I've been in your shoes many times, I feel for you. Last year I lost all my saws and a JD tractor. Just last week I lost $10K worth of metal deck from a jobsite. It's just gonna get worse, w/ the economy sinking.
I hate theives
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40 bucks can get you a nice one. Be sure to hang it high, or the thieves will steal or break it!
Spotted Owl
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Update:
One of the local shops called and so did the police. I didn't mention before but an 046 and a 660 were also taken, each ours back up saws. Some around here are lurkers to the site so I didn't want to take chances on divulging info. Any how we mark our saws in a place not many will/would look. The shop thought something was up, and looked where we asked them and matched the #s. Low and behold our saws were being pawned off. He took them in the back for a good going over and called the police and then me. I now have our saws back, but the belts and contents the police said were not worth looking for. Unless I have them marked as well there would be no way of proving who they belonged to, even if they were on the belt I discribed to them that next to nobody would have as belt.
So atleast I have some of our equipment back. I figure the belt will cost around $250+ to get everything back and ready to work again. In the mean time my boy said I could use his stuff until I can get the rest replaced.
Some good news after the past few days has been a very nice thing.
Owl
One of the local shops called and so did the police. I didn't mention before but an 046 and a 660 were also taken, each ours back up saws. Some around here are lurkers to the site so I didn't want to take chances on divulging info. Any how we mark our saws in a place not many will/would look. The shop thought something was up, and looked where we asked them and matched the #s. Low and behold our saws were being pawned off. He took them in the back for a good going over and called the police and then me. I now have our saws back, but the belts and contents the police said were not worth looking for. Unless I have them marked as well there would be no way of proving who they belonged to, even if they were on the belt I discribed to them that next to nobody would have as belt.
So atleast I have some of our equipment back. I figure the belt will cost around $250+ to get everything back and ready to work again. In the mean time my boy said I could use his stuff until I can get the rest replaced.
Some good news after the past few days has been a very nice thing.
Owl
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Spotted Owl
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Yup. Called the police before me. While they guys were waiting for the owner to check out the saws the towns finest showed up. According to the owner they just about had a fight in the store tring to prove who didn't bring them in to sell. Both got a free ride to a more secure place to sleep.
Owl
forestryworks
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good to hear of your good news.
goatchin
ArboristSite Operative
Glad yall caught the SOBs...hope they get what they deserve. Wish it worked out that way all the time but at times things just dont line up right.
I learned at an early age to have an extreme hate for a thief or stealing-the good lord better help any thief caught in the act or later around our property
I learned at an early age to have an extreme hate for a thief or stealing-the good lord better help any thief caught in the act or later around our property
maybe pursued hard enough--the rest may show--even if sold to someone-----------------may reveal who it was----hope so--
windthrown
361 Junkie
Wha HOO!!!!!!
You do not know how rare that is. Caught orange handed. Hmmm, a 440 and a 660. That adds up to over $1,000. Grand theft?
Also yah, persure the belt thing. Chances are they have a lot of other 'stuff' that fell into their hands.
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windthrown
361 Junkie
BTW: when I was a kid groing up here, we never locked anything. Ever. House, car, whatever. Nothing was ever stolen. Then things changed, and an evil fell upon Oregon. Now half the thieves do not even speak English.
Zodiac45
Paleostoveologist & Sawwhisperer
YAY! Unfortunately, they'll probably be back on the street soon.
Glad you got your saws back anyway.
Glad you got your saws back anyway.maybe not slow--as wind said--thats grand theft--should be big house time--
YAY! Unfortunately, they'll probably be back on the street soon.
Traveling the high road is always the better route.
