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DENNIS - 5-31-2008 at 02:16 PM

Thanks Gene. Great story.

Iflyfish - 5-31-2008 at 04:50 PM

Good one! That must have been satisfying indeed. One more down.

Iflyfish

Now THAT is a cool story!

vgabndo - 5-31-2008 at 05:25 PM

BajaWarrior - 5-31-2008 at 07:49 PM

Ya he got lucky, I was returning my room key when he notified the staff at the Pyramid Resort that it had been stolen, no alarm, and no insurance.

More than lucky.

fdt - 5-31-2008 at 08:31 PM

I am so glad to hear that the car was found, great story.

postholedigger - 5-31-2008 at 10:49 PM

Nice! I hope I'm that lucky if I'm ever unlucky enough to have a car stolen in Baja.

CaboRon - 6-1-2008 at 07:00 AM

Wonderfull story .....Glad you got your car back ..

CaboRon

Barry A. - 6-1-2008 at 07:16 AM

Hose A------------Wow, that is a great story, and "happening".

You mention the "way" the Mexican police handled the arrest, vis-a-vis the USA cops--------the reason that the USA cops handle arrests in a more aggressive manner is that too many cops have been killed and injured in circumstances similar to the one you describe-----therefore all USA cops are TRAINED to handle arrests in the aggressive way you describe------it is simply a manner of "officer safety".

It is great to hear that the Mexican Police are becoming more professional.

Barry

TonyC - 6-1-2008 at 07:52 AM

EXCELLENT....one for the good guys.

Was the guy able to register the car after buying it from the thief, or was he driving the car with U.S. plate?

What are the penalties for stealing a car, and/or buying stolen property?

[Edited on 6-1-2008 by TonyC]

bajajudy - 6-1-2008 at 07:55 AM

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Originally posted by Barry A.
Hose A------------Wow, that is a great story, and "happening".

You mention the "way" the Mexican police handled the arrest, vis-a-vis the USA cops--------

Barry


Barry, Hose didnt mention anything. It is a copy and paste from the Tom's post on another site.

lingililingili - 6-1-2008 at 08:01 AM

Never liked the idea of having bumper stickers on our car but this story has actually sold me on getting one! The Gatch's might have debated whether or not that was their car.

DENNIS - 6-1-2008 at 08:11 AM

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Originally posted by TonyC

What are the penalties for stealing a car, and/or buying stolen property?



Depends mostly on time. The longer one languishes in jail and the case is moved further into the system, the more he will have to pay. Early bail is the best bargain. Taking care of those details on the street will assure a sizeable saving.

Barry A. - 6-1-2008 at 08:11 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by bajajudy
Quote:
Originally posted by Barry A.
Hose A------------Wow, that is a great story, and "happening".

You mention the "way" the Mexican police handled the arrest, vis-a-vis the USA cops--------

Barry


Barry, Hose didnt mention anything. It is a copy and paste from the Tom's post on another site.


Ooooops, Judy you are absolutely right------I apologize, Hose------my comments should have been aimed at "Tom", and thank you for pointing that out, Judy.

Barry

DENNIS - 6-1-2008 at 08:21 AM

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Originally posted by lingililingili
Never liked the idea of having bumper stickers on our car but this story has actually sold me on getting one! The Gatch's might have debated whether or not that was their car.


Good point.
Years back, I had a bicycle stolen from inside a gated area at the university in Ensenada. It was an old Beach Cruiser with a cable and lock wound around and through the frame. I hadn't locked it 'cause I thought it was safe. [shame on me]
Anyway, two or three months later we were driving around Estero Beach and passed this dork riding along on my bicycle. We stopped and I can assure you the rider stopped as well and I demonstrated to him how my key opened the lock on the bike. The rider protested, saying he was an inocent party and had recently purchased my bike so I suggested he go get a refund as the bicycle was going with me....as it did.
It can be a small world out there.

Barry A. - 6-1-2008 at 08:27 AM

Well done, Dennis. This type of pro-activeness is great, IMO.

Barry

sloopy - 6-1-2008 at 09:27 AM

Similar thing happened to my niece , who lives in TJ, last year. My wife was with her along with her (my wife's) sister and brother in law. Our niece was just explaining how their (her and husband's) Jeep Cherokee had recently been stolen. While she was explaining this, she turned around in her seat to see if they were going in the right direction and saw the traffic ahead and alongside of them. She said, "It looked just like that one over there." and she looked again. Sure enough, it was their stolen Jeep. Now here's where it's like an old comedy. The only working cell phone's battery was getting low and the SUV they were in was close to empty. She called the police and difficult as it was, managed to follow the Jeep. Eventually, several police cars converged on the car and the driver and passenger were arrested and taken away. The down side of this whole story is that later the boys were released (I don't know Mexican legal system so don't know how this happensd down there) and my niece and her husband were threatened and had to move out of their apartment back to her mother's place near Tecate. I haven't seen or spoken to them lately and neither has my wife so although I know they've moved again, I don't know what happened. I do believe they have traded in or sold the Jeep, though, just to be rid of it.

DENNIS - 6-1-2008 at 12:38 PM

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Originally posted by Hose A
Jonathan having had his own car stolen a few months ago was heard muttering "I hate car thieves" as he administered an attitude lesson to one of the thieves who was resisting arrest.


Heh Heh Heh. Another great story. Thanks again, Gene.

woody with a view - 6-1-2008 at 01:11 PM

hopefully the puke needed ALOT of re-educating.

gibson - 6-1-2008 at 01:58 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Barry A.
-------the reason that the USA cops handle arrests in a more aggressive manner is that too many cops have been killed and injured in circumstances similar to the one you describe-----therefore all USA cops are TRAINED to handle arrests in the aggressive way you describe------it is simply a manner of "officer safety".


It's simply a 'manner' of the Second Amendment. It's not rocket science.
Been arrested in New Zealand lately?