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Woman Says Officer Tried To Sell Her Stuff On Craigslist

Posted by samzenpus on Friday September 4, 2009 @03:09AM from the I-didn't-know-you-still-wanted-that dept.

Quothz writes "Last spring, an Arlington police officer listed his neighbor's athletic gear on Craigslist. After a review, the Tarrant District Attorney's office has decided no crime was committed. 'The law just wasn't there,' says county prosecutor Dixie Bersano. So, Texans, clean up those yards and lock those doors, your stuff is free for the giving."

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Re:WTF? by Jurily · 2009-09-04 05:08 · Score: 3, Informative

criminal mischief charge
Technically, this is worse than an armed robbery: you get charged with all kinds of things if you try to defend your property.
Re:Terrible write up, nothing was sold... by Quothz · 2009-09-04 11:34 · Score: 2, Informative

It is quite possible no charges against the cop where placed because there was no evidence that the cop had anything to do with anything (except living next door to these people).
In the second article, you'll see that Craigslist notified her that the posting was placed with an account belonging to her cop neighbor. That's fairly damning evidence.