Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group another theft

In my case the thieves were in the hanger all night as it took a lot of time to dismantle an engine and remove the avionics panel. We are wise to this now and it won't happen again. Let me say there is security in the hanger. They will get caught and put them away for a long time as there is still serious punishment for tampering with any aircraft (up to 20 years in prison).

Ralph

--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "Richard Williams" <rkwill@...> wrote:
>
>
> Ralph,
>
> Watching will not stop the burglaries.
>
> You must catch the thief in the act.
>
> You may note that the laws all favor the thief.
> I.E. you cannot detain the thief
> you cannot harm the thief
> you cannot punish the thief.
> etc
>
> And the thief will treat the jail as an overnight, fully luxurious
> accommodation, with supplied meals, warm place to sleep, etc.
> Then out in the morning with no more than a warning/slap on the hand.
>
> the thief might accidentally hurt themselves, while in your hanger, through no
> fault of your actions.
> For instance, if you are a trapper and have a few open leg traps (which sadly
> are no long legal to use) but you might have some laying around the hanger as
> antiques.
>
> Another suggestion is using the services of something like ADT, costs
> ~50usd/month plus initial installation. Even then, what are you to do when the
> alarm goes off?
>
> Note: a thief is typically in and out in less than 4 minutes, so all remedies
> must happen during that time span.
> This means you cannot expect any help from the police, etc.
> And the police/court will throw out video evidence because the police did not
> personally see the thief in action.
>
> As I stated above, the laws favor the thief.
>
> R. Williams
>
>
> ---------- Original Message -----------
> From: "Ralph" <rstar447@...>
> To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Fri, 02 Aug 2013 21:44:19 -0000
> Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group another theft
>
> > Burglaries are on the rise here in the Minneapolis area. Just to give
> > you an idea, there have been three wedding gift boxes stolen by
> > thieves during weddings. It seems people just don't seem to care about
> > others and want to spoil their day. There was over $25,500 stolen from
> > our hanger just 2 years ago. The 912 engine and avionics were taken
> > off my Kolb Kolbra one night. Let's get the word out that this kind of
> > activity is unacceptable and keep an eye out for people doing this to
> > our aircraft. If we keep watching, this kind of thing will stop.
> >
> > Ralph Burlingame
> > Kolb Kolbra
> >
> > --- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "Richard Bauer" <rk911@> wrote:
> > >
> > > really sorry to hear about this. I hope the plane wasn't damaged in any way
> > > and maybe with a bit of luck one or more of the bad guys was injured during
> > > the burglary. really surprised to hear that the airport manager wasn't
> > > notified. I'd have thought that at the very least the tenant would have
> > > made the notification. my home airport is somewhat lax in security. I
> > > don't have hangar space but the door to the company hanger isn't locked and
> > > just about anyone can breeze thru the office at lunchtime without being seen
> > > or stopped. the company does have us lock the airplanes at the conclusion
> > > of our flight though. btw... the act of breaking in made it a felony all by
> > > itself.
> > >
> > >
> > > '73,
> > > rich, n9dko
> > > Whoever said you can't keep a good man down has never owned a couch.
> > > _________________________________
> > >  
> > > There has been a hangar burglary at the Anoka County-Blaine Airport. The
> > > hangar is located on the east side of the airport and is a typical 40 x 60
> > > building in very good condition. There is nothing to distinguish it as a
> > > likely target for burglars. It could have been any hangar on the airport.
> > > The service door was the point of access by lock picking tools. Obviously,
> > > the lock and deadbolt, both thoroughly reinforced, were no barrier. This
> > > could happen to any of us tonight!!!
> > >
> ------- End of Original Message -------
>




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