Wirth robbery follow-up
It’s been surprising how easy a lot of the aftermath has been. Bank card canceled, new one on the way. $11 and 10 minutes at the DMV, new license on the way and a temporary for now. Car window fixed, no deductible. The biggest hassle by far has been trying to file a damn police report.
When it happened, the naturalist at the park called the Mpls police, and the police person said i could either call later or file a report online, which seemed good because i had the girls with me and i wanted to get home to cancel my bank card. When i got home, i called only to get a message that there weren’t any dispatchers there on a Sunday afternoon to take the report. So i tried the online system, but their website app wouldn’t recognize Wirth Park as being in Minneapolis; not listed as a park, the address of the garden not recognized. So i called the police line again today, and the Mpls Police person said it was actually Golden Valley’s jurisdiction. Called Golden Valley, no no, it’s actually in Mpls. I called the Garden and asked who they belonged to, and they said to try the park police. Called the park police and they said, nope, should have called 911 right when it happened, call the MPD again. So i give up, the snake is eating it’s own tail and incompetence wins again.
I should note that at each step along the way, every person i talked to was absolutely convinced that they were right and the last person was wrong. No doubt in their mind, they knew what they were talking about, unbelievable how dumb other people can be, etc. Right, it’s the other one who’s the problem.
2 Responses to “Wirth robbery follow-up”
Your tax dollars hardly working.
Probably a matter for Homeland Security.