Located an item stolen off my car what can I do?

[missmelody]

Hi guys new to the forum and need some advice. Something was stolen off my car a few weeks ago, distinctive one of a kind. I have managed to track it down via Gumtree and am ready to go round and confront the person selling it. Problem is I am a woman and I don't have any guys who can help me out. Should I get the police involved?

[missmelody]

gizlaroc said:

I bet the police won't want to know.

They will probably phone them and ask if they have the item, of course they will reply 'no' and 2 minutes later it will be gone.

What else can you do really?
I would set up a new account on gumtree with a gmail email address.

Make an offer, arrange to collect over the weekend to buy you some time and get their address. Then call the police. You never know, they may go and recover it.

They look like a group of young scallies it's deffo not safe for me to go on my own. I've contacted the police now.

[missmelody]

ashleyman said:

A friend had similar with a cage that fits to the back of a truck. One of a kind custom made. He had the whole truck stolen but the cage turned up for sale on Facebook a few months later.

We enquired about it and asked to go see it. Seller sent an address so we went round and stole it back.

Never heard anything else. I’m sure you have a friend or know of someone who will go retrieve it for you.

Edited by ashleyman on Monday 24th February 16:50

This is the problem I have relatives who are big and scarey or friends who are either. I think they would woop my ass if I turned up on my own.