Interesting call at 5AM = car stolen

[Lohman446]

Ok.. its always been a joke around where I live, nobody locks anything because, well face it my closest neighbor is 1/4 mile away.

So I get a phone call at 5AM this morning, county sheriff. The officer asks me to make sure my car is in my yard. I'm like wtf, why wouldn't it be... I look and wow.. empty driveway. So this kinda really really sucks.

[stondroopy]

ACK! i hope you get it back in one piece

[Lohman446]

Yeh... Im taking an inventory of what was in it now. Luckily I had to do X-mas shopping yesterday so I had out both marker cases and my bag... of course I left in it - full freak stainless kit, dye cleats, a few jerseys, my friggin expensive leather jacket..

My daughters car seat, my daughters back-pack, my daughters first place ribbon that I was keeping safe for her.. You know, up to that point of inventory I was not that pissed, and its the $0.50 item that pisses me off because my kid was proud of it. I know I can get it replaced... but well that one upsets me.

The sad part of this is at about ten last nigth a car went by here slow enough that I walked out to watch it go by...

I am left with the lets be thankful noone was hurt theory, and I am. Everything is replaceable but this... well I'm more in one of those - I would like one month in the near future to go by without problems... just one.

[1stdeadeye]

So joyriders or what?

[Lohman446]

Heres where it could have been much worse..

I have heard the word escapee (though from a juvenile facility). What i cant figure out.. theres none within fifteen miles of here. YOu know though, I had a bad feeling last night, enough so that I had double checked to make sure my pistol was loaded and the doors were locked. THis goes in the could have been much worse file.

[Cort95]

Hate to hear about your bad fortune there. It really is amazing how traumatic events remind us what's truly important, I can totally relate to being the most angry over the ribbon for your daughter. I'm glad your family is safe, good luck!

[skife]

lohman what was the make/model/year of your car?
did you leave your keys in it?


i know there is a juvinile facility in baldwin.

[Repoman-gene]

lohman what was the make/model/year of your car?
did you leave your keys in it?

Thats what I would like to know.

[PyRo]

I know a guy who has atleast 350k (probably closer to 600k) of vehicles outside unlocked with the keys in them (not hidden, ON the center consoles). Never had one stolen and no I won't give you his adress. What i'm curious about is how the heck did the sheriff know your car was stolen.

[teufelhunden]

He stole them!!






You don't steal expensive cars, they're too rare. People notice a yellow H1 driving around town a day after one was reported stolen..

[Hasty8]

Some call me callous. Some harsh.

Regardless of that, as far as I am concerned, I honestly feel that dip...sy doodles like this thief here should have the flesh removed from his body with fire-brands.

I hate criminals and those who have zero sense of community.

People are to busy today and only think about what is best for them. Never does what is best for them as well as best for the commmunity cross their tiny little minds.

[Lohman446]

Update...

Yeh, my keys were in it, so is everyone elses keys in a mile radius (I asked).

He was on probation, at his mothers house, and started a fight with someone.. cops came and he ran into the woods.. through the woods and took my car.

Fled the police all night - loosing them several times. When one officer tried to appraoch the car he tried to run him over (he's going to jail long time fore that one). This morning I get a call - they had pursued him in excess of 90MPH on the corners of Wilke and 64th.. Im like wtf, those are both dirt roads. He crashed at said speed - lived through it (now in hospital) - and needless to say totalled the car - rolling it several times. I was able to retrieve most my stuff from the car but am still missing my daughters ribbon .

I have no effective recourse as I did not have full coverage on teh car and he and his family have no $$ - so basically Im out a car.

[Rob218]

Update...

Yeh, my keys were in it, so is everyone elses keys in a mile radius (I asked).

He was on probation, at his mothers house, and started a fight with someone.. cops came and he ran into the woods.. through the woods and took my car.

Fled the police all night - loosing them several times. When one officer tried to appraoch the car he tried to run him over (he's going to jail long time fore that one). This morning I get a call - they had pursued him in excess of 90MPH on the corners of Wilke and 64th.. Im like wtf, those are both dirt roads. He crashed at said speed - lived through it (now in hospital) - and needless to say totalled the car - rolling it several times. I was able to retrieve most my stuff from the car but am still missing my daughters ribbon .

I have no effective recourse as I did not have full coverage on teh car and he and his family have no $$ - so basically Im out a car.

Wow, that's incredible. I would think that the Ribbon would be one of the things left undamaged? Unless the car burned afterward. Any bends in the Freak kit? 90MPH on corners of dirt roads? That's suicide. I start to fishtail just going 60+ on our little backroad trails. The term "road" is an exaggeration for some of the roads here.

[teufelhunden]

I have no effective recourse as I did not have full coverage on teh car and he and his family have no $$ - so basically Im out a car.

There's always a way to get money out of someone who ****ed up..

No money doesn't mean they can't pay ya... it just means they'll be in debt

[Echo419]

that really sucks, but cant you still take him to court, and get money out of him, even if he doesnt personally own any