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 Re: Thiefs in the parking lot at Bass Pro Shops Garland TX
[Re: BowtieZR5]
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02/14/11 01:51 PM
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Lake Fork Guide Marc Mitchell
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Awesome Fpadilla !! I hope this leads to the chop shop. I have always said all you have to do is catch 1 not 10 of them. That 1 will lead you to the rest most of the time. Great News either way. We need more of this !Thanks
Last edited by Lake Fork Guide Marc Mitchell; 02/14/11 07:44 PM.
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Re: Thiefs in the parking lot at Bass Pro Shops Garland TX
[Re: BowtieZR5]
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02/14/11 01:57 PM
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Lake Fork Guide Marc Mitchell
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Awesome Fpadilla ! I an glad you guys did this. I have always said all you have to do is catch 1 not 10 of them and that 1 will lead you to the rest. I wished I could have been there. I want you to know it does bring me some relief that someone was caught from that lot. Thanks
Last edited by Lake Fork Guide Marc Mitchell; 02/14/11 07:36 PM.
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Re: Thiefs in the parking lot at Bass Pro Shops Garland TX
[Re: Lake Fork Guide Marc Mitchell]
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02/14/11 01:59 PM
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No bs you did this??? You are a god man!!
I will be back. I'm never truly gone.....Last post by Brad RIP
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Re: Thiefs in the parking lot at Bass Pro Shops Garland TX
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02/14/11 03:07 PM
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Re: Thiefs in the parking lot at Bass Pro Shops Garland TX
[Re: Fpadilla03]
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02/14/11 03:39 PM
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I have news for todays event!! Me and a buddy of mine that was in the service with me went ahead and took it to the next level. Me and my buddy went ahead and set my truck up at BPS today close to the rear of the parking lot and waited from a distance and just watched! Needless to say some one finally showed up! And then the fun started. We then slowly and quitely approched the idiots from behind while they were inside my truck trying to take my stereo and caught them red handed before they even thought of ripping my igniton out. Fought them for a bit and then arrested them and called it in to GPD. I am familiar with a couple of GPD do to family so no faul for me and my buddy. Did have to turn in my gun do to proceedure. I dont know if these are they guys that stole your truck Marc but atleast we caught these. I will post any other info I get on my end. Sad to say I did lose my stereo thou? that is awesome
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Re: Thiefs in the parking lot at Bass Pro Shops Garland TX
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02/14/11 03:46 PM
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I don't think it is so much where it's happening, it's more about what you drive. If you have a vehicle that is a profile for auto theft you increase you chances.
My buddy drove a Tahoe. They stole it from his front yard, drove it 2 miles down the road, stripped it down. This happened to him twice! He got another Tahoe, they took it again from his front yard and did the same thing. Now he drives a Volvo and doesn't have to worry about it.
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Re: Thiefs in the parking lot at Bass Pro Shops Garland TX
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02/14/11 09:20 PM
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For every one this is No BS. Me and my buddy do fugitive recovery for a living so catching crooks is our job when they jump bail. I did this to prove a point. If the system doesnt work then we as american have to make it work. Talk is cheap Action speak louder than words!! And as for the type of profile of the vehicle my truck is really ugly looking only thing good that it had was the stereo which to start didnt even work. All in all I hope this one is the one responsible for marcs truck that way he is of the streets. And if he decides to come back again maybe next time he wont be so lucky!!
GET'EM CAUGHT AND REEL THEM IN!!
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Re: Thiefs at Bass Pro Shops Garland TX
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02/14/11 09:32 PM
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I wonder if they can make a ignition system that can't be hotwired. That or put the parts required for the a holes to start it hidden away to be near impossible to get at them. I put a RAVELCO on my truck after my buddies got stolen. I did a ton of research and the guys on the diesel forum back this. Apparently it is 100% not hot-wire-able. They have tests with prior theives that could bust into any system within 10 minutes and they gave up after a couple hours on the Ravelco... I trust it and its good insurance. I hope something comes of this Marc...Good luck man.
A MAN WILL NEVER GO TO HIS GRAVE WISHING HE'D FISHED LESS!!
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Re: Thiefs at Bass Pro Shops Garland TX
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02/16/11 12:58 PM
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Lake Fork Guide Marc Mitchell
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I will be looking into something for this new truck. I cannot go through this again. I have learned one thing out of this... do not have a bunch of stuff in your truck that you use/need or treasure. I live out of my truck when fishing season is here cause if not on Lake Fork then I am off fishing a tournament so I always had stuff but no more, I will keep it to a min.
I want to Thank everyone for the comments and support and the help getting the pictures of my truck up on the TFF.
Thanks
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Re: Thiefs at Bass Pro Shops Garland TX
[Re: Lake Fork Guide Marc Mitchell]
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02/16/11 02:46 PM
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my new dodge has a key with pin number they say it can't be hot wired. anybody know anything about this system, just a key for my truck cost 300.00 they don't have pin number at dealer. If need new key they have to get pin from Dodge and put pin in key. With this system got 20% off insurance plus has gps tracking.
This problem is everywhere have a friend lives about 25 miles from Amarillo, had a old boat for years. After he got his new skeeter, just three months later broke into lost 15 rods and reels all tackle. Boat was in driveway town only about 1000 people.
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Re: Thiefs at Bass Pro Shops Garland TX
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02/16/11 03:33 PM
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This is awful. I have had things stolen out of my trucks plenty of times, but NEVER have I had a truck just flat out stolen. I hope somebody catches the little chit-heads and hands out some vigilante justice! Good Luck Marc!
That's the way baseball go...
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Re: Thiefs at Bass Pro Shops Garland TX
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02/18/11 12:41 PM
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I had a message from Grapevine PD yesterday that they have found some parts of my truck in the Grapevine area.Waiting to find out what all it was. Maybe just a trick to devert the PD from the hot spot.
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Re: Thiefs at Bass Pro Shops Garland TX
[Re: Lake Fork Guide Marc Mitchell]
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02/18/11 02:23 PM
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Bass Pro does have cameras that watch the parking lot, I know that for sure. The only reason they wouldn't have seen something is if they were not pointed in the right direction.
This is not a new problem. There have been many many employee trucks broken into and stolen from the lot, including the store manager. Garland police are aware of the problem since they have more than 20 reports for that parking lot. They have put that high rise GPD box out there, unmanned patrol cars in the lot, ect but it doesn't seem to be enough.
I can't tell u how many guns have been taken out of vehicles there but quite a few for sure.
It seems to be Fords, F150 and 250's stolen and a lot of door punches for others.
Don't go there with stuff you want to keep cause they will get it. GPD and Bass pro need to do something about this or many will stop shopping there
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Re: Thiefs at Bass Pro Shops Garland TX
[Re: fish&coach]
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02/18/11 04:34 PM
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heavy duty steering wheel locks are on clearance at Academy
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Re: Thiefs at Bass Pro Shops Garland TX
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02/18/11 04:49 PM
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SIMPLE ANSWER,...Fenced parking, ticketed control entrance and exit, one way in-one way out, manned gate.
or guards on horse back, with big rifles.
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