Arrest made in Aero property recovery case:

[Sloan1874]

This statement was made by Police Scotland's press office in relation to the recovery of £144,000 of stolen Aero stock back in March:

"A 47 year old man has been charged followed alleged thefts of leather jackets from a business in Galashiels. He is scheduled to appear at Selkirk Sherrif Court on 6th January 2014."

Just to be clear, this is now officially an active case, and as such be careful what is posted in relation to it. Scots law prohibits the public identification of plaintiffs, or other details that could compromise the prosecution's case, prior to trial.
Doing so could constitute contempt of court and result in the FL's management, and potentially the poster, getting prosecuted. The bartenders are aware of this situation btw. Obviously, as the case develops, I'll do my best to keep you all up to speed about what's happening.

 

[Capesofwrath]

This statement was made by Police Scotland's press office in relation to the recovery of £144,000 of stolen Aero stock back in March:

"A 47 year old man has been charged followed alleged thefts of leather jackets from a business in Galashiels. He is scheduled to appear at Selkirk Sherrif Court on 6th January 2014."

Just to be clear, this is now officially an active case, and as such be careful what is posted in relation to it. Scots law prohibits the public identification of plaintiffs, or other details that could compromise the prosecution's case, prior to trial.
Doing so could constitute contempt of court and result in the FL's management, and potentially the poster, getting prosecuted. The bar stewards are aware of this situation btw. Obviously, as the case develops, I'll do my best to keep you all up to speed about what's happening.

Bar stewards? You mean as in William the Bar Steward?

 

[Boyo]

Thanks for the report Sloan, obviously we are all very interested in the outcome.

 

[Bunyip]

Finally some news....I've been very curious re this...

 

[wdw]

Hopefully one step closer to the Aero fire sale we've been waiting nearly a year for.

Can we expect your courtroom tweets on the 6th Jan then?

 

[ButteMT61]

No wonder the "it never happened" shills have gone undercover.

 

[Jeff M]

How does one walk away with what, almost 200 Aeros?
Layer them?
Selkirk you say? So basically local.
Like to get a photo of this guys closet to show to my wife when she complains about the number of jackets I've got hanging in there.

 

[Sloan1874]

No wonder the "it never happened" shills have gone undercover.

The police had a good long laugh when I told them there were people denying this ever happened. Ah well, the wheels of Scottish justice grind slow, but they also grind slowly.

@wdw - I'll talk to the boss going to the case, but January 6th will be just an initial hearing for a plea to be entered and possible reports.

 

[Edward]

Like to get a photo of this guys closet to show to my wife when she complains about the number of jackets I've got hanging in there.

lol Now there's an idea!

 

[sshack]

Wow, I had no idea about this theft. It's been a tough year at Aero... Hopefully better and brighter 2014.

 

[wdw]

Given the amount of swag, I'm surprised it's just the sheriff court. What sort of sentence might there be in this type of case in that court?

 

[Sloan1874]

The Procurator Fiscal decides how best to deal with it in first instance.

 

[Jeff M]

The police had a good long laugh when I told them there were people denying this ever happened. Ah well, the wheels of Scottish justice grind slow, but they also grind slowly.

@wdw - I'll talk to the boss going to the case, but January 6th will be just an initial hearing for a plea to be entered and possible reports.

I take it that this wasn't somebody who heisted a truck filled with jackets out front of the Aero plant one day?
Does Aero ever actually have that many jackets on hand at any one time?

 

[Otter]

The police had a good long laugh when I told them there were people denying this ever happened. Ah well, the wheels of Scottish justice grind slow, but they also grind slowly.

@wdw - I'll talk to the boss going to the case, but January 6th will be just an initial hearing for a plea to be entered and possible reports.

It will just end up being continued anyway!

 

[wdw]

Jeff, I'm sure this was a mega-thread probably around March, with quite a few people saying it was all an unfortunate misunderstanding etc etc. Now we'll soon hear the truth.

 

[ButteMT61]

Few jackets now and then over a lomg period would be easy to do. Don't forget the labels and other goodies. Fun times for him. Aero gets retribution. Someday.

 

[Otter]

Not until about this time next year unless I do not know the Scottish Court system!

 

[wdw]

Butte, no mention of the label/storse issue in the press release, which made me wonder, as this trial seems specific to the magic expanding closet.

I understood that my storse (no doubt amongst countless others) was kept as evidence, so maybe there will be more to come.

 

[ButteMT61]

Butte, no mention of the label/storse issue in the press release, which made me wonder, as this trial seems specific to the magic expanding closet.

I understood that my storse (no doubt amongst countless others) was kept as evidence, so maybe there will be more to come.

Interesting! Sounds like a crappy holiday for "The Collector".

 

[sshack]

Butte, no mention of the label/storse issue in the press release, which made me wonder, as this trial seems specific to the magic expanding closet.

I understood that my storse (no doubt amongst countless others) was kept as evidence, so maybe there will be more to come.

WDW-- not sure I follow you. I knew about the old storse issue, but why is it being kept as evidence? Evidence pertaining to this theft in March?