If your red Buick Sedan was stolen in the last two weeks, it made it to Brooklyn, was crashed into my car and abandoned.

Submitted by PokEamon t3_11t7nqg in providence

Hey there. I went to grade school in Cumberland & middle/high school in Providence, moved to Brooklyn after college. If the title sounds like you or someone you know, DM me.

On March 3rd this year, I was going to move my car when a guy pulled up and said "I just saw you get hit." My front left side was caved in, guy said it was a red sedan that peeled off but parked down the block. I walked down, sure enough, red Buick with damage to the front right side — and plates removed, probably stolen. Didn't want to hang out and get into it with a car-stealing type of guy, so went back to my car and waited for NYPD. Two hours later, cops show up: surprise, they're not in the mood for paperwork and ignore that the probably-stolen car that hit me is 50 yards away ("you didn't see it happen, can't help you"). I get the bare minimum out of them for the insurance claim.

Anyways, was back in that area the other day and saw the Buick still there. Checked the inspection sticker sticker, it's Rhode Island. Figured I'd throw this up here in the off chance I can get someone's car back. DM me with the license plate and I'll give you the cross-streets and my phone number. If anyone reading this has brighter ideas about who to call about this (it sure isn't NYPD), let me know.

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RedditSkippy t1_jchrle3 wrote

I’d call 311 and report an abandoned vehicle. They can tow the car, and maybe run the VIN.

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regulator401 t1_jcj3a0c wrote

Shoulda lied to them lady ass cops and said you saw it. Theyd have no problem lying to you.

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PokEamon OP t1_jclfz35 wrote

I hear you. Thought about it, I don't know how long (few minutes, few seconds) there was between my car getting hit and me getting there. So if we managed to pull camera footage (this went down in front of a school) and it was evident I didn't see it happen, that might bite me in the ass.

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FoodandWhining t1_jcj3h5a wrote

Who would confess to owning a Buick Sedan?

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hurricanetruther t1_jck0oy8 wrote

Cops lol

I really don't know what they do. Don't solve crimes, don't do paperwork, just seem to sit around and conduct racially motivated traffic stops while whining how unfair the world is to them.

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Lumeyus t1_jck96zt wrote

No other occupation is as good at fighting make-believe budget cuts like cops.

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hockeyshiz t1_jcicwn3 wrote

You could probably run the vin for a title report or registration location if you pay for Carfax reports

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scoutydouty t1_jcj8qqc wrote

Definitely not my car but I'm spooked because I was born on 3/3 and also grew up in Cumberland, now living in Providence. Small world.

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laughsgreen t1_jckatlw wrote

I thought it was just me.

Totally spooked. On 3/3 a car parked a few spots in front of mine. I didn't see it happen either just like OP but someone told me it happened. Uncanny.

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PokEamon OP t1_jclfciz wrote

Wild. Shoutout the Ice Cream Machine.

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OceanGrownPharms t1_jcjmzma wrote

Sorry you said plates were removed but then you say that you checked the registration (how?) and then say for potential owner to DM you the plate number. Really confused, did they put plates back on the car?

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iddrinktothat t1_jcjrv99 wrote

Im gonna assume they left the paperwork in the glovebox. My understanding is that thieves take the plates off and replace them with “clean” ones so the vehicle doesn’t get tagged by plate scanners as stolen.

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esquilax t1_jcjun4m wrote

They probably meant inspection sticker.

In New York, there's a sticker you put in your window similar to our inspection stickers that has registration info.

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OceanGrownPharms t1_jckb578 wrote

Wouldn’t the paperwork have the victims name & address? Wouldn’t calling the local police for the owner be easier than trying a post on a subreddit?

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10takeWonder t1_jcl2nmm wrote

lol our cops won't want to deal with the paperwork either 😂

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