﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>theForum » The Criminal Justice System » Police » Getting property back from the police  » I was wrongfully arrested and had my items seized- What now?</title><generator>InstantForum 2016-2 Final</generator><description>theForum</description><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/</link><webMaster>theForum</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:11:50 GMT</lastBuildDate><ttl>20</ttl><item><title>I was wrongfully arrested and had my items seized- What now?</title><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/FindPost31999.aspx</link><description>So to put a long story short, this year 2021 in April on 23rd I was wrongfully arrested by a group of officers on 'suspicion of indecent exposure', they did this on the grounds of me apparently looking like the efit when in fact I look nothing like the efit at all as my visual appearance and the descriptions witnesses gave don't match. The guy they're looking for has short hair in a curtains hairstyle and is skinny 5'6&lt;br/&gt;in their 20s, 30s that wears a black tracksuit and nike 720 trainers. Here's a picture of the efit. I was at home more than likely when all of these alleged offences occurred during February or March I think, even had CCTV footage to cover one of the days as an alibi.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="https://forum.unlock.org.uk/Uploads/Images/d287229f-214c-4b77-9317-cf77.jpg" data-download-url="https://forum.unlock.org.uk/Uploads/Images/3139c2bc-a91b-4dc5-bebc-5f62.jpg"&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Now here's a picture of me, they're basically saying I look like the efit, I've had my long hair for about a year now and it's gotten longer too. I did take part in a digital video VIPER ID parade but again no results have been given to me. My entire interview was a 'No comment interview', police even eavesdropped on conversations I was having with my solicitor which they shouldn't of been doing.&lt;br/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img src="https://forum.unlock.org.uk/Uploads/Images/9295697f-82c0-42ae-bd7f-46d2.png" data-download-url="https://forum.unlock.org.uk/Uploads/Images/0eb77f1d-6f0d-4da6-8a40-6611.png"&gt;&lt;br/&gt;When I was arrested, I had my clothes, laptop and mobile phone taken for evidence. At the time of me writing this, we're now in December and well, I last contacted my solicitor for an update but they keep giving me the same BS response telling me to wait to be contacted when all I did was ask for updates, I get told, 'wait to be notified' what a load of bollocks. What the hell are police even doing? Scratching their arse and eating donuts and bacon? Has the devices already been examined? Or are they locked away in an evidence locker waiting to be examined? If devices were examined then why has no update been given? Will CPS be notified regarding my fate? If devices were examined, would they be looking through everything since the beginning of time or would they only look for couple things around the time of the alleged offences happen to build a case against me and to find a trend of alleged behaviours to use in-court? I've been bailed after my arrest, then the bail was extended, then on 23rd July I was released under investigation and so I am awaiting the outcome. Am I sort of worried about being charged even though I wasn't there and my parents can confirm I wasn't there at the time of when this stuff allegedly happened in the town I live in as I don't go out anywhere.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I'm hoping I will be cleared of all this and hoping and praying I get my stuff back. I want to sue police for unlawful arrest. If they don't return my things, what can I do?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2025 14:13:23 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Chesire</dc:creator></item><item><title>RE: I was wrongfully arrested and had my items seized- What now?</title><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/FindPost35795.aspx</link><description>&lt;div data-id="35794" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1765116226341"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="35794" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="35794" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="35794" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Harmless - 4 Dec 25 2:41 PM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-35794"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;FWIW&lt;br/&gt;I got my unsullied devices destroyed along with the sullied ones.&lt;br/&gt;I was entitled to sue but the legal fees would have cost more than the reward&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="35794"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Hi&lt;br/&gt;Unfortunately they have a sort of protection surrounding them that unless you can get "public opinion" in your favour they can almost do anything with no come back.&lt;br/&gt;Just so you do not think it is limited to those accused of a SO.&lt;br/&gt;In 2016 my car was hit and written off by a "drug dealer" 4 police cars were pursuing. It appeared they had been following chasing him for a few hours. He was in a stolen car and so uninsured and as one of the Police said, I was in the wrong place at the right time.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I tried to claim compensation off them but the insurance company (aviva) said they couldn't. I will not bore you with all the problems I had sorting the mess out but it also affected my insurance renewals going forward.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2025 14:13:23 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>JASB</dc:creator></item><item><title>RE: I was wrongfully arrested and had my items seized- What now?</title><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/FindPost35794.aspx</link><description>FWIW&lt;br/&gt;I got my unsullied devices destroyed along with the sullied ones.&lt;br/&gt;I was entitled to sue but the legal fees would have cost more than the reward&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:41:17 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Harmless</dc:creator></item><item><title>RE: I was wrongfully arrested and had my items seized- What now?</title><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/FindPost35490.aspx</link><description>&lt;div data-id="35466" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1750157387767"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="35466" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="35466" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="35466" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;expatofff - 20 May 25 6:23 PM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-35466"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="35462" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1750157387767"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="35462" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="35462" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="35462" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 19 May 25 6:54 PM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-35462"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;My Dad sent them the camera footage and then we waited about a month to hear back from them and nothing happened. So I got my Dad to reach out to them via email for clarification as to whether or not I was a suspect and the person in charge of the case confirmed that I was not a suspect and that they were just doing their due diligence or someshit, thankfully we got it in writing. It's pretty contradictory to what happened on March 28th 2025 because why was it necessary to have 4 or 5 officers there repeatedly asking to come into my home? Why did they claim I matched the suspect description and when I asked what description they just said 'Your description' ? I've sent off a complaint about this to the IOPC, I don't expect to get much of a resolution from this seeing as the IOPC were useless in handling my complaint when I complained about the wrongful 2021 arrest over mistaken identity.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="35462"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;You're probably not going to appreciate this response, but sometimes you've just got to let things go, even if the other party are in the wrong. For your own peace of mind and well being.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;You're letting them live rent free in your head.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="35466"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The way I see it is that they're clearly misusing my data. Because I made a report in 2019, that's what led to the 2021 wrongful arrest and the March 28th 2025 visit. They're clearly profiling me and misusing my data because they are grasping at straws. It's classic textbook lazy policing. I have every right to make complaints, and take things further via the proper routes. I won't let it go because they can't let it go and leave me be. They keep harassing me and my family. As long as I'm on their local system, they will keep weaponizing my data to harass me and my family further. They only care about lining their pockets and harassing the vulnerable. I used to think police were meant to serve and protect the public but in actual reality they're the real threat. They don't serve and protect, instead they make false allegations, harass innocent people and always set out to incriminate you despite the fact you did nothing wrong. They are corrupt and that's both an opinion and a fact.</description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 11:55:19 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Chesire</dc:creator></item><item><title>RE: I was wrongfully arrested and had my items seized- What now?</title><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/FindPost35466.aspx</link><description>&lt;div data-id="35462" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1747761711125"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="35462" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="35462" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="35462" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 19 May 25 6:54 PM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-35462"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;My Dad sent them the camera footage and then we waited about a month to hear back from them and nothing happened. So I got my Dad to reach out to them via email for clarification as to whether or not I was a suspect and the person in charge of the case confirmed that I was not a suspect and that they were just doing their due diligence or someshit, thankfully we got it in writing. It's pretty contradictory to what happened on March 28th 2025 because why was it necessary to have 4 or 5 officers there repeatedly asking to come into my home? Why did they claim I matched the suspect description and when I asked what description they just said 'Your description' ? I've sent off a complaint about this to the IOPC, I don't expect to get much of a resolution from this seeing as the IOPC were useless in handling my complaint when I complained about the wrongful 2021 arrest over mistaken identity.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="35462"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;You're probably not going to appreciate this response, but sometimes you've just got to let things go, even if the other party are in the wrong. For your own peace of mind and well being.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;You're letting them live rent free in your head.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 18:23:48 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>expatofff</dc:creator></item><item><title>RE: I was wrongfully arrested and had my items seized- What now?</title><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/FindPost35462.aspx</link><description>My Dad sent them the camera footage and then we waited about a month to hear back from them and nothing happened. So I got my Dad to reach out to them via email for clarification as to whether or not I was a suspect and the person in charge of the case confirmed that I was not a suspect and that they were just doing their due diligence or someshit, thankfully we got it in writing. It's pretty contradictory to what happened on March 28th 2025 because why was it necessary to have 4 or 5 officers there repeatedly asking to come into my home? Why did they claim I matched the suspect description and when I asked what description they just said 'Your description' ? I've sent off a complaint about this to the IOPC, I don't expect to get much of a resolution from this seeing as the IOPC were useless in handling my complaint when I complained about the wrongful 2021 arrest over mistaken identity.</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 18:54:10 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Chesire</dc:creator></item><item><title>RE: I was wrongfully arrested and had my items seized- What now?</title><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/FindPost35346.aspx</link><description>&lt;div data-id="35331" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1744254074804"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="35331" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="35331" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="35331" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 3 Apr 25 9:16 PM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-35331"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="35330" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1744254074804"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="35330" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="35330" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="35330" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;xDanx - 3 Apr 25 9:10 PM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-35330"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;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.&lt;br/&gt;But this just goes to show even more what state the police is in. Absolute cowards.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Good luck&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="35330"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Yeah I just think the whole situation is ludicrous and to be quite honest it's stressful to deal with.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="35331"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;To provide update the police tried to rearrange days with my Dad to visit to review camera footage but on two occasions they didn't turn up and then offered to come at a time that didn't suit my Dad, so then instead they asked for my Dad to send them the footage online via Dropbox for the two dates, 24th March and 27th March.&amp;nbsp; Monday he sent the footage I think.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I don't know when the police will make their decision and let us know the outcome as to whether or not I've been ruled out.</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 04:04:39 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Chesire</dc:creator></item><item><title>RE: I was wrongfully arrested and had my items seized- What now?</title><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/FindPost35331.aspx</link><description>&lt;div data-id="35330" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1743711384874"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="35330" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="35330" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="35330" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;xDanx - 3 Apr 25 9:10 PM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-35330"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;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.&lt;br/&gt;But this just goes to show even more what state the police is in. Absolute cowards.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Good luck&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="35330"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Yeah I just think the whole situation is ludicrous and to be quite honest it's stressful to deal with.</description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 21:16:54 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Chesire</dc:creator></item><item><title>RE: I was wrongfully arrested and had my items seized- What now?</title><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/FindPost35330.aspx</link><description>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.&lt;br/&gt;But this just goes to show even more what state the police is in. Absolute cowards.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Good luck</description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 21:10:29 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>xDanx</dc:creator></item><item><title>RE: I was wrongfully arrested and had my items seized- What now?</title><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/FindPost35328.aspx</link><description>&lt;div data-id="35327" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1743707598856"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="35327" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="35327" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="35327" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 3 Apr 25 8:08 PM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-35327"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;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.&amp;nbsp; 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.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="35327"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;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.</description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 20:14:02 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Chesire</dc:creator></item><item><title>RE: I was wrongfully arrested and had my items seized- What now?</title><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/FindPost35327.aspx</link><description>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.&amp;nbsp; 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.</description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 20:08:23 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Chesire</dc:creator></item><item><title>RE: I was wrongfully arrested and had my items seized- What now?</title><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/FindPost34701.aspx</link><description>&lt;div data-id="34699" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1712580499647"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="34699" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="34699" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="34699" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 6 Apr 24 5:36 PM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-34699"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;Hello, here is a quick update for those of you whom have been wondering about me and where I've been&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;It's been awhile since I made my last post, basically what happened was when I first made my complaint the person in charge of handling complaints missed out important details that required a review, I only got an apology for not being fed while in custody when I asked for food. My complaint review made no difference as it was merely a futile effort, it's simply police investigating themselves so of course they're going to be biased to some degree.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;nbsp;I got no apology for the wrongful arrest and my mistaken identity and how it was handled overall. I took therapy for awhile then I caught covid in June and on the last day of counselling I couldn't go in because I had covid-19 during 2022 during June and then I got discharged from having anymore counselling sessions so if I want to get them again then I'll have to reapply and just go to my GP about it. I haven't really bothered because to be honest I'm lazy.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Of course I still have thoughts and occasional bad flashbacks about what had happened as it was a really shocking and traumatic experience for me, but my feelings and current emotional state about that incident that occured isn't currently as bad as it was back then since back then all those years ago there was alot of uncertainty. It surprises me that my first thread post on this forum is 3 years old. I still take medication for my depression and anxiety and that's pretty much about it. I will say overall it's made me change my overall perspective on the police, I no longer trust them, I don't view them as heroes or people that make positive contributions to society, I view them as power hungry, corrupt and just fake.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Whenever I see any kind of policeman walk in my town, I deliberately turn away in disgust and walk off in the opposite direction to avoid making any conversation or eye-contact with them, whenever I see social media posts that they post making themselves look good with the whole hashtag 'you said we did' BS posts, it not only makes me cringe but I don't really see them as doing a good thing for the community, I see through their façade and to be honest it's sad that more time is spent by them on social media making themselves look good and waving a rainbow coloured flag, fitting into the Liberal woke agenda and ideals and not focusing on properly doing their jobs by catching criminals, atleast the right ones. I know, it's a very controversial hot take, some people might not agree with me. The Government needs better funding for public services and to employ people who aren't tyrannical power hungry egotistical corrupt psychopaths. I blame the Tory government and those who support their antics and poor methods.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;That solicitor I had doesn't work as one anymore and apparently now works for the Crown prosecution service, so impossible to get a hold of that even the police couldn't get a hold of them when the complaint review was happening at the time.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I still have the option to contact a random solicitor that specializes in sueing police for wrongful arrest or to contact Citizens advice&lt;br/&gt;I just haven't really bothered ever since I made my last post, been side-tracked with other things.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="34699"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Hi&lt;br/&gt;Obviously I am sorry for the manner in which it has been handled but, can I stress that it will not be beneficial to you to blame everyone. Example your laying the blame on the tories, I have a feeling that may come from a political standpoint but I hope not. Just remember no matter the party that is in government they do not have any hands on dealing with the day to day running. Sorry but I say this to try and remove "not relevant thoughts causing you so much stress".&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Try to focus on the facts; i.e. that what is supported by evidence and believe me you saying something happened with nothing to support it will not prove your case.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Also do look at your own wellbeing, it is just possible that putting this to one side and working on how to improve your health may improve your life and that must come first, otherwise your decline could be faster than your recovery and that would not be the ideal result.