Beware of Thieves

[Special K]

Isn't it (both) ironic and amazing just how hard a thief will work to avoid working for a living??
I have always prayed to the Lord that I never catch a thief stealing anything from anyone.

[Slab Stackin']

I've always been curious how a discussion about thieves ends up with negative statements about police officers. I worked as a property crimes/auto theft detective for a 2,000 officer police department for ten years (32 and counting total). I've had many, many informants throughout the years and yes, some of their crimes would be forgiven if they ponied up information on a larger crime. But, we NEVER let a theft slide by if there was an identifiable victim, without approval of the victim and a full recovery of the stolen property. The public's perception of a "confidential informant" and how they are worked by police officers is usually nowhere near the truth of the matter. Most are drug users because when I arrest a person on a drug crime, I can use that person as a CI because they didn't victimize a citizen. If a citizen was victimized, the chances of trading a lesser charge for information is almost nonexistent.

I'm sure some police departments handle things differently than we do though.

Anyway, just thought I'd throw my two cents out there.