Would like Forum's assistance if possible. My 2001 C5 was taken from my house in Belleville, IL yesterday at about 0900. I have reason to believe the person who took the car is going east to North Carolina or South toward Alabama. Car is Champagne color/tinted windows with
License plates: QWKCPE 2

If anyone sees this car would you please give me an email or call:
618-229-8635 or 618-355-0704.

Thanks,

Mike

 

That totally blows, I hope you get it back in 1 piece and that the scumbag who did it rots in prison.

 

Not sure but if car crosses state line. You might get Federal help. Try a call to FBI.

 

Have the authorities been contacted? I get the impression that this is a family/personal matter and that the proper channels ~may~ have been bypassed...

The Police are by FAR better equipped to locate a moving vehicle with a known or suspected route. After all...we're sitting at computer screens.

Regardless, the vehicle won't passing through my neighborhood. The best I can do is wish you good fortune. Mine was stolen and stripped this spring, so I certainly feel your pain.

 

Police will not get involved outside local area since this involves family. Since they won't get involved - the Highway Patrol won't get involved (won't look for the car) Our protection systems suck when you need them most.

Mike

 

Involves family? A relative stole your car???

 

That does suck!
Tell the cops you believe the thief is using it to transport a couple pounds of pot and they'll start looking!

 

Someody call in a terrorist threat with the plate number. That'll do it.

 

Man that's irritating!! We need an "Amber Alert" for Vettes.

 

You should report the "stolen vehicle" to the Police Dept. that handles the calls where the car was stolen from. The License Plate and VIN number, colors, etc. will be entered into a NATIONWIDE computer system. Some others posted things that are just not true. Cops could care less if it was a family member, or a stranger who took your Vette. If it was a family member, then it's called "Unauthorized Use", but it's still entered into the NCIC system.
Now, the downfall is....the only way a cop can find it, is if the car gets stopped in ANY state. The person driving needs to get stopped for something. The cop would usually run a license plate check, and it would come back as a "hit". The person driving the car would immediately be taken into custody, regardless of what excuse he gives,ie; "I'm family, etc". You never mentioned it was family, that was mentioned by someone else.
If you think the car is going to a certain place, address, location, State, etc. then that should be entered into the NCIC system as well.
The Police Officer that takes the initial report at your house should call the Police Dept. in the area you think it might end up in. A heads up should go to NC, and SC. But zero in on Alabama.
This is the straight scoop. This is what happens whenever a car is stolen from anywhere in our country.
And, forget the FBI, that's not what they do.
Good luck.

 

Sorry, but I saw that you did post that it was family. It should not matter to the Police Officer if it was family. It's the car that is the issue.
The Police Officer should simply take the report, and the crime is Unauthorized Use. UNLESS, there are a lot of other issues, problems that you are not discussing here, which is understandable, then that is why the Police Officer didn't do much. It's something that you aren't saying that would make a cop say, it's a local thing and we can't do much about it. That is not true.
This issue would be covered the same way anywhere across the USA. If you gave someone ( family member ) permission to drive the car, take the car somewhere and he didn't return, then that is somewhat of an issue. But they didn't return it, and you have all the right to report it as a crime. Don't let a Police Officer tell you that it isn't a crime.
Or go to Alabama yourself and retrieve your car, from that family member. It's your car, it's your responsibility to get it also. Don't sit back and expect the cops to do everything for you.

 

If you choose to post on a public forum like this I think it behooves you to come clean on what seems to be a family, non-theft situation. Police officers have too much to do without dealing with this kind of trivia.

 

Thanks Paul.


My wife and I appreciate the help from all of the members that are looking for our car.

Again. 2001 Pewter, License QWKCPE 2

Mike

 

Mike,
Good luck with the search.

 

I'll keep my eyes open for ya.


Pat Kunz

 

I agree with a few of my brother vette owners, one way to get the
attention on the PO PO is to tell them you believe that
a gun was left in the vehicle, and the driver left very upset.
I can thank my ex for that idea, she pulled it me plenty.

God rest her soul..

Good luck man..get that vette back

 

Thanks to evryone that is looking!

Yeah, it is sad that everythig is legal driven. Everyones hands are tied by the lawyers. Highway patrol will not act unless the local police submits a stolen car report to them. The locals won't submit "stolen car" since it deals with a family member. The trooper from the highway patrol said they will not enter the car into the national system because since no weapon or drugs are involved they "do not want a pursuit" to happen. They have been sued too many times in the past..........

2001 Pewter / License QWKCPE 2


Mike

 

What part of North Carolina?

I'll keep my eyes open!

 

I will keep my eyes open if they decide to detour thru louisiana. Glad to know the police will get on the matter quicker if a weapon is involved(keep one in my car)

 

Isn't that neat how the law is screwing the innocent guy due to lawsuits? How pathetic. The only way I can see getting the law involved is to say your Vette was stolen. I wouldn't mention any of the family part of it, if that is what it takes to get the law on your side. Heck, you might even go so far as to say that they were a bunch of pot smokin' arms dealers, if it will help get that extra set of eyes out there looking for the car for you. I am not trying to make light of you family situation, or the fact that your car has been hi-jacked so to speak, but it is silly to me that you can't get any of the law enforcement agencies to help you out just because it involves a family member. Seems to me, a car taken without your authorization is a stolen car...no matter who took it. Just my opinion, I could be wrong.