Pentech Bangor

Milko wrote: »

If its the same owner he once installed software on my brothers laptop & charged him full price for what should have been legitimate Windows … it was pirated.


Personal experience has me use "Plain English speaking Computers" in Ards … have been more than helpful in the past

Max0010 wrote: »

If you care to, it'd be nice to hear how this turns out.
Especially if the trader in question has 'form' as it were.
I really hope you get a good outcome.

Reading your original post again, I'm guessing you were fobbed off
by a police officer who simply didn't want to take the report and investigate.
I'm disgusted by this for two reasons at least. Stealing from the vulnerable is
despicable. Someone likely to have a criminal record, ought to be pursued by
police at every opportunity, to prevent them reoffending.

If Trading Standards don't pursue this, I would write to your local PSNI District Commander,
who is probably based in Bangor and will be a Superintendent if memory serves.
Keep it short and sweet, but include enough facts to get them interested.
If a District Commander directs one of his uniform or CID constables to investigate,
it WILL happen. Superintendent is a very senior rank.

Or, raise the matter at your next Community Policing Partnership public meeting.
Again, bring a note of the facts. Keep it concise. An Inspector rank usually attends these
meetings and while a couple of ranks below Superintendent, nevertheless can direct this to
be investigated.

In mitigation, police officers I know tell me that morale is at an all time low, the terrorist threat never went away and is increasing and resources are stretched very thin. Unfortunately in circumstances such as these, so called minor offences not involving violence will fall through the cracks.

In the days of the RUC, the trader would've been spoken to and encouraged to return the money, RAM card and anything else taken from your father. It may've been suggested, that in the interests of goodwill all round, the trader fix the laptop free of charge. Funnily enough nine times out of ten, this ensured a happy outcome. No paperwork had to be done and the traders card was marked, for any repetition.
Sadly, not all change is for the better.