My wife got a call from her sister today about the Jeep Grand Cherokee stolen out of her driveway last month near Bellingham, Washington OP. The police in her town found it Sunday night. The officer who took her report the day it was stolen, the one who flirted with her, was on patrol and spotted a Cherokee that just didn't look right to him; the rims/tires were all mismatched, etc. So he checked the plates, and sure enough it was her car with the original plates. He turned on his lights to pull the guy over, and he took off. The cop chased him for about 20 minutes, the driver went everywhere; took out a barbed wire fence, just trying to get away. Finally he had to stop when he high-centered on railroad tracks. He got out and ran, but they caught him.
It's in impound until Friday. Not that she'd want it back as it is now, especially considering what the cop told her. He called back after talking to her earlier, and said he wanted to let her know that with the quick search they did last night, they found a number of used needles; the guy who had it is a meth user, and it appeared as though he was living in the car; it was filled with all kinds of garbage. He is not the one who stole it, he bought it from someone in Bellingham for $500, but he knew that it was stolen. In his backpack they found the car registration, her keys and alarm fob. Her address was also written in a couple of places (scary!). She said she felt like crying since it is just so wrecked. She sent a pic from her phone; keep in mind the color is supposed to be gold but looks grey due to the dirt and overcast sky.
She was going to go in and settle with the insurance company on Tuesday, but since it has been recovered does anyone know what might happen now?
Would the insurance company total it out then maybe try to fix and resell it?
I personally would not want the kids to ride in it with the needle thing, even if someone went over it with a fine tooth comb. Does she have to take it back?
It's in impound until Friday. Not that she'd want it back as it is now, especially considering what the cop told her. He called back after talking to her earlier, and said he wanted to let her know that with the quick search they did last night, they found a number of used needles; the guy who had it is a meth user, and it appeared as though he was living in the car; it was filled with all kinds of garbage. He is not the one who stole it, he bought it from someone in Bellingham for $500, but he knew that it was stolen. In his backpack they found the car registration, her keys and alarm fob. Her address was also written in a couple of places (scary!). She said she felt like crying since it is just so wrecked. She sent a pic from her phone; keep in mind the color is supposed to be gold but looks grey due to the dirt and overcast sky.
She was going to go in and settle with the insurance company on Tuesday, but since it has been recovered does anyone know what might happen now?
Would the insurance company total it out then maybe try to fix and resell it?
I personally would not want the kids to ride in it with the needle thing, even if someone went over it with a fine tooth comb. Does she have to take it back?
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