Hooker33
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Good news
I received a call on my cell phone here in WA. from the Commandante de Policia in San Jose that my car that was stolen during the aftermath of Odile
has been recovered and is being held in a storage yard in San Jose. Will be in Cabo on the 27th, now how to get it released?
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David K
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Congratulations! Good thing it was a brand that sticks out so well to be spotted!
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micah202
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Hooker33
....... now how to get it released? |
...or what's left of it 
...from what I've heard--the longer you take,the less will remain 
[Edited on 10-15-2014 by micah202]
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vandenberg
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Hooker33
I received a call on my cell phone here in WA. from the Commandante de Policia in San Jose that my car that was stolen during the aftermath of Odile
has been recovered and is being held in a storage yard in San Jose. Will be in Cabo on the 27th, now how to get it released? |
Bring registration and proof of ownership
Had my Jeep here in Loreto stolen several years ago. The thieves did a lot of damage and took everything that wasn't bolted down.
Took me 2 months to get back to Loreto from Sacramento and during that time our comandante used it for his own and familie's pleasure.
When questioned he joyfully stated that he just tried to save me the storage money. 
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Udo
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Udo
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ncampion
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Of course he had to keep the battery charged.
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mulegemichael
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yeah, i'd bring registration, proof of ownership AND dinero!
dyslexia is never having to say you\'re yrros.
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BajaBlanca
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wonderful news.
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Hooker33
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Good news???
Arrived in Cabo on Sunday Oct.27th on Monday I began a journey into the twilight zone. I have made numerous trips from Cabo to San Jose, to different
police offices and the district attorneys office still no car. Haven't even seen it yet. A kind Commander of the Transit Police in San Jose
volunteered to help get the car released, he immediately ask for 2000 pesos to get the process speeded up. I paid! That was last Tuesday, more travel
and more excuses why the car could not immediately be released in spite of my having all the necessary documents and I even had them all translated
into Spanish. My good Samaritan officer needed another 1500 pesos for the District Attorney in San Jose. I paid! Still no car. Today, Tuesday, a
week and a day later I am supposed to meet MY officer at the San Jose Police station for a trip to the Cabo judicial court on the hwy. to Todo Santos
for release papers. MY officer was quick to point out that it is his day off but he wants to get our car for us. Nice man! Will I have to pay a
clerk there to speed up the process?? I feel like a "cash cow" and the car is kidnapped and being held until my pesos run out. Oh well this is Baja
and I love it so.
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monoloco
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Don't you love having to bribe public employees to do their job?
"The future ain't what it used to be"
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Hook
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| Quote: | Originally posted by monoloco
Don't you love having to bribe public employees to do their job? |
Probably the most disappointing aspect of living down here. Maybe disappointing isn't a strong enough word.
Hooker33, why are you paying all this money when you have no idea IF they have the car and what condition it is in?
Most kidnappings involve getting a "proof of life" incident from the kidnappers. In this case, that is now the police. Time you got your proof of
life.
I imagine there is much anxiety in the Cape region these days, whenever a hurricane threatens the area. Not so much the storm damage, necessarily. I
mean, with the complete breakdown in law enforcement, people have to wonder what they will really return to......... and how they will re-acquire
their own possessions, when found.
I laughed the first time I heard Mexico referred to as a "failed state". It's lost a bit of it's humor, lately.
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bajaguy
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It's important to support small businesses
| Quote: | Originally posted by monoloco
Don't you love having to bribe public employees to do their job? |
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Porky Pig
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Recover stolen car
Our stolen jeep was recovered in Guerrero Negro. Recovery was not too much hassle. No bribes needed. If you filed a stolen vehicle report, be sure to
go into where you filed and fill out a recovery letter. We failed to do that, figuring the police did that. Traded in the jeep a few weeks later to a
San Diego dealer who then sold it to a young man. Said man and his friends went to Tijuana where they were arrested and put in jail for having a
stolen vehicle. We filled out the recovery paperwork from our District Attorney and sent it to the dealer, who got the guys out of jail after a few
weeks stint as jailbirds.
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bajabuddha
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I'd invest a buck six-bits for a small tube of KY Jelly. Might make the mordida process a little less painful. By the way, 'K Y' stands for:
Kwit Yelling.
I don't have a BUCKET LIST, but I do have a F***- IT LIST a mile long!
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