"The Ineptitude of the Bordentown NJ Police"

Haines Towing, Inc. from Bordentown NJ unlawfully took a bus without the owner's consent, and the Bordentown NJ police said it is legal.

On December 11, 2009, around 9:00AM in the morning, a bus company entitled S&J International Travel Inc. had a bus broke down in the New Jersey Turnpike. The driver called the Haines Towing, Inc., located in Bordentown NJ, to have the bus towed to a Ford Dealer. The driver paid for the towing and believed that Haines Towing would do their job and tow it to Ford. However, Haines Towing towed the bus back to their garage. Haines Towing would not release the bus back to the driver. Haines Towing is evidently committing theft.

S&J International Travel Inc.'s official called Haines Towing and got in contact with Haines's representative named Chrissy. The representative, Chrissy, said the company would not release the bus. The reason given was: The company's name S&J International Travel Inc. is similar to the name of the company Haines Towing has a gripe and lawsuit with. In addition, S&J International Travel Inc.'s company address is located in Rockville, MD, the same town the accused company was also registered. The accused company's name was S&J Travel , d/b/a Lotus Tours, Inc. Hence, Haines Towing believed that S&J International Travel Inc. is related to S&J Travel and told S&J International Travel Inc.'s official to pay them $143,199.30 - the amount Haines Towing is currently suing S&J Travel for. S&J International Travel Inc.'s official informed Haines Towing that they do not have any relations with S&J Travel; they do not even know the company S&J Travel. Furthermore, S&J International Travel Inc.'s official also faxed Haines Towing the company's registration document. The document clearly states where S&J International Travel's company address is located. The address is completely different from that of S&J Travel. Yet, despite the evidence, Haines Towing still insist S&J International Travel Inc. is either related to or is S&J Travel in disguise. Haines Towing refuses to release S&J International Travel's bus.

With no other choice, S&J International Travel Inc. contacted the Bordentown, NJ police department. At 10:34AM, the police officers went to Haines Towing's shop. S&J International Travel, having faith in the police, naively believed that the police would bring justice and get their stolen bus back from Haines Towing. That belief was crushed. The police did not get the bus back. In addition, the police claimed that the actions of Haines Towing are legal.

In despair, S&J International Travel Inc. called the Bordentown police department for an explanation. One of the police officer that was in charge of this automobile theft case picked up. The police officer, Officer Weinisch (Badge #3268), informed S&J International Travel's representative that Haines Towing have the legal right to hold S&J International Travel's bus without S&J International Travel's (the owner's) consent. The reason Officer Weinisch gave to S&J International Travel's representative was: Haines Towing have a court letter stating that under default judgment, the company S&J Travel d/b/a Lotus Tours, Inc. owe them $143,199.30. S&J International Travel's representative replied that they are not S&J Travel, therefore, Haines Towing do not have the right to forcefully and illegally hold the company's bus; Haines Towing is essentially stealing the company's bus. Upon hearing the word "steal," Officer Weinisch immediately came to the defense of Haines Towing. He said that Haines Towing is not stealing S&J International Travel's bus; Haines Towing is not forcefully holding the bus. He followed up that statement with: "Haines Towing have the right to hold your bus because they have a court letter and they suspect your company may have relations with S&J Travel." He further insist that this is a civil case, not a criminal case and told S&J International Travel's representative to stop saying that Haines Towing is stealing the company's bus because they're not. S&J International Travel's representative then asked him: "So are you saying that Haines Towing can hold my bus for an infinite amount of time until they find something? So you are saying that they can hold my bus for a month or a year, as long as they want, even though they do not have the owner's consent?" Officer Weinisch said: "Well, it wouldn't be a year," - he paused - "but they do have the court letter." S&J International Travel's representative replied: "My company have nothing to do with the company Haines Towing is suing. What Haines Towing is doing right now is stealing. They are taking my vehicle without my consent and not giving it back. They are committing theft." Again Officer Weinisch told the representative: "It is not theft. We know where the vehicle is. They are not stealing the bus. This is a civil matter, not a criminal matter. There is nothing I can do." Officer Weinisch continues to tell the representative that Haines Towing is not committing theft even though they are holding the company's bus without the company's consent. Officer Weinisch insist that Haines Towing's actions are legal. Officer Weinisch tells the representative that he cannot do anything.

The definition of theft: the act of stealing; the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods or property of another; larceny.

Now, here are two questions I posed to the public:

Is Haines Towing Inc. committing theft?

Did the police officer fulfill his duty as a police?

Thanks for reading.