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Be strong and positive please.</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2024 13:59:36 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>JASB</dc:creator></item><item><title>RE: I was wrongfully arrested and had my items seized- What now?</title><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/FindPost34699.aspx</link><description>Hello, here is a quick update for those of you whom have been wondering about me and where I've been&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;It's been awhile since I made my last post, basically what happened was when I first made my complaint the person in charge of handling complaints missed out important details that required a review, I only got an apology for not being fed while in custody when I asked for food. My complaint review made no difference as it was merely a futile effort, it's simply police investigating themselves so of course they're going to be biased to some degree.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;nbsp;I got no apology for the wrongful arrest and my mistaken identity and how it was handled overall. I took therapy for awhile then I caught covid in June and on the last day of counselling I couldn't go in because I had covid-19 during 2022 during June and then I got discharged from having anymore counselling sessions so if I want to get them again then I'll have to reapply and just go to my GP about it. I haven't really bothered because to be honest I'm lazy.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Of course I still have thoughts and occasional bad flashbacks about what had happened as it was a really shocking and traumatic experience for me, but my feelings and current emotional state about that incident that occured isn't currently as bad as it was back then since back then all those years ago there was alot of uncertainty. It surprises me that my first thread post on this forum is 3 years old. I still take medication for my depression and anxiety and that's pretty much about it. I will say overall it's made me change my overall perspective on the police, I no longer trust them, I don't view them as heroes or people that make positive contributions to society, I view them as power hungry, corrupt and just fake.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Whenever I see any kind of policeman walk in my town, I deliberately turn away in disgust and walk off in the opposite direction to avoid making any conversation or eye-contact with them, whenever I see social media posts that they post making themselves look good with the whole hashtag 'you said we did' BS posts, it not only makes me cringe but I don't really see them as doing a good thing for the community, I see through their façade and to be honest it's sad that more time is spent by them on social media making themselves look good and waving a rainbow coloured flag, fitting into the Liberal woke agenda and ideals and not focusing on properly doing their jobs by catching criminals, atleast the right ones. I know, it's a very controversial hot take, some people might not agree with me. The Government needs better funding for public services and to employ people who aren't tyrannical power hungry egotistical corrupt psychopaths. I blame the Tory government and those who support their antics and poor methods.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;That solicitor I had doesn't work as one anymore and apparently now works for the Crown prosecution service, so impossible to get a hold of that even the police couldn't get a hold of them when the complaint review was happening at the time.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I still have the option to contact a random solicitor that specializes in sueing police for wrongful arrest or to contact Citizens advice&lt;br/&gt;I just haven't really bothered ever since I made my last post, been side-tracked with other things.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2024 17:36:40 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Chesire</dc:creator></item><item><title>RE: I was wrongfully arrested and had my items seized- What now?</title><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/FindPost34150.aspx</link><description>&lt;div data-id="34149" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1693518938623"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="34149" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="34149" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="34149" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 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14 Nov 22 12:43 PM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-33247"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32501" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1693518938623"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32501" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32501" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32501" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 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27 May 22 12:46 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32494"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32492" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1693518938623"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32492" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32492" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32492" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 26 May 22 7:54 PM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32492"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32435" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1693518938623"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32435" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32435" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32435" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;AB2014 - 12 May 22 11:37 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32435"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32432" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1693518938623"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32432" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32432" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32432" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 12 May 22 10:40 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32432"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32430" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1693518938623"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32430" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32430" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32430" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 12 May 22 1:20 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32430"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32419" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1693518938623"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32419" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32419" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32419" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 3 May 22 4:52 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32419"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32391" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1693518938623"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32391" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32391" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32391" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;punter99 - 4 Apr 22 2:25 PM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32391"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;I get that it is frustrating and we have all been there, in terms of waiting for the police to return devices. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I agree that it should not take 90 days to examine a laptop and it wouldn't, if the police were looking at it every single day. But that isn't what is happening. Your device is sitting in an evidence room, in a police station somewhere and most likely nobody is looking at it at all. There is a very long queue of devices waiting to be forensically examined. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Your laptop is not the only one the police have to analyse. It is one of hundreds, that the police want to examine and there are hundreds of other people, just like you, who are waiting to get their devices back. Your laptop has already been through the queue once and you are unlucky, because it is now back in that queue for a second time.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I agree with Dan, that the best thing you can do, is get on with your life. Buy another laptop and try to forget about it.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;But if you want to do something, my advice would be to make a nuisance of yourself. Write to your MP, or to the Chief Constable. Ring the police station once every day and ask to speak to the officer in charge of your case (oic), or better still, go down to the police station every day and ask to speak to the oic in person.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The first few times that you do this, the police will try to fob you off with excuses. They will tell you that the oic is going to ring you and then the oic won't ring. Don't let this put you off though. If you go down to the police station, they may tell you that the oic is not available to speak to you. If they do this, then do not get angry. Just tell them politely that you will come back the next day, and the next day, and the day after that. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The key is to be persistent. You might have to keep going to the police station every day, for a few weeks, before they decide to do anything. But eventually, they will get sick and tired of seeing you and then they might just bump your laptop to the front of the queue, in order to get rid of you.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Personally, I wouldn't go to all this trouble myself, but it sounds like getting your laptop back is really important to you, so you should be prepared to make the effort.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Writing to your MP will get definately a response from the police, because although they don't mind keeping you waiting for months, they would never dream of keeping an MP waiting that long. Letters from MPs are always given high priority. But bear in mind that it may not be the response you want. They may just write back to the MP saying that your laptop is in a queue and they will get to it when they can.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;And the most important thing of all, is to never let the police see how angry you are. Always be polite to them, no matter what they say to you, because that way they cannot accuse you of being 'difficult', and use that as a reason to not return your laptop.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32391"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;It's been well over 90 days now so there should be no more excuses, I'm not waiting anymore years. No more excuses, no more waiting, I want answers from these pigs. So far, I've heard nothing and have just reached out to my solicitor recently.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32419"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I've tried reaching out to my solicitor but she hasn't responded in months. Also I've not had any update yet regarding whether or not I'm going to be charged.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32430"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I've just recieved a letter from the police telling me they no longer need the property and that I can come to collect it, there was no mention of whether or not I am to be charged. I suppose that's good news.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32432"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I'd say that's excellent news, as at least you'll get your stuff back, and if there was anything illegal on it, they wouldn't be returning it to you. You might get a separate notification about their next steps, but as they are effectively saying they have no evidence, that must be the end of it. If you have a set date to return to the police, then they might make you wait until then. If you don't have a set date, then just try and get on with your life. If they've been trying to get a rise out of you, then that's the last little bit of leverage they have, so I'd say just let them get on with it.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32435"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I have gotten my laptop back yesterday but it turns out it is damaged because the hard drive is corrupt and there is no way to fix it. I have made a formal complaint to the professional standards department about this as well as mentioning that the arrest they did was unlawful, etc.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32492"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A youtuber named BlackBeltBarrister had something in one of his videos highlighting a place you can go to and contact relating to complaints to the Police, I have tried to find which video this was mentioned in but so far, I can not find the exact video. You may also want to forward a Subject Access Request and ask for all paper work relevant to yourself and also any body camera footage or audio clips, I believe you mentioned a number of officers clearly stated that the image you shared was clearly not you?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Now that this investigation is at an end for you, as difficult as it has been. Now you can proceed with the complaints and if need be legal action&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I wish you all the best and if able, keep us updated&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32494"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Thanks dude. I've already sent my complaint via email to Professional Standards Department with the filled out form. Next will be the others..&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32501"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;So to provide you all with an update, Police replied via email with a list of poor excuses to justify their incompetence for my wrongful arrest. Obviously when this happened, I didn't handle it too well but obviously wasn't surprised by the outcome because on the outset it's merely Police investigating Police. At the end of the day, they don't want to admit they did wrong, they know they did wrong but they don't want to come clean and admit it flat out. Back in August of this year I appealed the complaint via the IOPC and was told via an automated email that the complaint appeal review process could take up to 18-24 weeks in-total, which is a lot of time. So far, I haven't been informed of anything recently but thought I'd just make anyone wondering aware. Failing that, I will go to Citizens advice and see what they will have to say about this absolute catastrophe the Police Force has created overall out of their sheer negligence and disregard for the wrongfully accused. If that doesn't work, I will contact any solicitor I will get my hands on, and if that doesn't work, I will go directly to my local press and make this matter public. I have a very big mouth despite my shyness and introverted nature and I just wont let this matter slide until I either get an apology and reimbursement for the hard drive they damaged when they seized my laptop.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="33247"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The fact of the matter is that what they did was an abuse of police powers and they had no right to arrest me, common sense dictates that I wasn't the suspect they were looking for because I clearly didn't match the visual description of the efit, this is confirmed by the fact that no witnesses mentioned the person having ridiculously long hair, but instead said the person had very short hair. On top of that, a lot of things contribute to my reasoning behind why it wasn't me in the first place and really based on the photos I've posted, there really isn't much of an explanation needed. At the end of the day I haven't been charged with anything, they've returned my stuff, but they damaged the laptops hard drive (which I'm not particularly happy about of course)&amp;nbsp;&lt;br/&gt;The Police Force has made&amp;nbsp;irreparable damage to my mental health and has made me lose respect and trust for them.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="33248"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Hi&lt;br/&gt;Take my words as positive please.&lt;br/&gt;First you have the result you wanted in that you have been recognised as innocent.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Secondly, if you step back and look at what has happened from their perspective they are just following their procedures or lines of investigation. Whether their actions where correct is a separate discussion and on what I have read plus my own experience has shown is yes they are could be seen as at fault.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;You mention hair for example, how easy is it for a short haired individual to put a wig on?&lt;br/&gt;An efit is a "memory" so you cant expect to see a photo like resemblance.&lt;br/&gt;Equipment being damaged: it will be hard; especially without a solicitor, to get any acceptance of guilt. I couldn't.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In the end try to view this non-emotionally as you will only cause further emotional damage to yourself and find it harder to move on; which you must do. &lt;br/&gt;To be brutally honest if you feel they have damaged you go and get actual medical evidence and raise a complaint against them.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Else transfer the feelings and wasted energy against them to rebuilding yourself so you can move on.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Good luck with your future.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="33250"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If they really thought I was wearing a wig then they would be able to tell. As for the efit, they need to go to specsavers. Look at my photo and then the efit. Completely different.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="33773"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Hi&lt;br/&gt;You seem to be getting support for a claim which is good.&lt;br/&gt;Re: feedback comments, yes you maybe right but then no efit is identical to real life, and maybe close up, a wig can be noticed but all I was attempting to suggest is for you to look at things from a more non emotional perspective so just to try and lower your (what seemed to me) high stress levels which seemed to be deflecting you from what you should be focused on.&lt;br/&gt;As I said, I never write offensively but do try to allow a different perspective and so understanding of a scenario to be considered.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Keep positive and focus on your aim.&lt;br/&gt;Cheers&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="33776"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I've heard back from IOPC who ended up sending me a message through their egress email system despite me telling them repeatedly that I want the decision letter to be sent through the post. I've briefly read the decision letter and their reasoning was piss poor, they claimed my complaint "wasn't reasonable or proportionate" and that was why they upheld it for so long. Bunch of pigs hiding behind covid and excuses to not admit they did wrong and take accountability for their actions when they knew deep down that they fucked up immensely. I will soon be going to Citizens Advice about this matter then seeing if I can get into contact with some law firms regarding this matter since their actions have been absolutely unprofessional and juvenile. I will be working as much as I can to save up for the money to sue the police officers responsible for my unlawful arrest. Predictable as they are, they continuously twist my words.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="33816"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;You could potentially contact your local MP about the matter, perhaps even the commissioner. Including the decision made by the IOPC and the fact that simple instructions were not followed, if you have this documented. Although I imagine this will not be far from the truth, you could state your lack of faith in the police to them which I know most MP's do not like to hear and want a more thorough investigation to take place. If you have not already done so, send a subject access request asking for everything from police. Do not be surprised if a lot of it will be redacted though. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I do understand your frustration over what has happened, but what ever actions you do decide to take try and remain in control of your emotions.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; I believe there was a Youtuber under the name of "CrimeBodge" who has successfully prosecuted various forces and officers around the country. I have no idea if he is still active as his last video was around 6 months ago, but his website is still online &lt;a href="https://crimebodge.co.uk/about/."&gt;&lt;a href="https://crimebodge.co.uk/about/."&gt;https://crimebodge.co.uk/about/.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt; If getting legal representation falls short, perhaps sharing your story with him could help? If successful I would imagine him wanting to release a video about it so it all depends on how you would feel about that over all.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Keep us updated&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="33819"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I'll be sure to look into this when I have more time on my hands.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="34149"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;To provide update, police tried their desperate attempt at defending themselves over the allegations of eavesdropping. There wasn't much they could do about it, they weren't able to contact my solicitor as she is impossible to get a hold of. I think now my next option would be to contact Citizens Advice regarding the matter.</description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2023 22:57:14 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Chesire</dc:creator></item><item><title>RE: I was wrongfully arrested and had my items seized- What now?