Quote Originally Posted by bikeTripper
If you get no satisfaction from the police then find a good lawyer and see if you can file a civil suit against the kids and their parents to recover the monetary value of the plants. I am pretty sure the burden of proof is less in a civil case than in a criminal one (such as with OJs not guilt verdict in criminal court, but guilty in the civil case that followed).

Or if the amount is under a couple of thousand dollars (not sure of the exact amount, and it may vary from state to state) you can take them to small claims court yourself without a lawyer.

Since it is a legal product I'll bet you have a good claim to recovery of your loss, same as if they stole any other item of value.

Sue the little bastards, you maybe even set a legal precedent in the process.
I agree with this^^^ Due to you have all the correct legal information to own the plants, I would assume they should be treated as any other stolen possion.(Besides the cops being fat pigs) Also, how far along were they? I ask because if they were flowering/all ready flowered they would have a certain amount of pot on them, thus increasing your value. How many plants were there? If they took more than $1000 worth of your plants then I would definitely go after their ass for another Grand Theft charge or go after their parents.

The way I see it your completely in the right here, although due to it still being bud plants, cops/law officials will often still look the other way. BTW on a side note; I would maybe consider putting a serial number on the inside/bottom of the plants along with a matching serial number and picture of said plant on your computer/wall. (I'd personally go with a hard copy of the pictures due to the piggies probably insinuating that you edited the pictures on your comp.) Good luck! Hope you catch them!
poptartjake Reviewed by poptartjake on . Thieves Stole My Plants, cops found them, won't give them back. Today thieves stole my beautiful plants. To make a long story short (if you want the long story, read my post under Outdoor Growing section, and read "Thieves Ripped me off, my crazy story."), I am legit, so I called the police, who ended up finding them, but now they refuse to give them back because they say it is evidence, AND they can't prove it was mine. My question is: I can prove they were mine because of the same brown string tied around them as on my fence where the plants were Rating: 5