Generators stolen --- UPDATE pg 4

wa8yxm wrote:
One thing that I have not seen mentioned (Might have just missed it) is this.

How can you tell YOUR Honda EU-2000i from Joe's or Pete's or Sam's or Charlie's or ____ anyone else's___?

Two ways One is better.

First: WRITE DOWN the Serial number of any thing you own of value.. Make model serial number and date of purshase.. Keep it in both a paper file and a compter file, keep one of them secure (paper is easier).\

Second.. Engrave the device.. Your 2 letter state code followed by a SLASH and your Driver's licese number Example (not a vald DL #)

MI/D 123 456 789 000

You can even preceed with OLN: Like this: OLN:MI/D123 456 789 000

Or however your state formats OLN's

A police officer who SUSPECTS the device may be stolen, upon seeing this engraving, will ask his dispatcher to run the driver's license number. And of course that gives the dispatcher, followed shortly by the officer, you name, and address, and selected other information.. From that I was able to find the phone number for the owner of the stolen device, and contact his wife, who called him, who verified it was stolen, and told me where he'd reported it.. The very same local PD station our troopers had taken the suspect and radio (in this case) to.. The Local PD had never entered the stolen radio in the system so had the owner not engraved his OLN (Operator's License Number, what we commonly call a Driver's LIcense Number) on the radio we would not have been able to prove it stolen and get it back to him.

Yes. I'm telling a real story in which I personally was the dispatcher.

Thank you. I usually engrave my name in things but, I've heard of cases where they just grind the name off. Since what you suggest looks like some random letters and number the thieves might not think to grind the number off. I think I will start doing this from now on.

Have a nice Day