</title><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/FindPost34149.aspx</link><description>&lt;div data-id="33819" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1693518819246"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="33819" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="33819" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="33819" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;xDanx - 21 Apr 23 6:05 PM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-33819"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="33816" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1693518819246"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="33816" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="33816" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="33816" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 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8 Apr 23 11:03 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-33776"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="33773" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1693518819246"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="33773" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="33773" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="33773" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 8 Apr 23 4:02 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-33773"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="33250" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1693518819246"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="33250" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="33250" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="33250" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;JASB - 16 Nov 22 1:47 PM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-33250"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="33248" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1693518819246"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="33248" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="33248" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="33248" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 14 Nov 22 12:55 PM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-33248"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="33247" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1693518819246"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="33247" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="33247" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="33247" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 14 Nov 22 12:43 PM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-33247"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32501" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1693518819246"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32501" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32501" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32501" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 29 May 22 1:42 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32501"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32494" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1693518819246"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32494" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32494" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32494" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;xDanx - 27 May 22 12:46 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32494"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32492" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1693518819246"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32492" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32492" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32492" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 26 May 22 7:54 PM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32492"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32435" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1693518819246"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32435" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32435" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32435" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;AB2014 - 12 May 22 11:37 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32435"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32432" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1693518819246"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32432" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32432" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32432" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 12 May 22 10:40 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32432"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32430" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1693518819246"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32430" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32430" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32430" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 12 May 22 1:20 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32430"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32419" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1693518819246"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32419" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32419" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32419" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 3 May 22 4:52 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32419"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32391" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1693518819246"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32391" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32391" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32391" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;punter99 - 4 Apr 22 2:25 PM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32391"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;I get that it is frustrating and we have all been there, in terms of waiting for the police to return devices. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I agree that it should not take 90 days to examine a laptop and it wouldn't, if the police were looking at it every single day. But that isn't what is happening. Your device is sitting in an evidence room, in a police station somewhere and most likely nobody is looking at it at all. There is a very long queue of devices waiting to be forensically examined. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Your laptop is not the only one the police have to analyse. It is one of hundreds, that the police want to examine and there are hundreds of other people, just like you, who are waiting to get their devices back. Your laptop has already been through the queue once and you are unlucky, because it is now back in that queue for a second time.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I agree with Dan, that the best thing you can do, is get on with your life. Buy another laptop and try to forget about it.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;But if you want to do something, my advice would be to make a nuisance of yourself. Write to your MP, or to the Chief Constable. Ring the police station once every day and ask to speak to the officer in charge of your case (oic), or better still, go down to the police station every day and ask to speak to the oic in person.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The first few times that you do this, the police will try to fob you off with excuses. They will tell you that the oic is going to ring you and then the oic won't ring. Don't let this put you off though. If you go down to the police station, they may tell you that the oic is not available to speak to you. If they do this, then do not get angry. Just tell them politely that you will come back the next day, and the next day, and the day after that. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The key is to be persistent. You might have to keep going to the police station every day, for a few weeks, before they decide to do anything. But eventually, they will get sick and tired of seeing you and then they might just bump your laptop to the front of the queue, in order to get rid of you.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Personally, I wouldn't go to all this trouble myself, but it sounds like getting your laptop back is really important to you, so you should be prepared to make the effort.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Writing to your MP will get definately a response from the police, because although they don't mind keeping you waiting for months, they would never dream of keeping an MP waiting that long. Letters from MPs are always given high priority. But bear in mind that it may not be the response you want. They may just write back to the MP saying that your laptop is in a queue and they will get to it when they can.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;And the most important thing of all, is to never let the police see how angry you are. Always be polite to them, no matter what they say to you, because that way they cannot accuse you of being 'difficult', and use that as a reason to not return your laptop.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32391"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;It's been well over 90 days now so there should be no more excuses, I'm not waiting anymore years. No more excuses, no more waiting, I want answers from these pigs. So far, I've heard nothing and have just reached out to my solicitor recently.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32419"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I've tried reaching out to my solicitor but she hasn't responded in months. Also I've not had any update yet regarding whether or not I'm going to be charged.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32430"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I've just recieved a letter from the police telling me they no longer need the property and that I can come to collect it, there was no mention of whether or not I am to be charged. I suppose that's good news.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32432"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I'd say that's excellent news, as at least you'll get your stuff back, and if there was anything illegal on it, they wouldn't be returning it to you. You might get a separate notification about their next steps, but as they are effectively saying they have no evidence, that must be the end of it. If you have a set date to return to the police, then they might make you wait until then. If you don't have a set date, then just try and get on with your life. If they've been trying to get a rise out of you, then that's the last little bit of leverage they have, so I'd say just let them get on with it.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32435"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I have gotten my laptop back yesterday but it turns out it is damaged because the hard drive is corrupt and there is no way to fix it. I have made a formal complaint to the professional standards department about this as well as mentioning that the arrest they did was unlawful, etc.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32492"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A youtuber named BlackBeltBarrister had something in one of his videos highlighting a place you can go to and contact relating to complaints to the Police, I have tried to find which video this was mentioned in but so far, I can not find the exact video. You may also want to forward a Subject Access Request and ask for all paper work relevant to yourself and also any body camera footage or audio clips, I believe you mentioned a number of officers clearly stated that the image you shared was clearly not you?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Now that this investigation is at an end for you, as difficult as it has been. Now you can proceed with the complaints and if need be legal action&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I wish you all the best and if able, keep us updated&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32494"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Thanks dude. I've already sent my complaint via email to Professional Standards Department with the filled out form. Next will be the others..&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32501"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;So to provide you all with an update, Police replied via email with a list of poor excuses to justify their incompetence for my wrongful arrest. Obviously when this happened, I didn't handle it too well but obviously wasn't surprised by the outcome because on the outset it's merely Police investigating Police. At the end of the day, they don't want to admit they did wrong, they know they did wrong but they don't want to come clean and admit it flat out. Back in August of this year I appealed the complaint via the IOPC and was told via an automated email that the complaint appeal review process could take up to 18-24 weeks in-total, which is a lot of time. So far, I haven't been informed of anything recently but thought I'd just make anyone wondering aware. Failing that, I will go to Citizens advice and see what they will have to say about this absolute catastrophe the Police Force has created overall out of their sheer negligence and disregard for the wrongfully accused. If that doesn't work, I will contact any solicitor I will get my hands on, and if that doesn't work, I will go directly to my local press and make this matter public. I have a very big mouth despite my shyness and introverted nature and I just wont let this matter slide until I either get an apology and reimbursement for the hard drive they damaged when they seized my laptop.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="33247"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The fact of the matter is that what they did was an abuse of police powers and they had no right to arrest me, common sense dictates that I wasn't the suspect they were looking for because I clearly didn't match the visual description of the efit, this is confirmed by the fact that no witnesses mentioned the person having ridiculously long hair, but instead said the person had very short hair. On top of that, a lot of things contribute to my reasoning behind why it wasn't me in the first place and really based on the photos I've posted, there really isn't much of an explanation needed. At the end of the day I haven't been charged with anything, they've returned my stuff, but they damaged the laptops hard drive (which I'm not particularly happy about of course)&amp;nbsp;&lt;br/&gt;The Police Force has made&amp;nbsp;irreparable damage to my mental health and has made me lose respect and trust for them.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="33248"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Hi&lt;br/&gt;Take my words as positive please.&lt;br/&gt;First you have the result you wanted in that you have been recognised as innocent.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Secondly, if you step back and look at what has happened from their perspective they are just following their procedures or lines of investigation. Whether their actions where correct is a separate discussion and on what I have read plus my own experience has shown is yes they are could be seen as at fault.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;You mention hair for example, how easy is it for a short haired individual to put a wig on?&lt;br/&gt;An efit is a "memory" so you cant expect to see a photo like resemblance.&lt;br/&gt;Equipment being damaged: it will be hard; especially without a solicitor, to get any acceptance of guilt. I couldn't.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In the end try to view this non-emotionally as you will only cause further emotional damage to yourself and find it harder to move on; which you must do. &lt;br/&gt;To be brutally honest if you feel they have damaged you go and get actual medical evidence and raise a complaint against them.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Else transfer the feelings and wasted energy against them to rebuilding yourself so you can move on.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Good luck with your future.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="33250"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If they really thought I was wearing a wig then they would be able to tell. As for the efit, they need to go to specsavers. Look at my photo and then the efit. Completely different.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="33773"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Hi&lt;br/&gt;You seem to be getting support for a claim which is good.&lt;br/&gt;Re: feedback comments, yes you maybe right but then no efit is identical to real life, and maybe close up, a wig can be noticed but all I was attempting to suggest is for you to look at things from a more non emotional perspective so just to try and lower your (what seemed to me) high stress levels which seemed to be deflecting you from what you should be focused on.&lt;br/&gt;As I said, I never write offensively but do try to allow a different perspective and so understanding of a scenario to be considered.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Keep positive and focus on your aim.&lt;br/&gt;Cheers&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="33776"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I've heard back from IOPC who ended up sending me a message through their egress email system despite me telling them repeatedly that I want the decision letter to be sent through the post. I've briefly read the decision letter and their reasoning was piss poor, they claimed my complaint "wasn't reasonable or proportionate" and that was why they upheld it for so long. Bunch of pigs hiding behind covid and excuses to not admit they did wrong and take accountability for their actions when they knew deep down that they fucked up immensely. I will soon be going to Citizens Advice about this matter then seeing if I can get into contact with some law firms regarding this matter since their actions have been absolutely unprofessional and juvenile. I will be working as much as I can to save up for the money to sue the police officers responsible for my unlawful arrest. Predictable as they are, they continuously twist my words.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="33816"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;You could potentially contact your local MP about the matter, perhaps even the commissioner. Including the decision made by the IOPC and the fact that simple instructions were not followed, if you have this documented. Although I imagine this will not be far from the truth, you could state your lack of faith in the police to them which I know most MP's do not like to hear and want a more thorough investigation to take place. If you have not already done so, send a subject access request asking for everything from police. Do not be surprised if a lot of it will be redacted though. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I do understand your frustration over what has happened, but what ever actions you do decide to take try and remain in control of your emotions.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; I believe there was a Youtuber under the name of "CrimeBodge" who has successfully prosecuted various forces and officers around the country. I have no idea if he is still active as his last video was around 6 months ago, but his website is still online &lt;a href="https://crimebodge.co.uk/about/."&gt;&lt;a href="https://crimebodge.co.uk/about/."&gt;https://crimebodge.co.uk/about/.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt; If getting legal representation falls short, perhaps sharing your story with him could help? If successful I would imagine him wanting to release a video about it so it all depends on how you would feel about that over all.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Keep us updated&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="33819"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I'll be sure to look into this when I have more time on my hands.</description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2023 22:53:54 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Chesire</dc:creator></item><item><title>RE: I was wrongfully arrested and had my items seized- What now?</title><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/FindPost33819.aspx</link><description>&lt;div data-id="33816" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1682094683157"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="33816" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="33816" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="33816" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 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29 May 22 1:42 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32501"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32494" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1682094683157"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32494" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32494" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32494" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;xDanx - 27 May 22 12:46 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32494"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32492" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1682094683157"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32492" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32492" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32492" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 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12 May 22 11:37 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32435"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32432" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1682094683157"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32432" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32432" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32432" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 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3 May 22 4:52 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32419"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32391" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1682094683157"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32391" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32391" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32391" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;punter99 - 4 Apr 22 2:25 PM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32391"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;I get that it is frustrating and we have all been there, in terms of waiting for the police to return devices. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I agree that it should not take 90 days to examine a laptop and it wouldn't, if the police were looking at it every single day. But that isn't what is happening. Your device is sitting in an evidence room, in a police station somewhere and most likely nobody is looking at it at all. There is a very long queue of devices waiting to be forensically examined. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Your laptop is not the only one the police have to analyse. It is one of hundreds, that the police want to examine and there are hundreds of other people, just like you, who are waiting to get their devices back. Your laptop has already been through the queue once and you are unlucky, because it is now back in that queue for a second time.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I agree with Dan, that the best thing you can do, is get on with your life. Buy another laptop and try to forget about it.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;But if you want to do something, my advice would be to make a nuisance of yourself. Write to your MP, or to the Chief Constable. Ring the police station once every day and ask to speak to the officer in charge of your case (oic), or better still, go down to the police station every day and ask to speak to the oic in person.