I'm posting this as so many on this list have trucks for towing & hauling
parts ~ BDF
* In Today's News : Tailgate Theft On the Rise *
Theft of third-row seats and tailgates from American-made trucks and sport
utility vehicles is on the rise, the Los Angeles Daily News reported. Police
have been encouraging truck and SUV owners to mark tailgates and seats to
prevent thefts. Older-model trucks are said to be particularly vulnerable
because the tailgates do not come with locks. While pickpocketing and bicycle
thefts have decreased, vehicle burglaries are on the rise -- increasing by 10
percent in 2004, the FBI reported. Police said tailgates can cost as much as
$1,000 to
replace. The trickle effect of these thefts is higher insurance premiums,
the Daily News said.
My thoughts here ~ Losing just a tailgate is small change compared to
the loss of a friend of mine in Northern California several years ago .....
his
entire enclosed trailer for his fuel dragster, complete with air compressor,
generator, and almost all the necessary tools & equipment that went with it
to every meet, was stolen right off of a busy street at night. Only the
dragster was spared, as it was in his shop. The trailer 'shell', totally
stripped,
was eventually found ..... not so the perpetrators ! Over the decades I
have known a number of both drag and oval track guys that had their trailers(
sometimes with the car and all tools/equipment )disappear, often at motel
parking lots ...... sad to say, most of them seldom ever had much of anything
recovered . I think I speak for everyone on this list when I say that I've
always hated anybody who would stoop so low as to steal another person's tools
....... Stealing the car, trailer, and support gear is an ultimate extension
of
this despicable crime.
Needless to Say : Be extremely vigilant & lock up very, very well !
Bruce, still irked about a brand new set of Linde gas welding tips stolen
from my shop back in 1964 ~
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