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My truck was vandalized and cops cant pin it

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quentin

Junior Member
British Columbia, Canada

My truck was recently vandalized by a 15 yr old. He smashed out both my windows and attempted to drive it off the property, i dont have insurance on the truck because i dont have the money to insure it. He told the police that he smashed out one window and thats all he would pay for, even though he admitted he had done it all to me. The cops don't have any hard evidence against him, and they tell me im out of luck, but the damages will probably top $1000 and i dont have any money, and furthermore i dont believe he should get away with the crime. How can I make him pay for all the damages?
 


CdwJava

Senior Member
quentin said:
British Columbia, Canada

My truck was recently vandalized by a 15 yr old. He smashed out both my windows and attempted to drive it off the property, i dont have insurance on the truck because i dont have the money to insure it. He told the police that he smashed out one window and thats all he would pay for, even though he admitted he had done it all to me. The cops don't have any hard evidence against him, and they tell me im out of luck, but the damages will probably top $1000 and i dont have any money, and furthermore i dont believe he should get away with the crime. How can I make him pay for all the damages?
I'm not sure of the laws in Canada (and this forum is for US law only), but in the USA you could take him to small claims court and sue him there as the burden of proof is greatly diminished in civil court.

- Carl
 

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