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The first few times that you do this, the police will try to fob you off with excuses. They will tell you that the oic is going to ring you and then the oic won't ring. Don't let this put you off though. If you go down to the police station, they may tell you that the oic is not available to speak to you. If they do this, then do not get angry. Just tell them politely that you will come back the next day, and the next day, and the day after that. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The key is to be persistent. You might have to keep going to the police station every day, for a few weeks, before they decide to do anything. But eventually, they will get sick and tired of seeing you and then they might just bump your laptop to the front of the queue, in order to get rid of you.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Personally, I wouldn't go to all this trouble myself, but it sounds like getting your laptop back is really important to you, so you should be prepared to make the effort.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Writing to your MP will get definately a response from the police, because although they don't mind keeping you waiting for months, they would never dream of keeping an MP waiting that long. Letters from MPs are always given high priority. But bear in mind that it may not be the response you want. They may just write back to the MP saying that your laptop is in a queue and they will get to it when they can.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;And the most important thing of all, is to never let the police see how angry you are. Always be polite to them, no matter what they say to you, because that way they cannot accuse you of being 'difficult', and use that as a reason to not return your laptop.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32391"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;It's been well over 90 days now so there should be no more excuses, I'm not waiting anymore years. No more excuses, no more waiting, I want answers from these pigs. So far, I've heard nothing and have just reached out to my solicitor recently.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32419"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I've tried reaching out to my solicitor but she hasn't responded in months. Also I've not had any update yet regarding whether or not I'm going to be charged.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32430"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I've just recieved a letter from the police telling me they no longer need the property and that I can come to collect it, there was no mention of whether or not I am to be charged. I suppose that's good news.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32432"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I'd say that's excellent news, as at least you'll get your stuff back, and if there was anything illegal on it, they wouldn't be returning it to you. You might get a separate notification about their next steps, but as they are effectively saying they have no evidence, that must be the end of it. If you have a set date to return to the police, then they might make you wait until then. If you don't have a set date, then just try and get on with your life. If they've been trying to get a rise out of you, then that's the last little bit of leverage they have, so I'd say just let them get on with it.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32435"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I have gotten my laptop back yesterday but it turns out it is damaged because the hard drive is corrupt and there is no way to fix it. I have made a formal complaint to the professional standards department about this as well as mentioning that the arrest they did was unlawful, etc.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32492"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A youtuber named BlackBeltBarrister had something in one of his videos highlighting a place you can go to and contact relating to complaints to the Police, I have tried to find which video this was mentioned in but so far, I can not find the exact video. You may also want to forward a Subject Access Request and ask for all paper work relevant to yourself and also any body camera footage or audio clips, I believe you mentioned a number of officers clearly stated that the image you shared was clearly not you?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Now that this investigation is at an end for you, as difficult as it has been. Now you can proceed with the complaints and if need be legal action&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I wish you all the best and if able, keep us updated&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32494"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Thanks dude. I've already sent my complaint via email to Professional Standards Department with the filled out form. Next will be the others..&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32501"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;So to provide you all with an update, Police replied via email with a list of poor excuses to justify their incompetence for my wrongful arrest. Obviously when this happened, I didn't handle it too well but obviously wasn't surprised by the outcome because on the outset it's merely Police investigating Police. At the end of the day, they don't want to admit they did wrong, they know they did wrong but they don't want to come clean and admit it flat out. Back in August of this year I appealed the complaint via the IOPC and was told via an automated email that the complaint appeal review process could take up to 18-24 weeks in-total, which is a lot of time. So far, I haven't been informed of anything recently but thought I'd just make anyone wondering aware. Failing that, I will go to Citizens advice and see what they will have to say about this absolute catastrophe the Police Force has created overall out of their sheer negligence and disregard for the wrongfully accused. If that doesn't work, I will contact any solicitor I will get my hands on, and if that doesn't work, I will go directly to my local press and make this matter public. I have a very big mouth despite my shyness and introverted nature and I just wont let this matter slide until I either get an apology and reimbursement for the hard drive they damaged when they seized my laptop.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="33247"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The fact of the matter is that what they did was an abuse of police powers and they had no right to arrest me, common sense dictates that I wasn't the suspect they were looking for because I clearly didn't match the visual description of the efit, this is confirmed by the fact that no witnesses mentioned the person having ridiculously long hair, but instead said the person had very short hair. On top of that, a lot of things contribute to my reasoning behind why it wasn't me in the first place and really based on the photos I've posted, there really isn't much of an explanation needed. At the end of the day I haven't been charged with anything, they've returned my stuff, but they damaged the laptops hard drive (which I'm not particularly happy about of course)&amp;nbsp;&lt;br/&gt;The Police Force has made&amp;nbsp;irreparable damage to my mental health and has made me lose respect and trust for them.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="33248"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Hi&lt;br/&gt;Take my words as positive please.&lt;br/&gt;First you have the result you wanted in that you have been recognised as innocent.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Secondly, if you step back and look at what has happened from their perspective they are just following their procedures or lines of investigation. Whether their actions where correct is a separate discussion and on what I have read plus my own experience has shown is yes they are could be seen as at fault.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;You mention hair for example, how easy is it for a short haired individual to put a wig on?&lt;br/&gt;An efit is a "memory" so you cant expect to see a photo like resemblance.&lt;br/&gt;Equipment being damaged: it will be hard; especially without a solicitor, to get any acceptance of guilt. I couldn't.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In the end try to view this non-emotionally as you will only cause further emotional damage to yourself and find it harder to move on; which you must do. &lt;br/&gt;To be brutally honest if you feel they have damaged you go and get actual medical evidence and raise a complaint against them.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Else transfer the feelings and wasted energy against them to rebuilding yourself so you can move on.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Good luck with your future.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="33250"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If they really thought I was wearing a wig then they would be able to tell. As for the efit, they need to go to specsavers. Look at my photo and then the efit. Completely different.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="33773"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Hi&lt;br/&gt;You seem to be getting support for a claim which is good.&lt;br/&gt;Re: feedback comments, yes you maybe right but then no efit is identical to real life, and maybe close up, a wig can be noticed but all I was attempting to suggest is for you to look at things from a more non emotional perspective so just to try and lower your (what seemed to me) high stress levels which seemed to be deflecting you from what you should be focused on.&lt;br/&gt;As I said, I never write offensively but do try to allow a different perspective and so understanding of a scenario to be considered.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Keep positive and focus on your aim.&lt;br/&gt;Cheers&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="33776"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I've heard back from IOPC who ended up sending me a message through their egress email system despite me telling them repeatedly that I want the decision letter to be sent through the post. I've briefly read the decision letter and their reasoning was piss poor, they claimed my complaint "wasn't reasonable or proportionate" and that was why they upheld it for so long. Bunch of pigs hiding behind covid and excuses to not admit they did wrong and take accountability for their actions when they knew deep down that they fucked up immensely. I will soon be going to Citizens Advice about this matter then seeing if I can get into contact with some law firms regarding this matter since their actions have been absolutely unprofessional and juvenile. I will be working as much as I can to save up for the money to sue the police officers responsible for my unlawful arrest. Predictable as they are, they continuously twist my words.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="33816"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;You could potentially contact your local MP about the matter, perhaps even the commissioner. Including the decision made by the IOPC and the fact that simple instructions were not followed, if you have this documented. Although I imagine this will not be far from the truth, you could state your lack of faith in the police to them which I know most MP's do not like to hear and want a more thorough investigation to take place. If you have not already done so, send a subject access request asking for everything from police. Do not be surprised if a lot of it will be redacted though. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I do understand your frustration over what has happened, but what ever actions you do decide to take try and remain in control of your emotions.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; I believe there was a Youtuber under the name of "CrimeBodge" who has successfully prosecuted various forces and officers around the country. I have no idea if he is still active as his last video was around 6 months ago, but his website is still online &lt;a href="https://crimebodge.co.uk/about/."&gt;https://crimebodge.co.uk/about/.&lt;/a&gt; If getting legal representation falls short, perhaps sharing your story with him could help? If successful I would imagine him wanting to release a video about it so it all depends on how you would feel about that over all.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Keep us updated&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2023 18:05:39 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>xDanx</dc:creator></item><item><title /><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/FindPost33816.aspx</link><description>&lt;div data-id="33776" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="33776" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="33776" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="33776" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;JASB - 8 Apr 23 11:03 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-33776"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="33773" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1680947723555"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="33773" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="33773" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="33773" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 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16 Nov 22 1:47 PM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-33250"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="33248" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1680947723555"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="33248" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="33248" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="33248" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 14 Nov 22 12:55 PM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-33248"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="33247" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1680947723555"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="33247" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="33247" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="33247" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 14 Nov 22 12:43 PM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-33247"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32501" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1680947723555"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32501" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32501" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32501" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 29 May 22 1:42 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32501"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32494" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1680947723555"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32494" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32494" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32494" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;xDanx - 27 May 22 12:46 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32494"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32492" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1680947723555"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32492" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32492" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32492" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 26 May 22 7:54 PM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32492"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32435" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1680947723555"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32435" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32435" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32435" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;AB2014 - 12 May 22 11:37 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32435"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32432" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1680947723555"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32432" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32432" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32432" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 12 May 22 10:40 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32432"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32430" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1680947723555"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32430" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32430" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32430" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 12 May 22 1:20 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32430"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32419" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1680947723555"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32419" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32419" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32419" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 3 May 22 4:52 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32419"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32391" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1680947723555"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32391" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32391" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32391" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;punter99 - 4 Apr 22 2:25 PM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32391"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;I get that it is frustrating and we have all been there, in terms of waiting for the police to return devices. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I agree that it should not take 90 days to examine a laptop and it wouldn't, if the police were looking at it every single day. But that isn't what is happening. Your device is sitting in an evidence room, in a police station somewhere and most likely nobody is looking at it at all. There is a very long queue of devices waiting to be forensically examined. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Your laptop is not the only one the police have to analyse. It is one of hundreds, that the police want to examine and there are hundreds of other people, just like you, who are waiting to get their devices back. Your laptop has already been through the queue once and you are unlucky, because it is now back in that queue for a second time.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I agree with Dan, that the best thing you can do, is get on with your life. Buy another laptop and try to forget about it.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;But if you want to do something, my advice would be to make a nuisance of yourself. Write to your MP, or to the Chief Constable. Ring the police station once every day and ask to speak to the officer in charge of your case (oic), or better still, go down to the police station every day and ask to speak to the oic in person.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The first few times that you do this, the police will try to fob you off with excuses. They will tell you that the oic is going to ring you and then the oic won't ring. Don't let this put you off though. If you go down to the police station, they may tell you that the oic is not available to speak to you. If they do this, then do not get angry. Just tell them politely that you will come back the next day, and the next day, and the day after that. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The key is to be persistent. You might have to keep going to the police station every day, for a few weeks, before they decide to do anything. But eventually, they will get sick and tired of seeing you and then they might just bump your laptop to the front of the queue, in order to get rid of you.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Personally, I wouldn't go to all this trouble myself, but it sounds like getting your laptop back is really important to you, so you should be prepared to make the effort.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Writing to your MP will get definately a response from the police, because although they don't mind keeping you waiting for months, they would never dream of keeping an MP waiting that long. Letters from MPs are always given high priority. But bear in mind that it may not be the response you want. They may just write back to the MP saying that your laptop is in a queue and they will get to it when they can.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;And the most important thing of all, is to never let the police see how angry you are. Always be polite to them, no matter what they say to you, because that way they cannot accuse you of being 'difficult', and use that as a reason to not return your laptop.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32391"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;It's been well over 90 days now so there should be no more excuses, I'm not waiting anymore years. No more excuses, no more waiting, I want answers from these pigs. So far, I've heard nothing and have just reached out to my solicitor recently.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32419"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I've tried reaching out to my solicitor but she hasn't responded in months. Also I've not had any update yet regarding whether or not I'm going to be charged.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32430"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I've just recieved a letter from the police telling me they no longer need the property and that I can come to collect it, there was no mention of whether or not I am to be charged. I suppose that's good news.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32432"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I'd say that's excellent news, as at least you'll get your stuff back, and if there was anything illegal on it, they wouldn't be returning it to you. You might get a separate notification about their next steps, but as they are effectively saying they have no evidence, that must be the end of it. If you have a set date to return to the police, then they might make you wait until then. If you don't have a set date, then just try and get on with your life. If they've been trying to get a rise out of you, then that's the last little bit of leverage they have, so I'd say just let them get on with it.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32435"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I have gotten my laptop back yesterday but it turns out it is damaged because the hard drive is corrupt and there is no way to fix it. I have made a formal complaint to the professional standards department about this as well as mentioning that the arrest they did was unlawful, etc.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32492"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A youtuber named BlackBeltBarrister had something in one of his videos highlighting a place you can go to and contact relating to complaints to the Police, I have tried to find which video this was mentioned in but so far, I can not find the exact video. You may also want to forward a Subject Access Request and ask for all paper work relevant to yourself and also any body camera footage or audio clips, I believe you mentioned a number of officers clearly stated that the image you shared was clearly not you?