Stolen receiver hitch cargo carrier, Bahia Asuncion Given to Policia, they will call owner.

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Skipjack Joe

Quote: Originally posted by El Jefe

It has been our experience that petty thieves are often on foot. If they steal too much to carry very far they will hide it in the bushes not far from where they stole it. They will then go find a friend with a car to come and collect the booty. So, always search the area. Look for prints or any other indication of the direction the thieves likely took. We retrieved a whole bunch of stuff taken from a neighbor's garage including a rolling generator by following the broken tracks. Felt like the Hardy Boys! We did not however have the cajones to stake out the drop site that night for when the bad guys came back, and they did. We were just happy to know the driver was probably peeed that he had to bring his car out so many miles of bad road for nothing.

Spike strips.

I like the way you think.

Quote: Originally posted by elgatoloco

Spike strips.

When one of the officers asked me if I had the phone number of the person who lost it, the other officer cut in to say that it was on the police report. Who knows when the guy will be back to recover it? I don't think there is a receiver on the back of the Police truck.

Quote: Originally posted by vgabndo

They'll all packing smart phones and lookin' at 'em all the time.

Who said the victim was staying at the campground? Shari is the owner of the campground and has had limited communications while she is in long term camp at Laguna Ojo de Liebre. She did help by letting us know that a police report had been filed in addition to her posting the theft here. The police remembered the case without looking it up, they instantly dropped everything and moved to recover the stolen property, and agreed that it was probably taken by someone on foot who decided that it was to heavy or obvious to carry very far. There were no footprints.

It isn't unusual for me to think that most people who visit out of the way places in Baja read this forum. Not true! I posted the information here when a camper brought to my attention that it's being stashed in the bushes covered with tumble weeds seemed odd. Most of us living here had heard of the theft so I made the connection. When Shari got back on line and told us that a police report had been filed, I contacted them. I don't know anyone here who is keeping a database of the contact information of people who visit this community. The victim left his phone number with the police.

Anybody else got any criticism of how this was handled? I'll give you the phone number for the police department. We have calm seas, no wind, and bright sun today, I invite you to come to Mexico and chill out.

How the carrier ended up where it was stolen

Quote: Originally posted by Skipjack Joe

Mama: "We may be poor, hijito, but we are NOT ladrones. Take that thing back right now before I tell papa about it".

Quote: Originally posted by vgabndo

Who said the victim was staying at the campground? Shari is the owner of the campground and has had limited communications while she is in long term camp at Laguna Ojo de Liebre. She did help by letting us know that a police report had been filed in addition to her posting the theft here. The police remembered the case without looking it up, they instantly dropped everything and moved to recover the stolen property, and agreed that it was probably taken by someone on foot who decided that it was to heavy or obvious to carry very far. There were no footprints. It isn't unusual for me to think that most people who visit out of the way places in Baja read this forum. Not true! I posted the information here when a camper brought to my attention that it's being stashed in the bushes covered with tumble weeds seemed odd. Most of us living here had heard of the theft so I made the connection. When Shari got back on line and told us that a police report had been filed, I contacted them. I don't know anyone here who is keeping a database of the contact information of people who visit this community. The victim left his phone number with the police. Anybody else got any criticism of how this was handled? I'll give you the phone number for the police department. We have calm seas, no wind, and bright sun today, I invite you to come to Mexico and chill out.

Quote: Originally posted by vgabndo

Quote: Originally posted by Skipjack Joe   Mama: "We may be poor, hijito, but we are NOT ladrones. Take that thing back right now before I tell papa about it". I think you know where it originated, and the hiding place was less than 100 meters away. It seems likely that the thieves were on foot, the police agree, and decided it was too heavy or too dangerous to carry it back through town. They stashed it in the bushes by Paul Camacho's shed and covered it with brush. When they sobered-up, or thawed out, they might have thought it too dangerous to go back for it. All conjecture, but it didn't end up where it was taken. Just close. Thanks Woody!

Quote: Originally posted by vgabndo

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