Tools stolen from my van

[Bigfranko]

Hi there
I'm on this forum to try and spread the word about my stolen items, some thieving f&£kers got into my van on 29th of december, in Elgin . Scotland. They took my Bosch 36v hammer drill, Bosch gbh4 110v hammer drill, Bosch 18v battery drill, bosch 190 circular saw, bosch 240v gop tool, bosch fixings box, Makita 240v angle drill, megger pat4 tester, sound meter, megger mft 1730 serial no 101077730, had it a month. And numerous other tools, if anyone is offered anything like this please let me know
thanks

 

[Marvo]

Hi and welcome.

Good luck getting your tools back, did you check ebay listings and Cash Converters?

 

[Bigfranko]

I'm checking eBay and gumtree but nothing yet, will have to go in past cash converters. Police didn't even come and look at my van . They said is wasn't worth it, there was still footprints in the side door of the van!

 

[shanky887614]

I'm checking eBay and gumtree but nothing yet, will have to go in past cash converters. Police didn't even come and look at my van . They said is wasn't worth it, there was still footprints in the side door of the van!

that's the problem with the police now, even if they were caught on cctv i doubt it.


really you need slam locks and to take valuables out now because you cant trust people (or get a van vault and bolt through the floor)

 

[monjoor]

F**++*g thriving b***ds, they need their hands chopping off! Hope you find your tools.

 

[ImpededLoop]

Very sorry to hear this. Others on here have got some of their gear back from eBay, Cash Converters and car boot sales, so it's worth keeping an eye out.

 

[polo1]

Sorry to hear this mate, hope you manage to get some/ most of it back - a really bad start to the NY.

Marvo, would this get better coverage on the main forum, I know there's been some recent success with stolen tools?

 

[trev]

Everyone can see it here mate, the headline "stolen tools" usually gets most of our attention.
Really hope you get the gear back mate.

 

[Bigfranko]

I know! Was looking forward to the new year but goes to show! Always some gypsy out there to swipe the carpet from under your feet. It's hard enough to make a living but when someone that just steals for a living and probably gets a house for nothing comes along and takes your hard earned goodies takes the biscuit!!

 

[ImpededLoop]

There's certainly a difference between nicking someones stuff and nicking the tools that they need to earn a living with.

Sadly putting them in prison sometimes allow them to expand their professional network so they come out and carry on breaking the law.

 

[Barry White]

There's certainly a difference between nicking someones stuff and nicking the tools that they need to earn a living with.

Sadly putting them in prison sometimes allow them to expand their professional network so they come out and carry on breaking the law.

should do a term in there then given a chance to earn money to repay what was stolen (may make them thing about stealing again) and if they cannot get a job= back in slammer

 

[Flanders]

They should bring back the death penalty for this , is there any car boot sales by you

 

[Bigfranko]

I'll have to check. There is an mart on ,on Wednesdays, il have to have a look about,.. Always wondered how these people get rid of items as I'm guessing I won't see the local again, how do they do it??

 

[ruston]

Unfortunately there are always plenty who will buy knocked off gear or there would be no market for it.

I am very sorry for your loss, I hope at least you have some left to get on with.

 

[jase]

Had a shipping container done once on site over the weekend, they found our gear 4 weeks later at Holyhead about to get on a ferry to Ireland, along with all the other gear from no less than 10 other sites that were done that weekend. Scum

 

[Bigfranko]

I take it no one was caught or prosecuted? Hope these people die the most horrible death!!

 

[driverman]

I'll have to check. There is an mart on ,on Wednesdays, il have to have a look about,.. Always wondered how these people get rid of items as I'm guessing I won't see the local again, how do they do it??

Possibly, bit late now but if taken during the night, the toe rags usually hide them nearby and pick them up in the daytime.
The idea being if stopped at night by the police for any reason, they have nothing on them. Sorry for your lost, it takes years to build up a good set of tools. Hopefully you are insured. It happened to me back in the 80's when at that time nearly all trades vans were targets.

 

[Leesparkykent]

When you get a new set of tools, make sure to take them in the house as whoever targeted your van will prob be back again as they no you will have to replace them!

 

[Flanders]

And it also worth marking your drills with your post code use a soldering iron to melt it into the case it may not stop them getting nicked but will make it a lot harder for them to sell on .

