Ahhh nothing like living on the east side. Not even gonna bother calling the cops on this

From 10tv here:
Police Search For Man After Alleged Southeast Side Home Invasion
http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2013/07/19/columbus-alleged-southeast-side-home-invasion.html

Apparently the guy broke into a home, stole some pills, fled. Maroon truck, they give the plate number.

I was outside a bit ago (might have noticed a gap in my posting...) and saw this asshole drive by at about 50mph. In my hood. Heard sirens on the main road. Caught the first part of his license number (something I look for when I see odd cars around here).

Ranted before about this - I have called the cops I don't know how many times on people breaking into abandoned homes here and stealing things. Hell, they have come out, confronted the people, had them put things back and left (why you ask? Because they are idiots - Bank Of America uses two keys nationwide for locks on foreclosed home and tons of thieves have them. Cops show up, they claim to be working for the bank and clearing things out, forgot the paper work, show the key, cop lets em go). And not just once.

I personally know the drug dealers here and the guys who have a theft ring (they bum smokes off me and hang out once in awhile - they also give me a ride when I need it). I could buy just about anything, and if they don't have something I want they would get it. They have offered me sawed off shot guns, handguns, you name it. Yesterday one of the guys showed me pics on his phone of a bunch of guns he had for sale.

Called the cops on some of them (a few I don't particularly like) when I caught them doing that in my area. Nothing ever done. Even when some of the young punks would do damage to things....nothing. We had a riot here, like 20 people 3 doors down from me fighting. No one went to jail (the cops did show up for that though) but there were a few restraining orders issued.

Out here anymore, we don't even bother to call the police mostly (some of the newer folks still do). I get along with the folks, tolerate them, they don't mess with me or my family (helps having grown up with their dads and such).

At 4am the other night I was outside and cops were cruising around. Told me to go back in the house. Told them I had a big stick (which I did) and I was an ex cop and was not going back in. They were looking for a guy wearing only boxers that had broke into a home. Talked to a friend yesterday and know who it was now, one of the same people I had called on many times before.

Wrote the mayor and complained in the past about it all. Nothing. Called some old friends on the force as well, still nothing done.

So no, I ain't gonna call em and tell em I saw this guy and his truck. Waste of my time.

If you are counting on the cops to protect you...well don't. I *DO* understand some of it from their perspective (your word vs another person's, could it be prosecuted and won, etc) but when you have evidence (which I have had, like plate numbers that were stolen from dealers and such) and they do nothing, or worse, don't bother to get out of the car and make a report - well....fuck em.