sawtooth-9
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I had several tools stolen and these were covered by my household contents insurance.
I did have serial numbers on the major items and the insurance paid up with no questions.
The police were notified and were more than interested when I discovered a knife that was dropped at the scene.
The police sent a forensic tech and DNA from the knife confirmed the identity of the thief. Eventually he was arrested and charged.
He was remanded in custody for 12 months awaiting trial.
For various reasons the charge for " break, enter and steal " was dropped but he was charged with quite a few more offences.
He was sentenced to a further 12 months imprisonment.
It took a long time to get a final result, and no bones were broken.
I did have serial numbers on the major items and the insurance paid up with no questions.
The police were notified and were more than interested when I discovered a knife that was dropped at the scene.
The police sent a forensic tech and DNA from the knife confirmed the identity of the thief. Eventually he was arrested and charged.
He was remanded in custody for 12 months awaiting trial.
For various reasons the charge for " break, enter and steal " was dropped but he was charged with quite a few more offences.
He was sentenced to a further 12 months imprisonment.
It took a long time to get a final result, and no bones were broken.