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Now that this investigation is at an end for you, as difficult as it has been. Now you can proceed with the complaints and if need be legal action&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I wish you all the best and if able, keep us updated&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32494"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Thanks dude. I've already sent my complaint via email to Professional Standards Department with the filled out form. Next will be the others..&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32501"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;So to provide you all with an update, Police replied via email with a list of poor excuses to justify their incompetence for my wrongful arrest. Obviously when this happened, I didn't handle it too well but obviously wasn't surprised by the outcome because on the outset it's merely Police investigating Police. At the end of the day, they don't want to admit they did wrong, they know they did wrong but they don't want to come clean and admit it flat out. Back in August of this year I appealed the complaint via the IOPC and was told via an automated email that the complaint appeal review process could take up to 18-24 weeks in-total, which is a lot of time. So far, I haven't been informed of anything recently but thought I'd just make anyone wondering aware. Failing that, I will go to Citizens advice and see what they will have to say about this absolute catastrophe the Police Force has created overall out of their sheer negligence and disregard for the wrongfully accused. If that doesn't work, I will contact any solicitor I will get my hands on, and if that doesn't work, I will go directly to my local press and make this matter public. I have a very big mouth despite my shyness and introverted nature and I just wont let this matter slide until I either get an apology and reimbursement for the hard drive they damaged when they seized my laptop.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="33247"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The fact of the matter is that what they did was an abuse of police powers and they had no right to arrest me, common sense dictates that I wasn't the suspect they were looking for because I clearly didn't match the visual description of the efit, this is confirmed by the fact that no witnesses mentioned the person having ridiculously long hair, but instead said the person had very short hair. On top of that, a lot of things contribute to my reasoning behind why it wasn't me in the first place and really based on the photos I've posted, there really isn't much of an explanation needed. At the end of the day I haven't been charged with anything, they've returned my stuff, but they damaged the laptops hard drive (which I'm not particularly happy about of course)&amp;nbsp;&lt;br/&gt;The Police Force has made&amp;nbsp;irreparable damage to my mental health and has made me lose respect and trust for them.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="33248"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Hi&lt;br/&gt;Take my words as positive please.&lt;br/&gt;First you have the result you wanted in that you have been recognised as innocent.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Secondly, if you step back and look at what has happened from their perspective they are just following their procedures or lines of investigation. Whether their actions where correct is a separate discussion and on what I have read plus my own experience has shown is yes they are could be seen as at fault.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;You mention hair for example, how easy is it for a short haired individual to put a wig on?&lt;br/&gt;An efit is a "memory" so you cant expect to see a photo like resemblance.&lt;br/&gt;Equipment being damaged: it will be hard; especially without a solicitor, to get any acceptance of guilt. I couldn't.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In the end try to view this non-emotionally as you will only cause further emotional damage to yourself and find it harder to move on; which you must do. &lt;br/&gt;To be brutally honest if you feel they have damaged you go and get actual medical evidence and raise a complaint against them.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Else transfer the feelings and wasted energy against them to rebuilding yourself so you can move on.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Good luck with your future.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="33250"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If they really thought I was wearing a wig then they would be able to tell. As for the efit, they need to go to specsavers. Look at my photo and then the efit. Completely different.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="33773"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Hi&lt;br/&gt;You seem to be getting support for a claim which is good.&lt;br/&gt;Re: feedback comments, yes you maybe right but then no efit is identical to real life, and maybe close up, a wig can be noticed but all I was attempting to suggest is for you to look at things from a more non emotional perspective so just to try and lower your (what seemed to me) high stress levels which seemed to be deflecting you from what you should be focused on.&lt;br/&gt;As I said, I never write offensively but do try to allow a different perspective and so understanding of a scenario to be considered.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Keep positive and focus on your aim.&lt;br/&gt;Cheers&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="33776"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I've heard back from IOPC who ended up sending me a message through their egress email system despite me telling them repeatedly that I want the decision letter to be sent through the post. I've briefly read the decision letter and their reasoning was piss poor, they claimed my complaint "wasn't reasonable or proportionate" and that was why they upheld it for so long. Bunch of pigs hiding behind covid and excuses to not admit they did wrong and take accountability for their actions when they knew deep down that they fucked up immensely. I will soon be going to Citizens Advice about this matter then seeing if I can get into contact with some law firms regarding this matter since their actions have been absolutely unprofessional and juvenile. I will be working as much as I can to save up for the money to sue the police officers responsible for my unlawful arrest. Predictable as they are, they continuously twist my words.</description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2023 16:26:26 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Chesire</dc:creator></item><item><title>RE: I was wrongfully arrested and had my items seized- What now?</title><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/FindPost33776.aspx</link><description>&lt;div data-id="33773" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1680947723555"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="33773" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="33773" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="33773" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 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27 May 22 12:46 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32494"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32492" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1680947723555"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32492" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32492" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32492" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 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12 May 22 10:40 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32432"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32430" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1680947723555"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32430" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32430" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32430" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 12 May 22 1:20 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32430"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32419" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1680947723555"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32419" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32419" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32419" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 3 May 22 4:52 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32419"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32391" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1680947723555"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32391" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32391" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32391" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;punter99 - 4 Apr 22 2:25 PM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32391"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;I get that it is frustrating and we have all been there, in terms of waiting for the police to return devices. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I agree that it should not take 90 days to examine a laptop and it wouldn't, if the police were looking at it every single day. But that isn't what is happening. Your device is sitting in an evidence room, in a police station somewhere and most likely nobody is looking at it at all. There is a very long queue of devices waiting to be forensically examined. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Your laptop is not the only one the police have to analyse. It is one of hundreds, that the police want to examine and there are hundreds of other people, just like you, who are waiting to get their devices back. Your laptop has already been through the queue once and you are unlucky, because it is now back in that queue for a second time.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I agree with Dan, that the best thing you can do, is get on with your life. Buy another laptop and try to forget about it.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;But if you want to do something, my advice would be to make a nuisance of yourself. Write to your MP, or to the Chief Constable. Ring the police station once every day and ask to speak to the officer in charge of your case (oic), or better still, go down to the police station every day and ask to speak to the oic in person.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The first few times that you do this, the police will try to fob you off with excuses. They will tell you that the oic is going to ring you and then the oic won't ring. Don't let this put you off though. If you go down to the police station, they may tell you that the oic is not available to speak to you. If they do this, then do not get angry. Just tell them politely that you will come back the next day, and the next day, and the day after that. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The key is to be persistent. You might have to keep going to the police station every day, for a few weeks, before they decide to do anything. But eventually, they will get sick and tired of seeing you and then they might just bump your laptop to the front of the queue, in order to get rid of you.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Personally, I wouldn't go to all this trouble myself, but it sounds like getting your laptop back is really important to you, so you should be prepared to make the effort.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Writing to your MP will get definately a response from the police, because although they don't mind keeping you waiting for months, they would never dream of keeping an MP waiting that long. Letters from MPs are always given high priority. But bear in mind that it may not be the response you want. They may just write back to the MP saying that your laptop is in a queue and they will get to it when they can.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;And the most important thing of all, is to never let the police see how angry you are. Always be polite to them, no matter what they say to you, because that way they cannot accuse you of being 'difficult', and use that as a reason to not return your laptop.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32391"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;It's been well over 90 days now so there should be no more excuses, I'm not waiting anymore years. No more excuses, no more waiting, I want answers from these pigs. So far, I've heard nothing and have just reached out to my solicitor recently.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32419"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I've tried reaching out to my solicitor but she hasn't responded in months. Also I've not had any update yet regarding whether or not I'm going to be charged.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32430"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I've just recieved a letter from the police telling me they no longer need the property and that I can come to collect it, there was no mention of whether or not I am to be charged. I suppose that's good news.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32432"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I'd say that's excellent news, as at least you'll get your stuff back, and if there was anything illegal on it, they wouldn't be returning it to you. You might get a separate notification about their next steps, but as they are effectively saying they have no evidence, that must be the end of it. If you have a set date to return to the police, then they might make you wait until then. If you don't have a set date, then just try and get on with your life. If they've been trying to get a rise out of you, then that's the last little bit of leverage they have, so I'd say just let them get on with it.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32435"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I have gotten my laptop back yesterday but it turns out it is damaged because the hard drive is corrupt and there is no way to fix it. I have made a formal complaint to the professional standards department about this as well as mentioning that the arrest they did was unlawful, etc.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32492"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A youtuber named BlackBeltBarrister had something in one of his videos highlighting a place you can go to and contact relating to complaints to the Police, I have tried to find which video this was mentioned in but so far, I can not find the exact video. You may also want to forward a Subject Access Request and ask for all paper work relevant to yourself and also any body camera footage or audio clips, I believe you mentioned a number of officers clearly stated that the image you shared was clearly not you?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Now that this investigation is at an end for you, as difficult as it has been. Now you can proceed with the complaints and if need be legal action&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I wish you all the best and if able, keep us updated&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32494"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Thanks dude. I've already sent my complaint via email to Professional Standards Department with the filled out form. Next will be the others..&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32501"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;So to provide you all with an update, Police replied via email with a list of poor excuses to justify their incompetence for my wrongful arrest. Obviously when this happened, I didn't handle it too well but obviously wasn't surprised by the outcome because on the outset it's merely Police investigating Police. At the end of the day, they don't want to admit they did wrong, they know they did wrong but they don't want to come clean and admit it flat out. Back in August of this year I appealed the complaint via the IOPC and was told via an automated email that the complaint appeal review process could take up to 18-24 weeks in-total, which is a lot of time. So far, I haven't been informed of anything recently but thought I'd just make anyone wondering aware. Failing that, I will go to Citizens advice and see what they will have to say about this absolute catastrophe the Police Force has created overall out of their sheer negligence and disregard for the wrongfully accused. If that doesn't work, I will contact any solicitor I will get my hands on, and if that doesn't work, I will go directly to my local press and make this matter public. I have a very big mouth despite my shyness and introverted nature and I just wont let this matter slide until I either get an apology and reimbursement for the hard drive they damaged when they seized my laptop.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="33247"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The fact of the matter is that what they did was an abuse of police powers and they had no right to arrest me, common sense dictates that I wasn't the suspect they were looking for because I clearly didn't match the visual description of the efit, this is confirmed by the fact that no witnesses mentioned the person having ridiculously long hair, but instead said the person had very short hair. On top of that, a lot of things contribute to my reasoning behind why it wasn't me in the first place and really based on the photos I've posted, there really isn't much of an explanation needed. At the end of the day I haven't been charged with anything, they've returned my stuff, but they damaged the laptops hard drive (which I'm not particularly happy about of course)&amp;nbsp;&lt;br/&gt;The Police Force has made&amp;nbsp;irreparable damage to my mental health and has made me lose respect and trust for them.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="33248"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Hi&lt;br/&gt;Take my words as positive please.&lt;br/&gt;First you have the result you wanted in that you have been recognised as innocent.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Secondly, if you step back and look at what has happened from their perspective they are just following their procedures or lines of investigation. Whether their actions where correct is a separate discussion and on what I have read plus my own experience has shown is yes they are could be seen as at fault.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;You mention hair for example, how easy is it for a short haired individual to put a wig on?&lt;br/&gt;An efit is a "memory" so you cant expect to see a photo like resemblance.&lt;br/&gt;Equipment being damaged: it will be hard; especially without a solicitor, to get any acceptance of guilt. I couldn't.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In the end try to view this non-emotionally as you will only cause further emotional damage to yourself and find it harder to move on; which you must do. &lt;br/&gt;To be brutally honest if you feel they have damaged you go and get actual medical evidence and raise a complaint against them.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Else transfer the feelings and wasted energy against them to rebuilding yourself so you can move on.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Good luck with your future.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="33250"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If they really thought I was wearing a wig then they would be able to tell. As for the efit, they need to go to specsavers. Look at my photo and then the efit. Completely different.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="33773"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Hi&lt;br/&gt;You seem to be getting support for a claim which is good.&lt;br/&gt;Re: feedback comments, yes you maybe right but then no efit is identical to real life, and maybe close up, a wig can be noticed but all I was attempting to suggest is for you to look at things from a more non emotional perspective so just to try and lower your (what seemed to me) high stress levels which seemed to be deflecting you from what you should be focused on.&lt;br/&gt;As I said, I never write offensively but do try to allow a different perspective and so understanding of a scenario to be considered.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Keep positive and focus on your aim.&lt;br/&gt;Cheers</description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Apr 2023 11:03:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>JASB</dc:creator></item><item><title>RE: I was wrongfully arrested and had my items seized- What now?</title><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/FindPost33773.aspx</link><description>&lt;div data-id="33250" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1680922887056"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="33250" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="33250" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="33250" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;JASB - 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3 May 22 4:52 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32419"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32391" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1680922887056"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32391" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32391" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32391" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;punter99 - 4 Apr 22 2:25 PM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32391"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;I get that it is frustrating and we have all been there, in terms of waiting for the police to return devices. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I agree that it should not take 90 days to examine a laptop and it wouldn't, if the police were looking at it every single day. But that isn't what is happening. Your device is sitting in an evidence room, in a police station somewhere and most likely nobody is looking at it at all. There is a very long queue of devices waiting to be forensically examined. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Your laptop is not the only one the police have to analyse. It is one of hundreds, that the police want to examine and there are hundreds of other people, just like you, who are waiting to get their devices back. Your laptop has already been through the queue once and you are unlucky, because it is now back in that queue for a second time.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I agree with Dan, that the best thing you can do, is get on with your life. Buy another laptop and try to forget about it.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;But if you want to do something, my advice would be to make a nuisance of yourself. Write to your MP, or to the Chief Constable. Ring the police station once every day and ask to speak to the officer in charge of your case (oic), or better still, go down to the police station every day and ask to speak to the oic in person.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The first few times that you do this, the police will try to fob you off with excuses. They will tell you that the oic is going to ring you and then the oic won't ring. Don't let this put you off though. If you go down to the police station, they may tell you that the oic is not available to speak to you. If they do this, then do not get angry. Just tell them politely that you will come back the next day, and the next day, and the day after that. