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Originally Posted by 4X4
What did that call sound like?
"Hello, police? Yeah, I was surfing CalgaryPuck the other day and.... Yeah, Calgarypuck. It's this hockey messageboard about the Calgary Flames. Anyway, there's this Jets fan on there, and he... Yeah, a fan of the Winnipeg Jets... Yeah, he signed up before Winnipeg got a team back, and he still posts probably because he lives in Calgary. ANYWAY.... His car got stolen, and I just spotted it in Bonavista!! ... Resurrection.... Yeah. Well, he probably has a real name. Hold on, I'll PM him...."
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This isn't nearly as uncommon as you'd think. Quite often people will call in saying that they believe they've found lost or stolen items online. The conversation generally goes like this:
"Hello, non-emerg? Yeah. I go to [online place] and one of the people there posted that their car has been stolen. I think I've found it. The license plate is [plate] and it's on a [vehicle description]."
Having reported the car, if it does turn out to be stolen, the police would know who Resurrection is and tell him his car's been found, Sliver wouldn't need to know his real name.
This is also part of the reason why, when you report a stolen vehicle, you will generally be told to let all your friends and family know, that they can keep an eye out for it, and report it if they see it. A surprising number of cars are found that way.