A couple said that they were forced to ‘steal’ their car after being told by the police, they did not know when they would be able to investigate the matter.
Mia Forbes Piri, 48, and Mark Simpson, 62, took the matters in their hands after them What was Jaguar stole From his house in Brooke Green, West London.
The car had a apple airtag, which allowed the couple Track its location A few miles in Chiswik.
He called 999 to report the theft, but the Metropolitan Police could not say when they would be able to investigate the matter. Many times,
Instead, the couple suggested that they could find the vehicle themselves and were asked to call 101 if they were found.
“I have to confess … It was fun to steal our own car back,” Ms. Forbes Piri said in a LinkedIn Post.
“But it surprises me if we should have done so. And not whether it is normal, but is it right that the police are not interested in checking what is the possibility of a factory that involves a flat bed truck.
“If there are no results, what is the encouragement for people that it is not more?”
The couple said that they first saw that the car went missing on Tuesday, Airtag had last taken it to its road at around 3:20 pm.
It was later pinged from Chiswik at 10:30 am, where he later found the car with his interior and carpets went out and tried to wiring the thieves.
According to the paper, the police came in contact after recovering the car, but a forensic team has not yet assessed the car.
Ms. Forbes Piri said: “Ever since we have found many people have touched the car and the police say that they are going to see the bottom of the carpet and on the fuse box whether there are prints there.
“The police are less–friends and this is a matter of shame. But if there are no results for people stealing cars or many other crimes, where there are no results, I really don’t see what people have to stop it from doing more.”
The Metropolitan police said: “Tuesday, June 3 at 10:10 pm, the police were alerted for theft of a vehicle on Sterndale Road, W14.
“The officials spoke to the victim, who shared his intention to fix the vehicle himself. An apple Airtag was inside, allowing the victim to see and detect her location.
“The victim was reminiscent of the police again to contact the police or if police assistance was necessary at the place of the vehicle.
“At 11: 23, the victim confirmed with the police that he had found the vehicle and was being recovered by a truck at the victim’s house address.
“This investigation is going on and the police is working with the victim. There is no arrest at this level.”
With the information, anyone is asked to call CAD 2311/03Jun to call the police on 101.
