wilderone
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San Felipe burglaries this summer.
Not to be an alarmist, but this was pretty disturbing, given the number of incidents: (names omitted for privacy)
Break-in's at the South Campos August-September 2007
September 27 2007 - From ++ at Rancho Percebu:
Just to report our garage at our Percebu house broken into 9/26/07. Second time in 2 years. A couple of thousand dollars in power and hand tools were
stolen. We do not know the extent of the missing items yet... I understand that this was again a problem further south. What if anything can be done.
We are continuing to make it increasingly difficult to break in, but you can only do so much.
September 20th: Break-ins reported at Santa Maria. We just heard this from ++ from Campo Santa Maria at km 31 on the road to Puertecitos:
There have been 11 houses broken into with items taken including canned food, quads, generators, invertors, and even a stove. Since most of the houses
are vacation properties some people may not realize that their property has been violated.
In mid-August, there were 5 break-ins in Agua Azul -- quads, tools & generators were taken -- new quads not yet insured.
Across the arroyo in Campo Cielito Lindo, the end house -- and it's usually homes on the far ends of each campo that are broken into --- a home was
broken into for the 6th time -- all the equipment, quads, generators & some solar things were taken. These were all new items that had just been
replaced from the prior robbery.
In the Campo at 38.5 -- across the arroyo from Cielito Lindo, a home and garage was broken into for the 6th time -- while they were filing insurance
claims for the 5th instance. This family is so upset they are ready to walk away and are making plans to do so.
In the 3 Campos around KM 40 - the total for the past 1-1/2 yrs, is in excess of $100,000 in quads, generators, tools, solar, furniture, fixtures,
etc.
The Police can only be in one area at a time - and the robbers seem to know this well -- so they hit where they aren't. When prospective buyers,
renters ask us about this situation, we all intend to be very up front and let them know what's going on -- maybe if it begins to hit the pocketbooks
of Campo owners - something more will be done.
And a follow-up from++:
Have you heard about the burglaries in mid-August in Cielito Lindo and Agua Azul? Four homes were hit. It was reported that one of the four lost
$9,000 worth of quads, tools and other items.
A report (9/25/07) with pictures from ++ of what was stolen from his house at Bahia Santa Maria:
In a follow up on the Break-ins. They actually occurred on Saturday night the 15th August. A red Suburban with a flat tire was spotted on the new
entrance road that leads into Playa Hermosa. I lost approximately $15k worth of stuff including but not limited to…
1. Polaris 500 Sportsman Quad 4X4 Red and Black with lock n go storage box VIN# 4XAMH50A85A365406
2. Keys to all of my Quads, Polaris 500 Sportsman, Polaris 330 Trail boss, Eton 90 Viper, Eton 50 mini
3. Battery from the Polaris 330 Trail boss
4. Honda EU1000i generator
5. Briggs and Stratton 5000 watt generator
6. Briggs and Stratton 3500 watt generator
7. Craftsman 3gal. portable air compressor
8. Trace U2512SB 2.5Kw inverter
9. Trace C60 Charger Controller
10. Trace CM LCD Display for C60 Controller
11. Unknown brand 65 watt solar panel
12. Unknown brand 85 watt solar panel
13. Craftsman Professional Series Screwdrivers, Black shanks and handles
• Standard, #0,#1,#2,#3
• Phillips, #0,#1,#2,#3
14. Craftsman Professional Series Pliers, Black handles
• Various needle nose, standard pliers, right angel cutters etc…
15. Volt Ohm meter
16. Makita 12Volt screw gun with charger and case
17. Makita grinder 5”
18. Makita grinder discs 5” various types
19. Craftsman corded skill saw
20. Craftsman corded Jig saw
21. 100 ft. extension cord
22. Miscellaneous hand tools
• Hammers, screwdrivers, saws, razor knives, files, drill bits, etc…
23. Various pots and pans including
• 2 gal. metal pot
• 4 gal. pot blue with white specks
• 10 inch and 12 inch fry pans
24. Broken window 6-0 X 3-0
25. Broken window 1-0 X 3-0
26. $20.00 cash
27. Large white igloo cooler
28. Childs helmet
My neighbor’s house was also hit. Some of his losses include a wheeled type battery charger, 2 boat motors, all of his hand tools, hardware, and a
copper line from his propane tanks to his house. They were also going to take the wheels and tires off of his jeep that was parked in the garage, but
stopped mid theft.
This is the second time he has been broken into. The first time they got a Quad and a Dirt Bike.
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BajaWarrior
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My landlord at Playa Hermosa said they got the guy that hit Bahia Santa Maria, and that he is in jail in Ensenada.
He told me this news this past Saturday.
They need to bring back the Army stop by the airport road, that would slow them down. Right now they have a clean shot back to San Felipe via the
highway or desert.
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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viabaja
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Chuck, you said it! Bring back the checkpoint. The only issue would be the old Puerticitos road.
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BajaWarrior
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That's true, but with the checkpoint there, they may periodically send a patrol out to the dirt roads. I've seen them there out by the water pumps on
the Puertocitas road when we've been in the desert.
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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David K
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Bad roads= Good people...
(The road south of San Felipe is now well paved...)
Good roads= All kinds of people!
Orig: from Mama Espinoza after the paving of the transpeninsular road in 1973.
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Bruce R Leech
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I don't think there is any way you are going to stop that kind of breaking and theft other than to not leave thousands of dollars of quads and tools
and equipment in your house when you leave it for 6 months at a time. when you have so month and they have so little it is going to get balanced out
some how. it is to bad but that is the way it is when you build a palace in the middle of poppers.
Bruce R Leech
Ensenada
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capt. mike
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move to Loreto Bay. they have security guys all over.
you get what you pay for.
formerly Ordained in Rev. Ewing\'s Church by Mail - busted on tax fraud.......
Now joined L. Ron Hoover\'s church of Appliantology
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