Couple sue over anonymous tip-off

Puffin13 · Post by **Puffin13** » Mon 13th Jul 2009 04:10 pm

Couple sue over anonymous tip-off
13 July 2009

A couple from Valkenswaard are taking legal action to find out who falsely claimed to police they were growing marijuana, the Volkskrant reports on Monday.

The couple were not at home when police raided their property on July 1 and searched the entire building from top to bottom.

Police said they had received an anonymous tip-off.

The couple's lawyer hopes to establish jurisprudence with the case.

'Nothing happens to the person who gave a false tip-off, but my clients are now on file as being involved with drugs,' the lawyer said. 'They will never get rid of that... [false tip-offs] are a very good way of taking revenge on someone you do not like.'

Last year, the official anonymous tip-off phone line received 76,000 tips which led to 710 crimes being solved and 1,100 arrests.

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bennybacker · Post by **bennybacker** » Mon 13th Jul 2009 04:31 pm

Grass's

Ash333 · Post by **Ash333** » Tue 14th Jul 2009 01:04 pm

reminds me of a story I heard a while back

Dave calls the local cop shop and reports that Steve is hiding dope in his woodshed, inside the big logs. " I dunno how he gets it in there, but he's got dope in those logs" he tells the cops.

9am the next day Steve has a knock at his door, its the cops with a warrant to search his entire woodshed. Steve, being the decent law abiding citizen that he is immediately show them to the woodshed, and protests his innocence.
Nevertheless the police split every single log to check inside, and are annoyed to find nothing.

The cops leave, and Steve gets a call from Dave.

"Did the cops come round?"
"Yeah..."
"Did they chop your firewood for you?"
"Yeah"
"Happy Birthday Mate!!"

liquidSwords · Post by **liquidSwords** » Tue 14th Jul 2009 01:27 pm

Why do people have to interfere with other people business!!!... i dont know why people concern themselves with shit that dont concern then!!!!!... I hope whoever gave the false tip off gets sued to fuck...

cattales1960 · Post by **cattales1960** » Tue 14th Jul 2009 03:23 pm

that sux.

88mike · Post by **88mike** » Tue 14th Jul 2009 05:11 pm

Good story i'ma have to remember that...lol

Twichaldinho · Post by **Twichaldinho** » Tue 14th Jul 2009 05:38 pm

Karma is a bitch!!!
What goes around, comes around.

@Ash......nice one.

Ingwey Gooblebogger · Wed 15th Jul 2009 06:37 am

The problem with anonymous tip-offs is that they can be uesd by anyone who has a grudge against you. Hence, in order for the police to raid your place, they should also have some other corroborating evidence other than anonymous hearsay.