Someone tried to steal my truck!

[palmettopredator]

I parked at the Clemson Boathouse and went to dinner with my family, girlfriend and her family for my college graduation. Came back to a driver-side lock that someone had jammed something into and destroyed and they tried to crank the motor. I have wired a manual glowplug switch and it took a good convincing to get the motor to turn over. They rummaged through everything inside but didn't take anything.

I make a motion to go back to swift justice, involving a tree and some rope.

 

[deuce_09]

Sorry to hear that bud

 

[deuce_09]

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[Cucvnut]

wat ?

 

[Jim Hunter]

Sorry to hear that...
What truck do you have ?

Jim

 

[palmettopredator]

a red 84 M1028.

 

[Jim Hunter]

Glad that all goes well...These are great trucks...

Jim

 

[Blue2actual]

palmettopredator-if that is the same clemson boathouse by lake hartwell, my cousin had his truck stolen from the same parking lot back in February. All that was found was broken glass and an empty parking spot...I'm only going to assume this is a habitual problem around there? It's bullsh$t to read and hear about stuff like this.

 

[firecontrol86]

I grew up in Anderson, I'm glad I got out of there when I did. Seemed to be getting worse by the minute. Sorry to hear about the truck

 

[Darwin T]

sorry to hear about that, but, glad the turds did not get it. just got my M1031 and would flip out if that happened to me. i had a fard 4x4 stollen when i was 17 and it took me 2 1/2 years to pay it off after it was stollen. i always make sure i have insurance now. but they don't sell flip out insurance. if this place has the same problem more than once check the owner or the staff. someone saw it and called their buddies.

 

[Floridianson]

Is a fard made in Sweden ?????

 

[DokWatson]

Kinda funny, **** head couldn't get it started. Sorry to hear about the lock though.

 

[K9Vic]

Dumb criminal likely did not know it was a diesel or how easy it is to pop open the wing window.

How did they crank it over, was the ignition cylinder broken out, or already broken?

 

[lindyp38]

a simple baseball can work wonders on thieves.......in some countries.....hands are chopped off .....just to name a few consequences........

 

[Woodsman]

a simple baseball can work wonders on thieves.......in some countries.....hands are chopped off .....just to name a few consequences........

They could also fall down and hurt themselves too.

I've had a truck stolen before. It was found by the police in a nearby parking lot (a few days later) running. Apparently the thief's were in the process of jacking another vehicle and got caught. Still lost some handtools, etc.

 

[zout]

Just think - you missed your opportunity to spread he wealth a little more.

 

[Recovry4x4]

Let me preface this by saying that booby traps are not lawful in most states but if one were to hook up a pepper spray device to de-odorize the truck. Just saying.

 

[Fort Powell]

I will bring the E-tool and help you with the rope.

 

[palmettopredator]

The Boathouse is on Hartwell. It is a varsity athletics facility. There are 70 girls there throughout the day on the team roster and more than 100 walkers/runners. They had someone steal a digital camera and hard-drive out of one the coaches offices two days ago. It's really bad that a school is targeted.

 

[WARWAG]

My buddy had his VW van broken into in Santa Barbara. His fishing gear was stolen and an attempt to steal the van failed since it was inop at the time (he lived in a sail boat at the dock). We then spent an afternoon booby trapping the vans inside with treble hooks galore. A month later his neighbor came running down the dock banging on his boat. He said someone was stuck in his van and had asked him for help. When he arrived there were a few chunks of flesh still on some of the hooks and some were just missing. The ones I placed with steel lines were still there with the DNA evidence. You could tell the police officer didnt believe my friends explanation about the treble hooks just being part of his fishing gear. I later told him "Well they were part of your fishing gear! You were fishing for a$$holes!" I dont think he had any more issues with his van.