 

[HandySparks]

Too late for the OP, but it might be worth registering tools and equipment with serial numbers on this site or one of the other similar ones:

https://www.immobilise.com/about.html

Then if they're found and reported, it can be quickly established that they're stolen and can be returned.

 

[amckay]

I hope you get them back fella. Report the police to the independent police complaints commission (maybe another body in Scotland) for misfeasance in public office.
It should have been investigated

 

[stevethesparks]

Absolutely sickening. I think I would cry if my gear was stolen. I can't comprehend how someone thinks they have the right to take another persons property for their own gain.
In my opinion, this sort of crime is not taken seriously enough.

I'm quite a easy going sort of bloke, but I do scare myself with the thoughts that go through my mind about what I'd do if I caught someone stealing from me.

Theres only one answer, unfortunately, and that's take the good gear out of your van at night, its a real pain, but gives me comfort when in bed.
I will admit though, there have been times when I haven't always loaded up what I might need for the next day. That winds me up even more, because I am forced to go through this routine due to so many thieving Bar Stewards about.

I hope you have a good outcome.

 

[telectrix]

my hand tools and test gear always come off the van at night. drills are left in van chained and padlocked. van is only 20ft from bedroom window and i have a supply of half bricks to deter any scum that approach.

 

[Engineer54]

I'm quite a easy going sort of bloke, but I do scare myself with the thoughts that go through my mind about what I's do if I caught someone stealing from me.

In all honesty a bloody good hiding is about the only thing these scumbags understand. It's a shame they rarely get caught by the owners in the act.... Prison is just an inconvenience for them, whereas excruciating pain and a good few weeks in plaster cast(s) is something not so easily forgotten!!

 

[Silly Sausage]

I hope you get them back fella. Report the police to the independent police complaints commission (maybe another body in Scotland) for misfeasance in public office.
It should have been investigated

Get used to it mate ...
BBC News - Policing report: Victims 'asked to investigate crime themselves'

So, if I investigate a crime against me, does that mean I can administer my own Justice on the perpetrator (or victim!! )?

 

[SPARTYKUS]

An ex Turkish army sargeant (ahh cannae spell today) came up with a great idea he told me once, with reference to a certain political figure later fiund guilty of gobsmackingly heinious war crimes.

keep them alive, and keep them in the room with you.

but after surgery, specifically a certain 3 items of a mans body removed and then turned into a dummy, hung around the neck of the person in question.

everytime he speaks pop his dummy in.

 

[Bigfranko]

Thanks guys! I have plenty of ideas about how to deal with the scum !! Was thinking of a sting! What's the smallest gps tracker I can get, got an empty van I could "accidentally leave an old drill in and then when scumbo takes it I can hunt them down like a dogs that they are. Also heard there is gypsies going about stealing dogs for baiting fighting dogs!!!!!! What world do we live in!!! These pieces of wasted skin should be thrown away like paper from my dirty bum!!

 

[Marvo]

.....should be thrown away like paper from my dirty bum!!

Thanks for the mental image. Did you have any luck finding any of your tools yet?

 

[Bigfranko]

Apologies. There is an new academy opposite my house and they have a lamppost with a movable cctv camera (sticks out like a sore thumb hence leave tools in van thinking it's safe)I was there before the police to check footage but they can't show me it , it has to be the police!!!! Hope a guy I know will check it for me though!! Still no luck on the tools. Added all the cost for replacing them and it comes to just over £4000.00. Sickening!!!

 

[gnuuser]

Too late for the OP, but it might be worth registering tools and equipment with serial numbers on this site or one of the other similar ones:

https://www.immobilise.com/about.html

Then if they're found and reported, it can be quickly established that they're stolen and can be returned.

and if you can insure them also take pictures of them for your insurance purposes
pictures can also help police if they do investigate.

sorry to hear about this and hope your stuff gets found and returned and hope someone catches the B@$ turds and strings them up by the ballocks and uses them for batting practice

 

[kyle12111994]

Bad luck mate, would recommend a van vault, bolt it through the floor of your van and they would have to nick the van to get the tools, i dont take any risks when it comes to my tools, especially testing gear.

 

[sandham5]

That's happened to me twice last year in the Midlands.Nothing more infuriating.Still can't afford to replace my paslode nailgun, arms dropping off driving in 4inch nails!
My sympathies mate.