Lost knife someone found it but wont return it question

[rut-ro]

I took a knife making class form Chops last year and made my mother a knife. Earlier this year I get a message form Chops asking if I lost a knife and I told him know. He said someone found a knife in the Madisonville Walmart that matched the one I made my mother and contacted him because his wifes makers mark was on the sheath. I called my mother and she was too upset to tell me she had lost the knife as it fell out of her purse. Chops gets me in touch with the guy and I send him a picture and he sends one back and its my mothers knifes. He said its a nice knife and wanted to get it back to the owner since it was not just a regular knife. I offer to pay shipping to me and he tells me not to bother he will take care of it. This was in September. I have sent several text messages and he keeps telling me he has gotten busy and or his wife forgets to send it out. I have sent him a message saying I will take off and drive to meet him and no response. Trying not to be a ***** but would like to give it back to my mother. Should I just write it off? I know several people here work with him as he works for a large Law Enforcement agency next to my county but I am not trying to be " that Guy" either. Just frustrating

[Voodoo]

Nothing wrong with a little pressure to do the right thing.

Post his phone number and name and we all can text and call, and call his boss.

[rut-ro]

Typically would not bother me but it’s a one of a kind and my first one I made

[C.Read]

It's pretty ****ty for someone not to return something they know was lost when the owners are found. It's even ****tier when that person works in law enforcement.

[bugleboy]

That's certainly odd, that he would go to the trouble of tracking down the owner, and then not go to the minimal trouble of returning it. Does your mom know it's been found?

[glen]

Call one of the guys you know that work with him and see if they can take possession of the knife. Call and tell them the situation- I know if it was someone that I previously worked with I would “make it right” if I could

[hog_down]

Can you drive to meet him?

[PondPopper]

So he's a cop??

[silentstalker92]

I would consider talking to the people y’all commonly know about it before making a decision. I can’t see a good reason why he hasn’t returned it yet except for the possibility he may have lost it himself.


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[mtac767]

nothing wrong with a little pressure to do the right thing.

Post his phone number and name and we all can text and call, and call his boss.

haha

[BlackHogDown]

Maybe he's just a lazy procrastinator like me. I'm known to leave a return Amazon package in the backseat of the truck until the last day possible. Benefit of the doubt for a LE officer... Hope you get it back.

[AgHntr10]

Weird that he would go through the trouble of finding you if he had no intentions of returning it. There has to be more to the story.

[Snowflake Killa]

I wouldn't return it either it's badazz

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[rut-ro]

i wouldn't return it either it's badazz

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lol

[rut-ro]

That's certainly odd, that he would go to the trouble of tracking down the owner, and then not go to the minimal trouble of returning it. Does your mom know it's been found?

Yes she asks me about it weekly