Stolen Trailer This Morning
No, not mine!
A friend at work, also a LEO, had his '96 popup stolen out of his front driveway this morning at about 3am. His dog started barking like crazy and when he got up to see what was wrong, the trailer was gone! He immediately called dispatch. As it happens, not too far away, a deputy saw a truck pulling a popup drive right by him, the popup had magnetic tow lights on it. He thought, "That seems weird." and pulled in behind it just as the call aired. The plate matched and the deputy stopped the vehicle. The suspects were NOT cooperative and had to be taken out a gunpoint. Trailer recovered with no damage, 2 in custody!
The suspects had one of those tow hitches with three different size balls on it, several tow chains and magnetic tow lights like tow trucks use. One suspect was from CA and the other a local CO resident. No motive yet.
My friend usually locks the coupler and chains a wheel, but his son borrowed it recently and forgot to lock it up!
Be aware out there with the camping season beginning!
-Lab
A friend at work, also a LEO, had his '96 popup stolen out of his front driveway this morning at about 3am. His dog started barking like crazy and when he got up to see what was wrong, the trailer was gone! He immediately called dispatch. As it happens, not too far away, a deputy saw a truck pulling a popup drive right by him, the popup had magnetic tow lights on it. He thought, "That seems weird." and pulled in behind it just as the call aired. The plate matched and the deputy stopped the vehicle. The suspects were NOT cooperative and had to be taken out a gunpoint. Trailer recovered with no damage, 2 in custody!
The suspects had one of those tow hitches with three different size balls on it, several tow chains and magnetic tow lights like tow trucks use. One suspect was from CA and the other a local CO resident. No motive yet.
My friend usually locks the coupler and chains a wheel, but his son borrowed it recently and forgot to lock it up!
Be aware out there with the camping season beginning!
-Lab
