I WAS SOLD SOME POWER DRILLS BY AN UNDER COVER POLICE OFFICER?

April 10, 2010 by admin · 16 Comments
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boss1144uk asked:

i was approached at work by someone selling power tools which i then purchased only to find out 4 weeks later that they were an undercover police officer that sold them to me i was arrested for handling stolen property so where the power tools stolen if not can i be charged with the offence also if not stolen do i know legally own these power tools
THE POLICE OFFICER WAS A YOUNG WOMAN AND SHE WAS WORKING UNDERCOVER TO CATCH DRUG DEALERS IN THE AREA AND I SOME HOW GOT DRAWN IN TO IT SOME HOW SO KNOCK AT DOOR AT 5.30 am ABOUT 20 POLICE OFFICERS TURNED UP WITH A WARRANT TO SEACH MY HOME ARRESTED ME & MY WIFE FOR HANDELING STOLEN GOODS AFTER SEARCH THEY TOOK SOME PROPERTY ALL OF WICH I HAVE RECEIPTS FOR ITEMS SUCH AS MY WALLET MY COMPANY PHONE & PRIVATE PHONE AND TOOLS FROM CAR BIT EXSECIVE DONT YOU THINK

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16 Responses to “I WAS SOLD SOME POWER DRILLS BY AN UNDER COVER POLICE OFFICER?”
  1. Big City Wolf says:
    April 12, 2010 at 6:39 pm

    wow, this entrapment is really getting out of hand. I think the cops need their budgets cut, if they have resources for this kinda BS. Big City Wolf

  2. thankyou please says:
    April 14, 2010 at 2:42 am

    if it was a copper then they weren’t stolen.
    and if it was a copper then that would be entrapment.
    which i’m sure that is against the law. thankyou please

  3. RHS says:
    April 15, 2010 at 5:41 pm

    This proves the long held view point that the police are all wankers. RHS

  4. Stoo73 says:
    April 17, 2010 at 2:47 pm

    Busted. Never buy anything from work colleagues or strangers in pubs.

    It is technically a form of entrapment, that this police officer used, but sadly in this case your ignorance is no defence.

    Always check the source of any goods offered outside of usual channels. Stoo73

  5. goz1111 says:
    April 18, 2010 at 3:36 am

    In order to be charged you had to known or believed at one time, the items where stolen, my guess they have you on tape admitting you are knowingly buying what at the time you believed where stolen items goz1111

  6. super says:
    April 20, 2010 at 2:29 pm

    sounds like they will be useful to drill your way out of the prison cell. super

  7. Lord drydreamer of that ilk says:
    April 22, 2010 at 11:47 am

    If a police officer sold you stolen goods then he too is in the shite and if you are charged the judge is duty bound to throw the case out of court Lord drydreamer of that ilk

  8. gordon3392 says:
    April 24, 2010 at 7:38 am

    You should have ask him for a receipt ,but you bought them in good faith ,they should charge the er,, Cop, gordon3392

  9. la bombera says:
    April 26, 2010 at 8:28 pm

    If you were approached, that’s entrapment. If you had approached the undercover cop & asked to buy the power tools, you can get charged. Also, if you didn’t know they were stolen, that can give you some leeway. la bombera

  10. The dozzer says:
    April 28, 2010 at 5:32 pm

    Entrapment plain & simple, and unless the police officer made it clear to you that they were stolen, then you have just as much right to think that he was just a wholesaler stacking them high & selling them cheep. there are importers that do this and the only crime is the tax fiddle, but not handling stolen goods. Get your self a good solicitor. The dozzer

  11. I says:
    May 2, 2010 at 1:52 am

    If the cop had them then they weren’t actually stolen, so you can’t be charged with possession/handling/etc. of stolen goods.

    If the cop said, “These are stolen, want to buy them?” and you said “Yes, please, I want to buy stolen goods,” then you can probably be charged with attempt to possess/handle/etc. stolen goods.

    Its not entrapment unless the officer compelled you to commit a crime that you otherwise would not have committed. But it doesn’t sound like there is a crime here.

    Do you own them? If you gave the cop money and he kept it, you could make the argument that you do. However, they could call it an investigation, return your money (or file an action to keep it, which it doesn’t sound like there is a basis for) and demand the goods back. I

  12. woznotwoz says:
    May 2, 2010 at 10:48 am

    Don’t believe you…………… woznotwoz

  13. SEC ONE says:
    May 5, 2010 at 9:04 pm

    I cannot see the police mounting a sting op for the sake of a few Power tools, they were either informed that you buy stolen power tools or they themselves offered them to you stating that they were a bit warm and you had some of it, because without any of that there would be no case not a chance this is so stupid that i´m not buying into it. Unless a person knowingly admits to buying goods which they knew to be stolen then there is absolutely nothing, if your story is true then i cannot see a charge coming out of this, too many holes in this story SEC ONE

  14. Stig Bubblecard says:
    May 6, 2010 at 4:05 am

    How do you know he was an undercover cop, dont believe you for a second. Stig Bubblecard

  15. Neurotic_Fish says:
    May 9, 2010 at 4:54 am

    Hi

    (assuming in england and wales)

    simply, if you honestly believed these tools may have been stolen or by the price being extremely cheap…a new £200 drill for £50, then this would suggest to a reasonable person that the item may not be genuine. the you maybe charged with handling stolen goods, but a reasonable defence solicitor would help you here.
    If however you did not honestly believe this item to be stolen, the seller turned up in a marked/logo van outside your property, offering a discount price with invoice, then you have nothing to worry about.

    as often stated..buyer beware… good luck… Neurotic_Fish

  16. carswoody says:
    May 10, 2010 at 6:43 pm

    You must have a long history of handling stolen items otherwise they would not have set you up. These types of cases are rare and only done in extreme circumstances. Sounds like you’ve been caught red handed. Don’t expect to get them back. carswoody

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