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The key is to be persistent. You might have to keep going to the police station every day, for a few weeks, before they decide to do anything. But eventually, they will get sick and tired of seeing you and then they might just bump your laptop to the front of the queue, in order to get rid of you.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Personally, I wouldn't go to all this trouble myself, but it sounds like getting your laptop back is really important to you, so you should be prepared to make the effort.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Writing to your MP will get definately a response from the police, because although they don't mind keeping you waiting for months, they would never dream of keeping an MP waiting that long. Letters from MPs are always given high priority. But bear in mind that it may not be the response you want. They may just write back to the MP saying that your laptop is in a queue and they will get to it when they can.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;And the most important thing of all, is to never let the police see how angry you are. Always be polite to them, no matter what they say to you, because that way they cannot accuse you of being 'difficult', and use that as a reason to not return your laptop.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32391"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;It's been well over 90 days now so there should be no more excuses, I'm not waiting anymore years. No more excuses, no more waiting, I want answers from these pigs. So far, I've heard nothing and have just reached out to my solicitor recently.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32419"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I've tried reaching out to my solicitor but she hasn't responded in months. Also I've not had any update yet regarding whether or not I'm going to be charged.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32430"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I've just recieved a letter from the police telling me they no longer need the property and that I can come to collect it, there was no mention of whether or not I am to be charged. I suppose that's good news.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32432"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I'd say that's excellent news, as at least you'll get your stuff back, and if there was anything illegal on it, they wouldn't be returning it to you. You might get a separate notification about their next steps, but as they are effectively saying they have no evidence, that must be the end of it. If you have a set date to return to the police, then they might make you wait until then. If you don't have a set date, then just try and get on with your life. If they've been trying to get a rise out of you, then that's the last little bit of leverage they have, so I'd say just let them get on with it.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32435"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I have gotten my laptop back yesterday but it turns out it is damaged because the hard drive is corrupt and there is no way to fix it. I have made a formal complaint to the professional standards department about this as well as mentioning that the arrest they did was unlawful, etc.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32492"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A youtuber named BlackBeltBarrister had something in one of his videos highlighting a place you can go to and contact relating to complaints to the Police, I have tried to find which video this was mentioned in but so far, I can not find the exact video. You may also want to forward a Subject Access Request and ask for all paper work relevant to yourself and also any body camera footage or audio clips, I believe you mentioned a number of officers clearly stated that the image you shared was clearly not you?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Now that this investigation is at an end for you, as difficult as it has been. Now you can proceed with the complaints and if need be legal action&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I wish you all the best and if able, keep us updated&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32494"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Thanks dude. I've already sent my complaint via email to Professional Standards Department with the filled out form. Next will be the others..&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32501"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;So to provide you all with an update, Police replied via email with a list of poor excuses to justify their incompetence for my wrongful arrest. Obviously when this happened, I didn't handle it too well but obviously wasn't surprised by the outcome because on the outset it's merely Police investigating Police. At the end of the day, they don't want to admit they did wrong, they know they did wrong but they don't want to come clean and admit it flat out. Back in August of this year I appealed the complaint via the IOPC and was told via an automated email that the complaint appeal review process could take up to 18-24 weeks in-total, which is a lot of time. So far, I haven't been informed of anything recently but thought I'd just make anyone wondering aware. Failing that, I will go to Citizens advice and see what they will have to say about this absolute catastrophe the Police Force has created overall out of their sheer negligence and disregard for the wrongfully accused. If that doesn't work, I will contact any solicitor I will get my hands on, and if that doesn't work, I will go directly to my local press and make this matter public. I have a very big mouth despite my shyness and introverted nature and I just wont let this matter slide until I either get an apology and reimbursement for the hard drive they damaged when they seized my laptop.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="33247"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The fact of the matter is that what they did was an abuse of police powers and they had no right to arrest me, common sense dictates that I wasn't the suspect they were looking for because I clearly didn't match the visual description of the efit, this is confirmed by the fact that no witnesses mentioned the person having ridiculously long hair, but instead said the person had very short hair. On top of that, a lot of things contribute to my reasoning behind why it wasn't me in the first place and really based on the photos I've posted, there really isn't much of an explanation needed. At the end of the day I haven't been charged with anything, they've returned my stuff, but they damaged the laptops hard drive (which I'm not particularly happy about of course)&amp;nbsp;&lt;br/&gt;The Police Force has made&amp;nbsp;irreparable damage to my mental health and has made me lose respect and trust for them.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="33248"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Hi&lt;br/&gt;Take my words as positive please.&lt;br/&gt;First you have the result you wanted in that you have been recognised as innocent.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Secondly, if you step back and look at what has happened from their perspective they are just following their procedures or lines of investigation. Whether their actions where correct is a separate discussion and on what I have read plus my own experience has shown is yes they are could be seen as at fault.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;You mention hair for example, how easy is it for a short haired individual to put a wig on?&lt;br/&gt;An efit is a "memory" so you cant expect to see a photo like resemblance.&lt;br/&gt;Equipment being damaged: it will be hard; especially without a solicitor, to get any acceptance of guilt. I couldn't.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In the end try to view this non-emotionally as you will only cause further emotional damage to yourself and find it harder to move on; which you must do. &lt;br/&gt;To be brutally honest if you feel they have damaged you go and get actual medical evidence and raise a complaint against them.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Else transfer the feelings and wasted energy against them to rebuilding yourself so you can move on.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Good luck with your future.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="33250"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If they really thought I was wearing a wig then they would be able to tell. As for the efit, they need to go to specsavers. Look at my photo and then the efit. Completely different.</description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Apr 2023 04:02:45 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Chesire</dc:creator></item><item><title /><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/FindPost33772.aspx</link><description>&lt;div data-id="33253" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="33253" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="33253" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="33253" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;lotsofquer - 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12 May 22 1:20 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32430"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32419" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1669140830098"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32419" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32419" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32419" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 3 May 22 4:52 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32419"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32391" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1669140830098"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32391" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32391" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32391" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;punter99 - 4 Apr 22 2:25 PM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32391"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;I get that it is frustrating and we have all been there, in terms of waiting for the police to return devices. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I agree that it should not take 90 days to examine a laptop and it wouldn't, if the police were looking at it every single day. But that isn't what is happening. Your device is sitting in an evidence room, in a police station somewhere and most likely nobody is looking at it at all. There is a very long queue of devices waiting to be forensically examined. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Your laptop is not the only one the police have to analyse. It is one of hundreds, that the police want to examine and there are hundreds of other people, just like you, who are waiting to get their devices back. Your laptop has already been through the queue once and you are unlucky, because it is now back in that queue for a second time.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I agree with Dan, that the best thing you can do, is get on with your life. Buy another laptop and try to forget about it.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;But if you want to do something, my advice would be to make a nuisance of yourself. Write to your MP, or to the Chief Constable. Ring the police station once every day and ask to speak to the officer in charge of your case (oic), or better still, go down to the police station every day and ask to speak to the oic in person.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The first few times that you do this, the police will try to fob you off with excuses. They will tell you that the oic is going to ring you and then the oic won't ring. Don't let this put you off though. If you go down to the police station, they may tell you that the oic is not available to speak to you. If they do this, then do not get angry. Just tell them politely that you will come back the next day, and the next day, and the day after that. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The key is to be persistent. You might have to keep going to the police station every day, for a few weeks, before they decide to do anything. But eventually, they will get sick and tired of seeing you and then they might just bump your laptop to the front of the queue, in order to get rid of you.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Personally, I wouldn't go to all this trouble myself, but it sounds like getting your laptop back is really important to you, so you should be prepared to make the effort.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Writing to your MP will get definately a response from the police, because although they don't mind keeping you waiting for months, they would never dream of keeping an MP waiting that long. Letters from MPs are always given high priority. But bear in mind that it may not be the response you want. They may just write back to the MP saying that your laptop is in a queue and they will get to it when they can.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;And the most important thing of all, is to never let the police see how angry you are. Always be polite to them, no matter what they say to you, because that way they cannot accuse you of being 'difficult', and use that as a reason to not return your laptop.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32391"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;It's been well over 90 days now so there should be no more excuses, I'm not waiting anymore years. No more excuses, no more waiting, I want answers from these pigs. So far, I've heard nothing and have just reached out to my solicitor recently.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32419"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I've tried reaching out to my solicitor but she hasn't responded in months. Also I've not had any update yet regarding whether or not I'm going to be charged.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32430"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I've just recieved a letter from the police telling me they no longer need the property and that I can come to collect it, there was no mention of whether or not I am to be charged. I suppose that's good news.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32432"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I'd say that's excellent news, as at least you'll get your stuff back, and if there was anything illegal on it, they wouldn't be returning it to you. You might get a separate notification about their next steps, but as they are effectively saying they have no evidence, that must be the end of it. If you have a set date to return to the police, then they might make you wait until then. If you don't have a set date, then just try and get on with your life. If they've been trying to get a rise out of you, then that's the last little bit of leverage they have, so I'd say just let them get on with it.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32435"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I have gotten my laptop back yesterday but it turns out it is damaged because the hard drive is corrupt and there is no way to fix it. I have made a formal complaint to the professional standards department about this as well as mentioning that the arrest they did was unlawful, etc.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32492"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A youtuber named BlackBeltBarrister had something in one of his videos highlighting a place you can go to and contact relating to complaints to the Police, I have tried to find which video this was mentioned in but so far, I can not find the exact video. You may also want to forward a Subject Access Request and ask for all paper work relevant to yourself and also any body camera footage or audio clips, I believe you mentioned a number of officers clearly stated that the image you shared was clearly not you?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Now that this investigation is at an end for you, as difficult as it has been. Now you can proceed with the complaints and if need be legal action&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I wish you all the best and if able, keep us updated&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32494"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Thanks dude. I've already sent my complaint via email to Professional Standards Department with the filled out form. Next will be the others..&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32501"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;So to provide you all with an update, Police replied via email with a list of poor excuses to justify their incompetence for my wrongful arrest. Obviously when this happened, I didn't handle it too well but obviously wasn't surprised by the outcome because on the outset it's merely Police investigating Police. At the end of the day, they don't want to admit they did wrong, they know they did wrong but they don't want to come clean and admit it flat out. Back in August of this year I appealed the complaint via the IOPC and was told via an automated email that the complaint appeal review process could take up to 18-24 weeks in-total, which is a lot of time. So far, I haven't been informed of anything recently but thought I'd just make anyone wondering aware. Failing that, I will go to Citizens advice and see what they will have to say about this absolute catastrophe the Police Force has created overall out of their sheer negligence and disregard for the wrongfully accused. If that doesn't work, I will contact any solicitor I will get my hands on, and if that doesn't work, I will go directly to my local press and make this matter public. I have a very big mouth despite my shyness and introverted nature and I just wont let this matter slide until I either get an apology and reimbursement for the hard drive they damaged when they seized my laptop.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="33247"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The fact of the matter is that what they did was an abuse of police powers and they had no right to arrest me, common sense dictates that I wasn't the suspect they were looking for because I clearly didn't match the visual description of the efit, this is confirmed by the fact that no witnesses mentioned the person having ridiculously long hair, but instead said the person had very short hair. On top of that, a lot of things contribute to my reasoning behind why it wasn't me in the first place and really based on the photos I've posted, there really isn't much of an explanation needed. At the end of the day I haven't been charged with anything, they've returned my stuff, but they damaged the laptops hard drive (which I'm not particularly happy about of course)&amp;nbsp;&lt;br/&gt;The Police Force has made&amp;nbsp;irreparable damage to my mental health and has made me lose respect and trust for them.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="33248"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Have a look at Dongohue-Solictors.co.uk or others that specilise in claims against the police.&amp;nbsp; From the brief skim I've had of this thread you'd more than have a claim.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="33253"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I've heard back from IOPC that are looking into this matter since I made a complaint review. I'm waiting on an outcome letter from them.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Apr 2023 04:00:57 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Chesire</dc:creator></item><item><title>RE: I was wrongfully arrested and had my items seized- What now?</title><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/FindPost33253.aspx</link><description>&lt;div data-id="33248" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1669140830098"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="33248" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="33248" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="33248" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 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12 May 22 1:20 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32430"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32419" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1669140830098"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32419" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32419" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32419" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 3 May 22 4:52 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32419"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32391" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1669140830098"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32391" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32391" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32391" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;punter99 - 4 Apr 22 2:25 PM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32391"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;I get that it is frustrating and we have all been there, in terms of waiting for the police to return devices. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I agree that it should not take 90 days to examine a laptop and it wouldn't, if the police were looking at it every single day. But that isn't what is happening. Your device is sitting in an evidence room, in a police station somewhere and most likely nobody is looking at it at all. There is a very long queue of devices waiting to be forensically examined. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Your laptop is not the only one the police have to analyse. It is one of hundreds, that the police want to examine and there are hundreds of other people, just like you, who are waiting to get their devices back. Your laptop has already been through the queue once and you are unlucky, because it is now back in that queue for a second time.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I agree with Dan, that the best thing you can do, is get on with your life. Buy another laptop and try to forget about it.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;But if you want to do something, my advice would be to make a nuisance of yourself. Write to your MP, or to the Chief Constable. Ring the police station once every day and ask to speak to the officer in charge of your case (oic), or better still, go down to the police station every day and ask to speak to the oic in person.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The first few times that you do this, the police will try to fob you off with excuses. They will tell you that the oic is going to ring you and then the oic won't ring. Don't let this put you off though. If you go down to the police station, they may tell you that the oic is not available to speak to you. If they do this, then do not get angry. Just tell them politely that you will come back the next day, and the next day, and the day after that. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The key is to be persistent. You might have to keep going to the police station every day, for a few weeks, before they decide to do anything. But eventually, they will get sick and tired of seeing you and then they might just bump your laptop to the front of the queue, in order to get rid of you.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Personally, I wouldn't go to all this trouble myself, but it sounds like getting your laptop back is really important to you, so you should be prepared to make the effort.