It sure doest't stop one from thinking that a Good going over with a black snake, an about a weeks worth of hosp. bed rest, then the jail time wouldn't't be a better deterrent. Then knowing that if there is ever a second offense -repeat, repeat - until they no longer have a heartbeat. :angrysoapbox:
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Yesterday, at dusk when checking on our old place & timber ground, was able to punch Thur the drifts after some shovel time, into the A-frame & shop as the lock on the first out side gate had seen a pair or bolt cutters and the gate was open 10-12', all the buildings are broken into, doors were kicked in & left wide open over alot of the winter. Strange but not surprised that an adjacent landowner that lives up there, never called as both our gates are always locked and only a few feet apart.
Any ideas or anything online relating to road closure lock type boxes for gates? Would like to help keep the honest people a little more so. :dunno:
Also will be looking into [if it is allowed] a spring loaded cattle guard that unless pinned will drop a few inches to spike tires. Our ODF might really like this, but I have yet to be notified that they have cut a gate lock for fire access. :monkey:
Ironmart
New Member
Check the nearest pawn shop...
You know the first place they hit was the nearest pawn shop. Those guys really don't want to buy stolen goods and will often help you out. I'd turn that anger into some proactive police work. They are obviously stupid because they are thieves.
Expect them to continue to be stupid and you will certainly figure out who they are in short order.
Did you file a police report. A lot of times the police know who did it or who they suspect as soon as you tell them what happened and where you were.
Jesse
You know the first place they hit was the nearest pawn shop. Those guys really don't want to buy stolen goods and will often help you out. I'd turn that anger into some proactive police work. They are obviously stupid because they are thieves.
Expect them to continue to be stupid and you will certainly figure out who they are in short order.
Did you file a police report. A lot of times the police know who did it or who they suspect as soon as you tell them what happened and where you were.
Jesse
Roy M
ArboristSite Operative
Just read a news report about a guy in Alberta who caught lowlifes stealing his ATV. He chased with his car and ran them into the ditch, severely damaging his vehicle. He then grabbed the shotgun and nailed one of the :censored: didn't do serious damage. He is now in a heap of trouble, faces a dozen charges. The town is rallying behind him.
Yeah would be nice to SSS, there has been a plague of crime and gang violence here lately and we are fed up, but we still have to play by the rules in a civilized society.
Ironmart
New Member
Thieves
There has been a rash of car break ins around my home where I live and I am frankly getting completely tired of it. I am about to do a stake out to try and plug the losers. They use the power line easements to slink around and between the housing developments unseen.
Problem is, as soon as you cap one of them, their parents, cousins and the whole town will come out to tell you what a great kid they were, how they were altar boys and peace loving kind hearted citizens.
Its infuriating. We had some teens that arranged a robbery where they called a pizza delivery out to an apartment building and then tried to score some easy cash. The delivery guy was packing and plugged one of the kids twice in the chest and he died on the scene. Of course the other kids scattered.
Now the NAACP and the whole town wants to crucify the delivery guy for being a 'trigger happy, gun toting, cowboy'. I say you just don't hang around to fill out a police report.
These people are basically cock roaches.
There has been a rash of car break ins around my home where I live and I am frankly getting completely tired of it. I am about to do a stake out to try and plug the losers. They use the power line easements to slink around and between the housing developments unseen.
Problem is, as soon as you cap one of them, their parents, cousins and the whole town will come out to tell you what a great kid they were, how they were altar boys and peace loving kind hearted citizens.
Its infuriating. We had some teens that arranged a robbery where they called a pizza delivery out to an apartment building and then tried to score some easy cash. The delivery guy was packing and plugged one of the kids twice in the chest and he died on the scene. Of course the other kids scattered.
Now the NAACP and the whole town wants to crucify the delivery guy for being a 'trigger happy, gun toting, cowboy'. I say you just don't hang around to fill out a police report.
These people are basically cock roaches.
sefh3
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Update:
Any how we mark our saws in a place not many will/would look. The shop thought something was up, and looked where we asked them and matched the #s.
Glad to hear you have your saws back. I have all of my equipment (saws, utility trailers, ATV) marked and pictures stored in a safe. This way if it is stolen I have documentation.
