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I was wrongfully arrested and had my items seized- What now?


I was wrongfully arrested and had my items seized- What now?

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Chesire
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On Friday 28th 2025, five officers came to my door. My mum answered saying they want to speak to me. I had my mum as a witness while they spoke. They claimed I matched the description and that there has been reports of someone flashing again during Wednesday 26th February, March 24th and March 27th. My mum and me both said to them that I was at home and that we've got the camera footage to prove it. They did not arrest me but instead questioned me, I answered their questions and made it clear I was most likely at home on those dates. How could they have said I matched the description if they've never seen me before and despite the fact my appearance has drastically changed throughout the years? I no longer have long hair, I have it buzzed and I put on a load of weight. Originally the police were coming on 31st March to look at the camera footage but cancelled it and rescheduled it for April 7th at 10am. I feel like this is harassment from the police especially considering the fact that they keep coming here and making false accusations. Myself and my family have been considering making multiple complaints, getting the attention of the police commissioner in charge of both forces involved, and perhaps contacting the local MP and possibly the local press too. We have also been talking about sueing the police if this leads to another wrongful arrest once again. It's clearly mistaken identity. The police were on the phone to my Dad and claimed I'm not a suspect and they just want to rule me out but if this were true why did they claim I matched the description? Why did they come in a pack of five? Why did they ask to come in the house? When they asked to come in, me and my mum both said no.  We also explained the previous 2021 wrongful arrest incident and asked for an apology of which they did not give us, I have been thinking of filling out an A91 form once this is all over because of my previous wrongful arrest local record, that's why they came here. I'm willing to bet they're grasping at straws because they have no evidence, wasting valuable police time and resources trying to go after the wrong people while the actual culprit is still out there doing these things. If I don't get my local arrest record removed, then the way I see it as long as this guy is out there doing more flashing then the police will constantly assume it's me and keep coming to my house to hassle me and my family. Emphasising once again that what they're doing is harassment and I have no criminal record.
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Chesire - 3 Apr 25 8:08 PM
On Friday 28th 2025, five officers came to my door. My mum answered saying they want to speak to me. I had my mum as a witness while they spoke. They claimed I matched the description and that there has been reports of someone flashing again during Wednesday 26th February, March 24th and March 27th. My mum and me both said to them that I was at home and that we've got the camera footage to prove it. They did not arrest me but instead questioned me, I answered their questions and made it clear I was most likely at home on those dates. How could they have said I matched the description if they've never seen me before and despite the fact my appearance has drastically changed throughout the years? I no longer have long hair, I have it buzzed and I put on a load of weight. Originally the police were coming on 31st March to look at the camera footage but cancelled it and rescheduled it for April 7th at 10am. I feel like this is harassment from the police especially considering the fact that they keep coming here and making false accusations. Myself and my family have been considering making multiple complaints, getting the attention of the police commissioner in charge of both forces involved, and perhaps contacting the local MP and possibly the local press too. We have also been talking about sueing the police if this leads to another wrongful arrest once again. It's clearly mistaken identity. The police were on the phone to my Dad and claimed I'm not a suspect and they just want to rule me out but if this were true why did they claim I matched the description? Why did they come in a pack of five? Why did they ask to come in the house? When they asked to come in, me and my mum both said no.  We also explained the previous 2021 wrongful arrest incident and asked for an apology of which they did not give us, I have been thinking of filling out an A91 form once this is all over because of my previous wrongful arrest local record, that's why they came here. I'm willing to bet they're grasping at straws because they have no evidence, wasting valuable police time and resources trying to go after the wrong people while the actual culprit is still out there doing these things. If I don't get my local arrest record removed, then the way I see it as long as this guy is out there doing more flashing then the police will constantly assume it's me and keep coming to my house to hassle me and my family. Emphasising once again that what they're doing is harassment and I have no criminal record.

Note we only have footage that covers two out of three dates. We don't have footage for Feb 26th as its automatically deleted in the cloud after a month or so.
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Given what has happened before, I think you should make further complaints, contact the commissioner and your local MP. If doing all that does not stop it. Then take it to the local press, get a subject access request also.
But this just goes to show even more what state the police is in. Absolute cowards.

Good luck
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xDanx - 3 Apr 25 9:10 PM
Given what has happened before, I think you should make further complaints, contact the commissioner and your local MP. If doing all that does not stop it. Then take it to the local press, get a subject access request also.
But this just goes to show even more what state the police is in. Absolute cowards.

Good luck

Yeah I just think the whole situation is ludicrous and to be quite honest it's stressful to deal with.
 
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