How was your Monday night?

I got off work, made some leftovers, listened to a comedy special, then decided I wanted to go visit a friend at their business. Hopped in my car, drove over, shot the breeze with them for a couple of hours, then headed out to my car...

Only to find my plates were missing. We checked cameras to find that the plates were missing when I got to their shop, so I did what anyone would do and called the cops.

They told me to wait for a dispatch, and 10 minutes later I was surrounded by several wonderful officers who were very interested in my whereabouts.

I got detained as they looked over everything. At that point I (thankfully) wasn't a suspect, but I was definitely a person of interest. The cops made my buddy stay open as we talked, I filled out a statement, we talked more, I filled out another statement, then talked some more. After the third statement I asked what the vehicle looked like... It definitely matched my car, except mine has a missing hubcap I haven't replaced (for aesthetic reasons, surely) and a massive dent with some paint scraping.

After the detective on site confirmed what I would have assumed to be a super obvious flaw he asked if I had paperwork for the damage to my car (I did online, report from an idiot hit-skipping me in my old town). After a few minutes I got a strong apology and explanation.

Apparently my plates were stolen by a suspect who killed two people and stole their vehicle. Probably to hide their identity. The same vehicle was spotted as part of an attempted robbery, with my plates, within the 3-4 hours that passed between me getting home and reporting the plates stolen. The cops state the plates may have been stolen earlier and I didn't notice so I gave them an itinerary to look for suspects and that's that.

It was one of the most interesting, slightly scary, and generally weird events in my life so far. The cops left, giving me cards and statement IDs, along with a 'oops, my plates got stolen by a killer' pass to drive to the DMV in the morning along with an escort home.

Got there first thing, and the whole event cost 110 bucks (including ordering pizza for my friend, plates, and buying a police-escorted sixer on my way home to calm down. Right now I'm sitting waiting for security people at my job to pull tapes for the last few days to confirm whether my plates disappeared while on property. I'm really hoping they can catch the guy.

tl;dr: The memes cover everything, just more detail.

Thank you for listening to my tale, because it was a crazy one. I've left out several pieces of information intentionally to not interfere and won't divulge my location. Have a great day!

Most Viral Edit: Hey! We made it! Glad my terrible night helped you get through your day. I'd like to thank everyone for reading and my Secret Santa for still not coming through. I doubt I'll get a backup gift but figured I'd state it outright.

Also, Imgur Lawyers: I love the 'always lawyer up' brigade. I spoke to lawyers after everything and they were fine with it. Most of my FB is chock full of lawyers who would have hassled me otherwise. The fact is that I had an airtight alibi and photographic/video proof of my whereabouts during the entire crime spree as well as multiple eyewitnesses immediately available.

I don't add details because they're not 'fun' but Christ, stop with the AM I BEING DETAINED! nonsense. You can't get yourself out of an arrest, but you sure as hell can get yourself into a cage with that.