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Writing to your MP will get definately a response from the police, because although they don't mind keeping you waiting for months, they would never dream of keeping an MP waiting that long. Letters from MPs are always given high priority. But bear in mind that it may not be the response you want. They may just write back to the MP saying that your laptop is in a queue and they will get to it when they can.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;And the most important thing of all, is to never let the police see how angry you are. Always be polite to them, no matter what they say to you, because that way they cannot accuse you of being 'difficult', and use that as a reason to not return your laptop.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32391"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;It's been well over 90 days now so there should be no more excuses, I'm not waiting anymore years. No more excuses, no more waiting, I want answers from these pigs. So far, I've heard nothing and have just reached out to my solicitor recently.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32419"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I've tried reaching out to my solicitor but she hasn't responded in months. Also I've not had any update yet regarding whether or not I'm going to be charged.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32430"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I've just recieved a letter from the police telling me they no longer need the property and that I can come to collect it, there was no mention of whether or not I am to be charged. I suppose that's good news.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32432"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I'd say that's excellent news, as at least you'll get your stuff back, and if there was anything illegal on it, they wouldn't be returning it to you. You might get a separate notification about their next steps, but as they are effectively saying they have no evidence, that must be the end of it. If you have a set date to return to the police, then they might make you wait until then. If you don't have a set date, then just try and get on with your life. If they've been trying to get a rise out of you, then that's the last little bit of leverage they have, so I'd say just let them get on with it.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32435"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I have gotten my laptop back yesterday but it turns out it is damaged because the hard drive is corrupt and there is no way to fix it. I have made a formal complaint to the professional standards department about this as well as mentioning that the arrest they did was unlawful, etc.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32492"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A youtuber named BlackBeltBarrister had something in one of his videos highlighting a place you can go to and contact relating to complaints to the Police, I have tried to find which video this was mentioned in but so far, I can not find the exact video. You may also want to forward a Subject Access Request and ask for all paper work relevant to yourself and also any body camera footage or audio clips, I believe you mentioned a number of officers clearly stated that the image you shared was clearly not you?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Now that this investigation is at an end for you, as difficult as it has been. Now you can proceed with the complaints and if need be legal action&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I wish you all the best and if able, keep us updated&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32494"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Thanks dude. I've already sent my complaint via email to Professional Standards Department with the filled out form. Next will be the others..&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32501"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;So to provide you all with an update, Police replied via email with a list of poor excuses to justify their incompetence for my wrongful arrest. Obviously when this happened, I didn't handle it too well but obviously wasn't surprised by the outcome because on the outset it's merely Police investigating Police. At the end of the day, they don't want to admit they did wrong, they know they did wrong but they don't want to come clean and admit it flat out. Back in August of this year I appealed the complaint via the IOPC and was told via an automated email that the complaint appeal review process could take up to 18-24 weeks in-total, which is a lot of time. So far, I haven't been informed of anything recently but thought I'd just make anyone wondering aware. Failing that, I will go to Citizens advice and see what they will have to say about this absolute catastrophe the Police Force has created overall out of their sheer negligence and disregard for the wrongfully accused. If that doesn't work, I will contact any solicitor I will get my hands on, and if that doesn't work, I will go directly to my local press and make this matter public. I have a very big mouth despite my shyness and introverted nature and I just wont let this matter slide until I either get an apology and reimbursement for the hard drive they damaged when they seized my laptop.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="33247"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The fact of the matter is that what they did was an abuse of police powers and they had no right to arrest me, common sense dictates that I wasn't the suspect they were looking for because I clearly didn't match the visual description of the efit, this is confirmed by the fact that no witnesses mentioned the person having ridiculously long hair, but instead said the person had very short hair. On top of that, a lot of things contribute to my reasoning behind why it wasn't me in the first place and really based on the photos I've posted, there really isn't much of an explanation needed. At the end of the day I haven't been charged with anything, they've returned my stuff, but they damaged the laptops hard drive (which I'm not particularly happy about of course)&amp;nbsp;&lt;br/&gt;The Police Force has made&amp;nbsp;irreparable damage to my mental health and has made me lose respect and trust for them.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="33248"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Have a look at Dongohue-Solictors.co.uk or others that specilise in claims against the police.&amp;nbsp; From the brief skim I've had of this thread you'd more than have a claim.&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2022 18:41:05 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>lotsofquer</dc:creator></item><item><title>RE: I was wrongfully arrested and had my items seized- What now?</title><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/FindPost33250.aspx</link><description>&lt;div data-id="33248" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1668605683536"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="33248" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="33248" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="33248" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 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3 May 22 4:52 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32419"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32391" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1668605683536"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32391" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32391" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32391" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;punter99 - 4 Apr 22 2:25 PM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32391"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;I get that it is frustrating and we have all been there, in terms of waiting for the police to return devices. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I agree that it should not take 90 days to examine a laptop and it wouldn't, if the police were looking at it every single day. But that isn't what is happening. Your device is sitting in an evidence room, in a police station somewhere and most likely nobody is looking at it at all. There is a very long queue of devices waiting to be forensically examined. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Your laptop is not the only one the police have to analyse. It is one of hundreds, that the police want to examine and there are hundreds of other people, just like you, who are waiting to get their devices back. Your laptop has already been through the queue once and you are unlucky, because it is now back in that queue for a second time.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I agree with Dan, that the best thing you can do, is get on with your life. Buy another laptop and try to forget about it.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;But if you want to do something, my advice would be to make a nuisance of yourself. Write to your MP, or to the Chief Constable. Ring the police station once every day and ask to speak to the officer in charge of your case (oic), or better still, go down to the police station every day and ask to speak to the oic in person.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The first few times that you do this, the police will try to fob you off with excuses. They will tell you that the oic is going to ring you and then the oic won't ring. Don't let this put you off though. If you go down to the police station, they may tell you that the oic is not available to speak to you. If they do this, then do not get angry. Just tell them politely that you will come back the next day, and the next day, and the day after that. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The key is to be persistent. You might have to keep going to the police station every day, for a few weeks, before they decide to do anything. But eventually, they will get sick and tired of seeing you and then they might just bump your laptop to the front of the queue, in order to get rid of you.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Personally, I wouldn't go to all this trouble myself, but it sounds like getting your laptop back is really important to you, so you should be prepared to make the effort.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Writing to your MP will get definately a response from the police, because although they don't mind keeping you waiting for months, they would never dream of keeping an MP waiting that long. Letters from MPs are always given high priority. But bear in mind that it may not be the response you want. They may just write back to the MP saying that your laptop is in a queue and they will get to it when they can.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;And the most important thing of all, is to never let the police see how angry you are. Always be polite to them, no matter what they say to you, because that way they cannot accuse you of being 'difficult', and use that as a reason to not return your laptop.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32391"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;It's been well over 90 days now so there should be no more excuses, I'm not waiting anymore years. No more excuses, no more waiting, I want answers from these pigs. So far, I've heard nothing and have just reached out to my solicitor recently.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32419"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I've tried reaching out to my solicitor but she hasn't responded in months. Also I've not had any update yet regarding whether or not I'm going to be charged.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32430"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I've just recieved a letter from the police telling me they no longer need the property and that I can come to collect it, there was no mention of whether or not I am to be charged. I suppose that's good news.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32432"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I'd say that's excellent news, as at least you'll get your stuff back, and if there was anything illegal on it, they wouldn't be returning it to you. You might get a separate notification about their next steps, but as they are effectively saying they have no evidence, that must be the end of it. If you have a set date to return to the police, then they might make you wait until then. If you don't have a set date, then just try and get on with your life. If they've been trying to get a rise out of you, then that's the last little bit of leverage they have, so I'd say just let them get on with it.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32435"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I have gotten my laptop back yesterday but it turns out it is damaged because the hard drive is corrupt and there is no way to fix it. I have made a formal complaint to the professional standards department about this as well as mentioning that the arrest they did was unlawful, etc.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32492"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A youtuber named BlackBeltBarrister had something in one of his videos highlighting a place you can go to and contact relating to complaints to the Police, I have tried to find which video this was mentioned in but so far, I can not find the exact video. You may also want to forward a Subject Access Request and ask for all paper work relevant to yourself and also any body camera footage or audio clips, I believe you mentioned a number of officers clearly stated that the image you shared was clearly not you?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Now that this investigation is at an end for you, as difficult as it has been. Now you can proceed with the complaints and if need be legal action&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I wish you all the best and if able, keep us updated&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32494"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Thanks dude. I've already sent my complaint via email to Professional Standards Department with the filled out form. Next will be the others..&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32501"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;So to provide you all with an update, Police replied via email with a list of poor excuses to justify their incompetence for my wrongful arrest. Obviously when this happened, I didn't handle it too well but obviously wasn't surprised by the outcome because on the outset it's merely Police investigating Police. At the end of the day, they don't want to admit they did wrong, they know they did wrong but they don't want to come clean and admit it flat out. Back in August of this year I appealed the complaint via the IOPC and was told via an automated email that the complaint appeal review process could take up to 18-24 weeks in-total, which is a lot of time. So far, I haven't been informed of anything recently but thought I'd just make anyone wondering aware. Failing that, I will go to Citizens advice and see what they will have to say about this absolute catastrophe the Police Force has created overall out of their sheer negligence and disregard for the wrongfully accused. If that doesn't work, I will contact any solicitor I will get my hands on, and if that doesn't work, I will go directly to my local press and make this matter public. I have a very big mouth despite my shyness and introverted nature and I just wont let this matter slide until I either get an apology and reimbursement for the hard drive they damaged when they seized my laptop.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="33247"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The fact of the matter is that what they did was an abuse of police powers and they had no right to arrest me, common sense dictates that I wasn't the suspect they were looking for because I clearly didn't match the visual description of the efit, this is confirmed by the fact that no witnesses mentioned the person having ridiculously long hair, but instead said the person had very short hair. On top of that, a lot of things contribute to my reasoning behind why it wasn't me in the first place and really based on the photos I've posted, there really isn't much of an explanation needed. At the end of the day I haven't been charged with anything, they've returned my stuff, but they damaged the laptops hard drive (which I'm not particularly happy about of course)&amp;nbsp;&lt;br/&gt;The Police Force has made&amp;nbsp;irreparable damage to my mental health and has made me lose respect and trust for them.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="33248"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Hi&lt;br/&gt;Take my words as positive please.&lt;br/&gt;First you have the result you wanted in that you have been recognised as innocent.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Secondly, if you step back and look at what has happened from their perspective they are just following their procedures or lines of investigation. Whether their actions where correct is a separate discussion and on what I have read plus my own experience has shown is yes they are could be seen as at fault.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;You mention hair for example, how easy is it for a short haired individual to put a wig on?&lt;br/&gt;An efit is a "memory" so you cant expect to see a photo like resemblance.&lt;br/&gt;Equipment being damaged: it will be hard; especially without a solicitor, to get any acceptance of guilt. I couldn't.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In the end try to view this non-emotionally as you will only cause further emotional damage to yourself and find it harder to move on; which you must do. &lt;br/&gt;To be brutally honest if you feel they have damaged you go and get actual medical evidence and raise a complaint against them.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Else transfer the feelings and wasted energy against them to rebuilding yourself so you can move on.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Good luck with your future.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2022 13:47:08 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>JASB</dc:creator></item><item><title>RE: I was wrongfully arrested and had my items seized- What now?</title><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/FindPost33248.aspx</link><description>&lt;div data-id="33247" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1668430190836"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="33247" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="33247" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="33247" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 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3 May 22 4:52 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32419"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32391" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1668430190836"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32391" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32391" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32391" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;punter99 - 4 Apr 22 2:25 PM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32391"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;I get that it is frustrating and we have all been there, in terms of waiting for the police to return devices. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I agree that it should not take 90 days to examine a laptop and it wouldn't, if the police were looking at it every single day. But that isn't what is happening. Your device is sitting in an evidence room, in a police station somewhere and most likely nobody is looking at it at all. There is a very long queue of devices waiting to be forensically examined. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Your laptop is not the only one the police have to analyse. It is one of hundreds, that the police want to examine and there are hundreds of other people, just like you, who are waiting to get their devices back. Your laptop has already been through the queue once and you are unlucky, because it is now back in that queue for a second time.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I agree with Dan, that the best thing you can do, is get on with your life. Buy another laptop and try to forget about it.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;But if you want to do something, my advice would be to make a nuisance of yourself. Write to your MP, or to the Chief Constable. Ring the police station once every day and ask to speak to the officer in charge of your case (oic), or better still, go down to the police station every day and ask to speak to the oic in person.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The first few times that you do this, the police will try to fob you off with excuses. They will tell you that the oic is going to ring you and then the oic won't ring. Don't let this put you off though. If you go down to the police station, they may tell you that the oic is not available to speak to you. If they do this, then do not get angry. Just tell them politely that you will come back the next day, and the next day, and the day after that. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The key is to be persistent. You might have to keep going to the police station every day, for a few weeks, before they decide to do anything. But eventually, they will get sick and tired of seeing you and then they might just bump your laptop to the front of the queue, in order to get rid of you.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Personally, I wouldn't go to all this trouble myself, but it sounds like getting your laptop back is really important to you, so you should be prepared to make the effort.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Writing to your MP will get definately a response from the police, because although they don't mind keeping you waiting for months, they would never dream of keeping an MP waiting that long. Letters from MPs are always given high priority. But bear in mind that it may not be the response you want. They may just write back to the MP saying that your laptop is in a queue and they will get to it when they can.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;And the most important thing of all, is to never let the police see how angry you are. Always be polite to them, no matter what they say to you, because that way they cannot accuse you of being 'difficult', and use that as a reason to not return your laptop.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32391"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;It's been well over 90 days now so there should be no more excuses, I'm not waiting anymore years. No more excuses, no more waiting, I want answers from these pigs. So far, I've heard nothing and have just reached out to my solicitor recently.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32419"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I've tried reaching out to my solicitor but she hasn't responded in months. Also I've not had any update yet regarding whether or not I'm going to be charged.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32430"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I've just recieved a letter from the police telling me they no longer need the property and that I can come to collect it, there was no mention of whether or not I am to be charged. I suppose that's good news.