My Duster was stolen

dustermaniac said
Because the detective in Johnston County who knows where the car is has told me I am responsible to pay this guy who purchased the car over 2 yrs of storage fees. I do not agree with this and have questioned the detective as to WHY?? I have to pay storage fees on a vehicle that was STOLEN from me. He will not give me the name of the person who has the Duster and has said that If I do not fly to NC and meet with him and arrange to get the car then he was going to pull the title off the stolen car registry in NC and let the guy keep the car. I am out of work with a rotator cuff tear and cannot afford to fly to NC nor pay this guy who knows how much to try to get my car back. So he has painted me into a corner.

That is basically the law, if that guy is the one who did not steal the car.

I had a friend buy on old triumph motorcycle basket case from a flea market with no title, he restored the bike, and when he went to get a title, WV requires a LEO to inspect the serial numbers it came up stolen.

He had to hold a completely restored vintage bike, until the owner could claim it, all he got for his restoration efforts, he was able to charge the actual owner $5.00 a day for storage. It was his fault for not getting the title first.