Originally posted by CSVT1214:I messed up big time on this whole thing. I reported it to my buddy in the PD. As of now, nothing can be done even though I have a copy of the hard drive. The police need the actual computer, but unfortunately, the computer was picked up before I talked to him.
Of course. For all the cops know, maybe the guy didn't pay his repair bill so you threw some kiddie porn on a hard drive and claimed it was his. It's a very serious allegation, so the cops are going to want to verify that it is indeed on his computer.
If I were you I'd call the guy and offer something enticing but plausible to get him to come back (half off a memory upgrade, something like that). Then have the cops waiting when he brings the computer in.
