARRRGGGG!
That’s it!!
The cops are waiting 'til after Thanksgiving, so the little rat doesn’t have to spend the holidays in a cell! :smack: :smack: :smack:
You are suggesting that policemen are being kind to someone on parole?
arghgghghghghghghgh :smack:
Probation. gak.
My apologies to all, both for thinking that drawing media attention to nonfeasance by Harrisburg’s Finest would be something worthwhile to do, and for mistakenly ‘remembering’ what Dave the Dude was subject to juridically as being parole rather than the accurate probation. I “remembered” it clearly enough that I didn’t bother checking to confirm it; I was wrong.
It’s an important distiction to those in the biz, and media universally seems to treat parole & probation as the same thing (ditto for jail & prison). It just grinded on my nerves that right after I’d pointed out the difference and OP confirmed ‘probation’, the wrong term would be used. of course, it could also have been a whoosh.
I beg your pardon. I’ll try and do better. Calling a PC a “hard drive” drives me up the wall and probably makes as little difference to my users as parole/probation does to me.
each profession has their own terms, that’s fer sure.
Don’t worry about it. It’s also hard to get the press interested in a single crime committed against a single individual. Since there aren’t pretty visuals to go with it (i.e. the house isn’t on fire), it’s really a boring story. If it bleeds, it leads and all.
That being said, I’d simply assumed that the police are working the case, they’re just not in contact with neutron star. I’m talking out of my ass here, since I’m not familiar with the local cops, but it could be that they’re working with Dave’s PO or some other agency to make sure they’ve got a prosecutable case against him and/or the girlfriend.
NS, I’d also talk to your landlord about a better lock for your door.
Robin
[Don’t Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers]
**Peorgie: **It’s all a fake, Mudhead! They lied to me!
**Mudhead: **Who do you mean, ‘they’?
Peorgie: You know, “Them.”
**Mudhead: **Name three!
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Dr. Drake, you managed to name four. I’m genuinely impressed.
But in reality, they’d really be out busting speeders. :rolleyes:
:rolleyes:
Does anyone actually think that because a bunch of internet geeks thinks something, the specific local PD should take it as some referendum on their policies? Does anyone think a email campaign is remotely like a physical/actual protest? If so, ignorance is seeping in from the seams around here.