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32432"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I'd say that's excellent news, as at least you'll get your stuff back, and if there was anything illegal on it, they wouldn't be returning it to you. You might get a separate notification about their next steps, but as they are effectively saying they have no evidence, that must be the end of it. If you have a set date to return to the police, then they might make you wait until then. If you don't have a set date, then just try and get on with your life. If they've been trying to get a rise out of you, then that's the last little bit of leverage they have, so I'd say just let them get on with it.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32435"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I have gotten my laptop back yesterday but it turns out it is damaged because the hard drive is corrupt and there is no way to fix it. I have made a formal complaint to the professional standards department about this as well as mentioning that the arrest they did was unlawful, etc.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32492"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A youtuber named BlackBeltBarrister had something in one of his videos highlighting a place you can go to and contact relating to complaints to the Police, I have tried to find which video this was mentioned in but so far, I can not find the exact video. You may also want to forward a Subject Access Request and ask for all paper work relevant to yourself and also any body camera footage or audio clips, I believe you mentioned a number of officers clearly stated that the image you shared was clearly not you?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Now that this investigation is at an end for you, as difficult as it has been. Now you can proceed with the complaints and if need be legal action&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I wish you all the best and if able, keep us updated&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32494"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Thanks dude. I've already sent my complaint via email to Professional Standards Department with the filled out form. Next will be the others..&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32501"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;So to provide you all with an update, Police replied via email with a list of poor excuses to justify their incompetence for my wrongful arrest. Obviously when this happened, I didn't handle it too well but obviously wasn't surprised by the outcome because on the outset it's merely Police investigating Police. At the end of the day, they don't want to admit they did wrong, they know they did wrong but they don't want to come clean and admit it flat out. Back in August of this year I appealed the complaint via the IOPC and was told via an automated email that the complaint appeal review process could take up to 18-24 weeks in-total, which is a lot of time. So far, I haven't been informed of anything recently but thought I'd just make anyone wondering aware. Failing that, I will go to Citizens advice and see what they will have to say about this absolute catastrophe the Police Force has created overall out of their sheer negligence and disregard for the wrongfully accused. If that doesn't work, I will contact any solicitor I will get my hands on, and if that doesn't work, I will go directly to my local press and make this matter public. I have a very big mouth despite my shyness and introverted nature and I just wont let this matter slide until I either get an apology and reimbursement for the hard drive they damaged when they seized my laptop.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="33247"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The fact of the matter is that what they did was an abuse of police powers and they had no right to arrest me, common sense dictates that I wasn't the suspect they were looking for because I clearly didn't match the visual description of the efit, this is confirmed by the fact that no witnesses mentioned the person having ridiculously long hair, but instead said the person had very short hair. On top of that, a lot of things contribute to my reasoning behind why it wasn't me in the first place and really based on the photos I've posted, there really isn't much of an explanation needed. At the end of the day I haven't been charged with anything, they've returned my stuff, but they damaged the laptops hard drive (which I'm not particularly happy about of course)&amp;nbsp;&lt;br/&gt;The Police Force has made&amp;nbsp;irreparable damage to my mental health and has made me lose respect and trust for them.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2022 12:55:31 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Chesire</dc:creator></item><item><title /><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/FindPost33247.aspx</link><description>&lt;div data-id="32501" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32501" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32501" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32501" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 29 May 22 1:42 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32501"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32494" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1653784893198"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32494" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32494" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32494" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;xDanx - 27 May 22 12:46 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32494"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32492" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1653784893198"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32492" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32492" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32492" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 26 May 22 7:54 PM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32492"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32435" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1653784893198"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32435" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32435" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32435" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;AB2014 - 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12 May 22 1:20 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32430"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32419" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1653784893198"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32419" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32419" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32419" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 3 May 22 4:52 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32419"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32391" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1653784893198"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32391" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32391" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32391" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;punter99 - 4 Apr 22 2:25 PM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32391"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;I get that it is frustrating and we have all been there, in terms of waiting for the police to return devices. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I agree that it should not take 90 days to examine a laptop and it wouldn't, if the police were looking at it every single day. But that isn't what is happening. Your device is sitting in an evidence room, in a police station somewhere and most likely nobody is looking at it at all. There is a very long queue of devices waiting to be forensically examined. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Your laptop is not the only one the police have to analyse. It is one of hundreds, that the police want to examine and there are hundreds of other people, just like you, who are waiting to get their devices back. Your laptop has already been through the queue once and you are unlucky, because it is now back in that queue for a second time.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I agree with Dan, that the best thing you can do, is get on with your life. Buy another laptop and try to forget about it.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;But if you want to do something, my advice would be to make a nuisance of yourself. Write to your MP, or to the Chief Constable. Ring the police station once every day and ask to speak to the officer in charge of your case (oic), or better still, go down to the police station every day and ask to speak to the oic in person.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The first few times that you do this, the police will try to fob you off with excuses. They will tell you that the oic is going to ring you and then the oic won't ring. Don't let this put you off though. If you go down to the police station, they may tell you that the oic is not available to speak to you. If they do this, then do not get angry. Just tell them politely that you will come back the next day, and the next day, and the day after that. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The key is to be persistent. You might have to keep going to the police station every day, for a few weeks, before they decide to do anything. But eventually, they will get sick and tired of seeing you and then they might just bump your laptop to the front of the queue, in order to get rid of you.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Personally, I wouldn't go to all this trouble myself, but it sounds like getting your laptop back is really important to you, so you should be prepared to make the effort.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Writing to your MP will get definately a response from the police, because although they don't mind keeping you waiting for months, they would never dream of keeping an MP waiting that long. Letters from MPs are always given high priority. But bear in mind that it may not be the response you want. They may just write back to the MP saying that your laptop is in a queue and they will get to it when they can.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;And the most important thing of all, is to never let the police see how angry you are. Always be polite to them, no matter what they say to you, because that way they cannot accuse you of being 'difficult', and use that as a reason to not return your laptop.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32391"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;It's been well over 90 days now so there should be no more excuses, I'm not waiting anymore years. No more excuses, no more waiting, I want answers from these pigs. So far, I've heard nothing and have just reached out to my solicitor recently.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32419"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I've tried reaching out to my solicitor but she hasn't responded in months. Also I've not had any update yet regarding whether or not I'm going to be charged.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32430"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I've just recieved a letter from the police telling me they no longer need the property and that I can come to collect it, there was no mention of whether or not I am to be charged. I suppose that's good news.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32432"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I'd say that's excellent news, as at least you'll get your stuff back, and if there was anything illegal on it, they wouldn't be returning it to you. You might get a separate notification about their next steps, but as they are effectively saying they have no evidence, that must be the end of it. If you have a set date to return to the police, then they might make you wait until then. If you don't have a set date, then just try and get on with your life. If they've been trying to get a rise out of you, then that's the last little bit of leverage they have, so I'd say just let them get on with it.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32435"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I have gotten my laptop back yesterday but it turns out it is damaged because the hard drive is corrupt and there is no way to fix it. I have made a formal complaint to the professional standards department about this as well as mentioning that the arrest they did was unlawful, etc.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32492"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A youtuber named BlackBeltBarrister had something in one of his videos highlighting a place you can go to and contact relating to complaints to the Police, I have tried to find which video this was mentioned in but so far, I can not find the exact video. You may also want to forward a Subject Access Request and ask for all paper work relevant to yourself and also any body camera footage or audio clips, I believe you mentioned a number of officers clearly stated that the image you shared was clearly not you?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Now that this investigation is at an end for you, as difficult as it has been. Now you can proceed with the complaints and if need be legal action&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I wish you all the best and if able, keep us updated&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32494"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Thanks dude. I've already sent my complaint via email to Professional Standards Department with the filled out form. Next will be the others..&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32501"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;So to provide you all with an update, Police replied via email with a list of poor excuses to justify their incompetence for my wrongful arrest. Obviously when this happened, I didn't handle it too well but obviously wasn't surprised by the outcome because on the outset it's merely Police investigating Police. At the end of the day, they don't want to admit they did wrong, they know they did wrong but they don't want to come clean and admit it flat out. Back in August of this year I appealed the complaint via the IOPC and was told via an automated email that the complaint appeal review process could take up to 18-24 weeks in-total, which is a lot of time. So far, I haven't been informed of anything recently but thought I'd just make anyone wondering aware. Failing that, I will go to Citizens advice and see what they will have to say about this absolute catastrophe the Police Force has created overall out of their sheer negligence and disregard for the wrongfully accused. If that doesn't work, I will contact any solicitor I will get my hands on, and if that doesn't work, I will go directly to my local press and make this matter public. I have a very big mouth despite my shyness and introverted nature and I just wont let this matter slide until I either get an apology and reimbursement for the hard drive they damaged when they seized my laptop.</description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2022 12:43:28 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Chesire</dc:creator></item><item><title>RE: I was wrongfully arrested and had my items seized- What now?</title><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/FindPost32501.aspx</link><description>&lt;div data-id="32494" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1653784893198"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32494" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32494" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32494" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;xDanx - 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12 May 22 1:20 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32430"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32419" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1653784893198"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32419" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32419" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32419" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Chesire - 3 May 22 4:52 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32419"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="32391" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1653784893198"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32391" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32391" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32391" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;punter99 - 4 Apr 22 2:25 PM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32391"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;I get that it is frustrating and we have all been there, in terms of waiting for the police to return devices. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I agree that it should not take 90 days to examine a laptop and it wouldn't, if the police were looking at it every single day. But that isn't what is happening. Your device is sitting in an evidence room, in a police station somewhere and most likely nobody is looking at it at all. There is a very long queue of devices waiting to be forensically examined. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Your laptop is not the only one the police have to analyse. It is one of hundreds, that the police want to examine and there are hundreds of other people, just like you, who are waiting to get their devices back. Your laptop has already been through the queue once and you are unlucky, because it is now back in that queue for a second time.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I agree with Dan, that the best thing you can do, is get on with your life. Buy another laptop and try to forget about it.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;But if you want to do something, my advice would be to make a nuisance of yourself. Write to your MP, or to the Chief Constable. Ring the police station once every day and ask to speak to the officer in charge of your case (oic), or better still, go down to the police station every day and ask to speak to the oic in person.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The first few times that you do this, the police will try to fob you off with excuses. They will tell you that the oic is going to ring you and then the oic won't ring. Don't let this put you off though. If you go down to the police station, they may tell you that the oic is not available to speak to you. If they do this, then do not get angry. Just tell them politely that you will come back the next day, and the next day, and the day after that. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The key is to be persistent. You might have to keep going to the police station every day, for a few weeks, before they decide to do anything. But eventually, they will get sick and tired of seeing you and then they might just bump your laptop to the front of the queue, in order to get rid of you.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Personally, I wouldn't go to all this trouble myself, but it sounds like getting your laptop back is really important to you, so you should be prepared to make the effort.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Writing to your MP will get definately a response from the police, because although they don't mind keeping you waiting for months, they would never dream of keeping an MP waiting that long. Letters from MPs are always given high priority. But bear in mind that it may not be the response you want. They may just write back to the MP saying that your laptop is in a queue and they will get to it when they can.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;And the most important thing of all, is to never let the police see how angry you are. Always be polite to them, no matter what they say to you, because that way they cannot accuse you of being 'difficult', and use that as a reason to not return your laptop.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32391"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;It's been well over 90 days now so there should be no more excuses, I'm not waiting anymore years. No more excuses, no more waiting, I want answers from these pigs. So far, I've heard nothing and have just reached out to my solicitor recently.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32419"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I've tried reaching out to my solicitor but she hasn't responded in months. Also I've not had any update yet regarding whether or not I'm going to be charged.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32430"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I've just recieved a letter from the police telling me they no longer need the property and that I can come to collect it, there was no mention of whether or not I am to be charged. I suppose that's good news.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32432"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I'd say that's excellent news, as at least you'll get your stuff back, and if there was anything illegal on it, they wouldn't be returning it to you. You might get a separate notification about their next steps, but as they are effectively saying they have no evidence, that must be the end of it. If you have a set date to return to the police, then they might make you wait until then. If you don't have a set date, then just try and get on with your life. If they've been trying to get a rise out of you, then that's the last little bit of leverage they have, so I'd say just let them get on with it.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32435"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I have gotten my laptop back yesterday but it turns out it is damaged because the hard drive is corrupt and there is no way to fix it. I have made a formal complaint to the professional standards department about this as well as mentioning that the arrest they did was unlawful, etc.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32492"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A youtuber named BlackBeltBarrister had something in one of his videos highlighting a place you can go to and contact relating to complaints to the Police, I have tried to find which video this was mentioned in but so far, I can not find the exact video. You may also want to forward a Subject Access Request and ask for all paper work relevant to yourself and also any body camera footage or audio clips, I believe you mentioned a number of officers clearly stated that the image you shared was clearly not you?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Now that this investigation is at an end for you, as difficult as it has been. Now you can proceed with the complaints and if need be legal action&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I wish you all the best and if able, keep us updated&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32494"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Thanks dude. I've already sent my complaint via email to Professional Standards Department with the filled out form. Next will be the others..</description><pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2022 01:42:17 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Chesire</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>