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Canada KDG
Jan 6, 2010, 3:01:17 PM1/6/10
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So we visited My Newfoundland Adventures last week, to ask face-to-face for our stolen snowmobiling gear back, (he has our 14 blue snowmobile suits, black helmets, boots and more!) and he refuses to even talk to us about it, let alone return them.
On entering the shop at Steady Brook, I meet Mr Marty Hanzalek the owner and principle in our situation.
"Hey, Happy New Year" I offer, "... I'm here to collect my stolen equipment".
"GET OUT OF MY SHOP, OR I'LL CALL THE POLICE" is the unsurprising response.
"Go ahead, I'm happy for you to call the police, after all you are holding my stolen equipment!". Getting no where (and after a total of 30 seconds) I leave, with Hanzalek on his phone ...
Later we get home and find a police calling card. We respond by email, but get nothing back, so 24 hours later we call into the police station, and find the police officer.
We had an interesting conversation. Turns out Hanzelak called 911 !!! I pointed out that in the UK someone ringing 999 inappropriately is deemed "wasting police time". He shrugs and says its the same here, but he says you were threatening staff and scaring the customers.
"Oh I see ... well perhaps you'd like to hear the conversation we had" I say, putting my recording device on the table and pressing play!
Having listened to the 40 seconds recording, he expressed disgust in the wasting of police time, and the issue of false accusation in the report. There were no staff present. There were no customers. There were no threats, nor shouting. Just a repeated calm request for the return of our stolen equipment. I left the officer, considering what to do with Mr Hanzalek and his false accusations plus wasting of police time and inappropriate use of 911.
So, if you see Marty Hanzalek or My Newfoundland Adventures this winter ... don't forget to ask "Are you going to return the stolen snowmobiling equipment?"
thanks!
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Posted By Canada KDG to We are CrazyAboutNewfoundland.com on 1/06/2010 08:01:00 PM
On entering the shop at Steady Brook, I meet Mr Marty Hanzalek the owner and principle in our situation.
"Hey, Happy New Year" I offer, "... I'm here to collect my stolen equipment".
"GET OUT OF MY SHOP, OR I'LL CALL THE POLICE" is the unsurprising response.
"Go ahead, I'm happy for you to call the police, after all you are holding my stolen equipment!". Getting no where (and after a total of 30 seconds) I leave, with Hanzalek on his phone ...
Later we get home and find a police calling card. We respond by email, but get nothing back, so 24 hours later we call into the police station, and find the police officer.
We had an interesting conversation. Turns out Hanzelak called 911 !!! I pointed out that in the UK someone ringing 999 inappropriately is deemed "wasting police time". He shrugs and says its the same here, but he says you were threatening staff and scaring the customers.
"Oh I see ... well perhaps you'd like to hear the conversation we had" I say, putting my recording device on the table and pressing play!
Having listened to the 40 seconds recording, he expressed disgust in the wasting of police time, and the issue of false accusation in the report. There were no staff present. There were no customers. There were no threats, nor shouting. Just a repeated calm request for the return of our stolen equipment. I left the officer, considering what to do with Mr Hanzalek and his false accusations plus wasting of police time and inappropriate use of 911.
So, if you see Marty Hanzalek or My Newfoundland Adventures this winter ... don't forget to ask "Are you going to return the stolen snowmobiling equipment?"
thanks!
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Posted By Canada KDG to We are CrazyAboutNewfoundland.com on 1/06/2010 08:01:00 PM
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