#3 I had a gun stolen from my car in the Buckhead area in a gated community back in 2017. We were unloading the car. We had closed the trunk and locked the car while we unpacked. It was around noon. I left the firearm in a range bag in the trunk with some ammo. I was going to retrieve the firearm after unpacking as I wanted to secure it in the house. There were going to be little kids around. I heard the car alarm go off but assumed it was somewhere else. Bad assumption. The house had surveillance cameras but later we found out there were areas not covered. The was corrected later.
I tried to report the firearm stolen with APD. That was not so easy. We were away for only the weekend and had to get back home because of other obligations. APD said I could report the crime the next time in town since they would not accept a phone report; reports had to be in person. When I returned a couple of months later, they sent a cop out to collect the information. He did not believe it happened as I described. He said there were no pry or damage marks on the car. I guess he didn't understand the technology of the modern car thief (I found out more about this later). The cop who was sent from APD had an attitude, he didn't like being there and treated me like I was the thief. There is a state law in Georgia that requires you to report a stolen firearm in a timely way. Ultimately, the report was taken. I provided APD with the serial number and original receipt for purchase.
Nearly, a year or so went by and I received a call from APD. They asked me if I heard from any other agencies. I said "No" and that was the last I heard of the case. I've often wondered where that sweet little H&K 40 cal. subcompact ended up. I sincerely hope that it was not used in a crime. I wrote this off as a mistake in my judgement and basically one of those clusterf*%ks a person sometimes finds themselves in. |