bassplayer Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 A dog from the village at Cosgrove was stolen by a couple of guys on a tatty cruiser, being towed by another tatty cruiser! They came through the lock yesterday after ramming the bank several times. The police were involved in the capture and return of the dog last night. This man is known to both the police and cart have already issued a section 8 for the boats. They were moored at bridge 57 at 1 o'clock last night. Please keep your dogs with you at all times and lock everything up. This is not just a rumour, be warned and let anyone else you know. Thanks for the heads up.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodGurl Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 can they even section 8 on the bridgewater seeing as it belongs to MSC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 I am fairly sure there were only two males when I saw them in the summer so may be it's a different pair of boats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Gilchrist Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 Untill they 'took' this dog, what harm were they doing? The camo boat was nicking things from other boaters and the police got him for it, there has been no reports of theft by these people. So they are scruffy and broke, the poor will always be with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 Untill they 'took' this dog, what harm were they doing? The camo boat was nicking things from other boaters and the police got him for it, there has been no reports of theft by these people. So they are scruffy and broke, the poor will always be with us. Which takes us straight back to the debate about whether people who can't afford a licence should be on the cut at all, and if you think yes they they should be, whether they should they be excused buying a licence. What's your view on this? Mtb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Gilchrist Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 People should pay for there licences but if you have no money and no home what would you do? Living in old trucks and buses [my past] has been stamped on, squats are ilegal, so whats left? cheep plastic boat and keep moving, better than a park bench. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0atman Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 The housing benefit will pay your licence If you stay in one council district not sure if they will do it in one go though or give you staged payments . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulstoke1975 Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 Does anyone have pictures of the boats? Or maybe descriptions. I saw a couple that fitted the description a couple of times on the North Stratford in the summer. I think the boat being towed was an old Dawncraft. They passed us late one evening and we passed them early the next morning. ,,,, they didn't show any interest in my dog though, ... although I reckon with only one eye she is probably not an ideal candidate for a dog theif! did they nick his eye 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 Greenie Donald G. I agree. The housing situation in the UK is broken and not fit for purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenlyn Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 (edited) These particular two boats have been hanging around Milton Keynes on and off throughout the summer. The boat being towed was searched by police around august time. The guy who supposedly owns the towed boat is seemingly avoiding police for crimes committed. Obviously can't put a name up on here, but several in the Milton Keynes area know him. Nothing whatsoever to do with what was the camouflage boat. Beware, the guy on the towed boat can be very aggressive. Edited November 22, 2014 by jenlyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Gilchrist Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 Greenie Donald G. I agree. The housing situation in the UK is broken and not fit for purpose. My first greenie [ ? ] Can it be used to pay for boat licence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 Greenie Donald G. I agree. The housing situation in the UK is broken and not fit for purpose. It always has been. I bought my first boat to live on in 1977 because of all the same housing market problems we have now. I don't imagine it will ever change. MtB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Gilchrist Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 It always has been. I bought my first boat to live on in 1977 because of all the same housing market problems we have now. I don't imagine it will ever change. MtB Thats a depressing thought but I think you are right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftycarper Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 These particular two boats have been hanging around Milton Keynes on and off throughout the summer. The boat being towed was searched by police around august time. The guy who supposedly owns the towed boat is seemingly avoiding police for crimes committed. Obviously can't put a name up on here, but several in the Milton Keynes area know him. Nothing whatsoever to do with what was the camouflage boat. Beware, the guy on the towed boat can be very aggressive. . The more aggressive the better as far as I,m concerned if he had stolen my dog, as I would then be within my legal right to beat him to a pulp in the name of self defence, plus if the guy has warrants out for his arrest the last thing he would want to do is call the police Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 Where to start with fixing the housing problems I know not. So many people have a major part of their money tied up in property. The government is totally against people making their own alternative solutions . Empty and under occupied homes and commercial buildings are part of the problem. Better minds than mine have failed to come up with a solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0atman Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 Proper houses built in city town village boundaries .Councils to get a grip and search out empty properties and get owners to do somethimg or compulsory take possession and refurbish or auction off. Full council tax to be paid on all 2nd 3rd etc properties by owner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 Where to start with fixing the housing problems I know not. So many people have a major part of their money tied up in property. The government is totally against people making their own alternative solutions . Empty and under occupied homes and commercial buildings are part of the problem. Better minds than mine have failed to come up with a solution. The trite solution is to build enough houses to match the population. The problem with this is when the supply increases, the price falls so more people are attracted into the market. (The people on the margins of being able to afford their own place finally buy, and more people are attracted to come and live here from abroad - but we can't say that because we will be accused of racism.) And this leads to demand rising and a new equilibrium is reached. So in effect no, there is no solution. But saying it is not 'fit for purpose' rather overlooks the concept of us living in a democracy with a free market economy. It is working as designed. Bad, but the alternatives are worse. MtB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 back on topic, a couple of well aimed 56lb weights could solve this problem straight away ........any location report this morning..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delta9 Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 When the police boarded the boat.,the guy whose name they had was not on the boat! The guy said he had found the dog a black lab collie cross and wasgoing to return it in the morning. Is there any evidence to suggest this was untrue? I've only skimmed through the thread, but as far as I can see you don't seem to mention how you know that they stole the dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter X Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 It was perhaps easy to miss it, but in post #25 pykebird said "For some reason they only took one dog from the garden". If someone takes a dog from a private garden they must have known they were stealing it. However the man probably claimed to have found it elsewhere, leaving the police lacking evidence of theft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 Reading between the lines, the dog was "stolen" from the offside but online moorings at Willowbridge, some of which have a small garden area next to them, along with some boating tools which cannot be traced as you don't write your boat name on articles like ropes and windlasses. I may be wrong here but...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delta9 Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 It was perhaps easy to miss it, but in post #25 pykebird said "For some reason they only took one dog from the garden". If someone takes a dog from a private garden they must have known they were stealing it. However the man probably claimed to have found it elsewhere, leaving the police lacking evidence of theft. It doesn't mention how she knows this to be the case. Did she witness them taking the dog or is it possible that the dog escaped? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delta9 Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 I may be wrong here but...... ... you are going to suggest "solving the problem" with some 56lb weights anyway. Who cares if you may be wrong, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 ... you are going to suggest "solving the problem" with some 56lb weights anyway. Who cares if you may be wrong, right? methinks you take this too seriously... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delta9 Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 methinks you take this too seriously... Methinks that the denizens of this forum take allegations of theft too seriously when they are presented with no supporting evidence at all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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