Stolen buggy- tempted to Facebook shame - any advice?

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I really need some advice as at the end of my tether. Apologies in advance for the long post. Last November I had my twin boys buggy stolen from my car when parked outside our house. Reported to Police who did not attend as "petty" crime, but they advised to check selling sites as it may appear on there which I have been doing ever since. Last Friday it popped up on a facebook selling site. I contacted police as advised and was told it was a low priority so they did not know when would attend. I therefore contacted the seller directly and arranged to view straight away. I visited the property, confirmed it was my buggy and called police immediately who said they would attend. Long story short the Police did not attend until next day after me ringing all night and surprise surprise buggy has been sold and they cannot provide details to police of who they brought it from or sold it to as their phone is broken 😒 I have been advised by Police they can take no further action. I have the sellers details and am very tempted to put on all local sites warning people not to buy anything from her. Advice please.

Just got a notification that this post had some new comments. No we didn’t get the buggy back. Received a letter from police admitting they mishandled investigation - doesn’t help us though! We’ve continued to keep an eye on her on Facebook and after Christmas we noticed she was selling the accessories which were stolen with our buggy - the car seat adaptor and also distinctive seat liners which cost £100 each. We contacted police and as none of these items have serial numbers was told there was no way they could prove they were ours so wouldn’t do anything further although agreed it looked dodgy :/

Contact your local neighbourhood watch and ask them whether they sell Smartwater. Dose every possession and register it. It won't help you get your buggy back but it anything gets pinched again, they can identify you as the owner through matching the DNA in the Smartwater with your registration.
I would feel like camping out on her bloody doorstep. Thieving scumbag. If they admit they did not handle it well, why aren't they sorting it now?

My thoughts exactly. The recent Panorama which was on about police cuts probably explains it. It just makes me so cross as although as a one off crime it isn’t big, the fact is these people have stolen from lots of peoples cars so although small amounts it has actually had a big effect on a lot of people but apparently is not worthy of the police’s attention. I contacted her directly and said “The items you are selling wouldn’t happen to be the items stolen from us that you claimed to no longer have would they?” Needless to say she blocked me and removed the items from sale.

You are not helpless, you can sue her through the small claims court. Unlike criminal court you only need ‘balance of probabilities’. If you win and she doesn’t pay up you can then call the bailiffs on her and cause her all kinds of stress. The same stress the bitch caused you. You may not get your money back but you sure as hell can get justice.

Although the small claims court would be tempting I'd be worried about how they would react especially as they sound as though they are local. They are obviously awful people and don't care about legal repercussions. I'd be nervous about them retaliating. 😔

It's awful, I had similar. I ended up finding my stolen property 80 miles away - one guy would nick stuff, then send it up to his brother to sell out of the area. Credit to the non-local force - they recovered my stolen stuff. No-one ever got done for it though, as the local police didn't talk to the thief until three months later - when he said that he couldn't remember who he'd 'bought' the bike from.

I managed to fuck them over slightly though, reported the brother to HMRC for undeclared earnings (as the selling sites showed how much stuff he was flogging).