Bill Munny Loc: Aurora, Colorado

Welcome to my world of sanctuary city, lots of gangs, daily drive-by shootings, lots of graffiti, constant loud noise by thumpers in cars, legalized MJ is a major source of tax revenues, etc. The police are over whelmed by all the petty crime and illegals, so only the most major crimes are investigated. Aurora, CO is a large city, especially by area. We get a lot of the gang members and illegals from California and Denver. They have turned this once pleasant city into another LA. We are looking to move to WY, where the air is not visible, the taxes are much lower and the people are friendly with a low crime rate, and they don't shoot first and ask questions later.

Sorry to hear about your lose, especially when you were only visiting. Here it is the wild, wild west.

ronf78155 Loc: Seguin Texas

IN GLOCK WE TRUST !

hcmcdole

My wife's car was stolen years ago and the cops recovered it a few days later but the stereo system was stolen, locks broken including the cover plate over the ignition key, seats and headliner cut, front end wrecked. It was an older car so we just had the insurance company total it and we moved on with our lives. Joy riders the police said but they didn't have the time to look for the culprits. It takes a major car theft ring for the police to investigate which is a shame but that is the way it is.

In Atlanta years ago a used car salesman and car insurer kept having his used luxury cars stolen before he could sell them but his insurance company paid for his losses. His last stolen car had Lo-Jack on it (unbeknownst to him) and the police turned it on and lo and behold they found the reported stolen car in the guy's garage! Imagine that! I hope he is still in prison.

Kmgw9v Loc: Miami, Florida

I grew up in Aurora; and I know there are more "worthy" models available in that area.
Very sorry about your losses. It is crappy.

traderjohn Loc: New York City

Semper Fi...60-67

JW from PA

Hi Marine, sorry to hear about your loss, however as all Marines you adapted to the situation, kept moving forward, bought new equipment and now ready for the next adventure.
Semper Fi,
Joe W. 63-67.

billnourse Loc: Bloomfield, NM

dpfoto Loc: Cape Coral, FL

I've considered adding a (hidden) switch in the power wire that feeds the fuel pump. Then, should my car be stolen it might go a hundred feet or so before the engine dies.

FuzzyDan

I'm curious about the type of damage to your car. My car was stolen on 5th Ave in NYC, almost in front of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and on a sunny Sunday afternoon. I fortunately had my camera with me, and nothing much of value in the car. It was eventually recovered by the police following a chase, during which it suffered some modest body damage. The real problems began once it arrived at the police impound lot, where it was effectively stripped of wheels, battery, etc., to the point where the car was undriveable. It couldn't even be started as too many parts were missing. My insurance company told me they had to get recovered vehicles out of there very quickly, as this was a common practice. Complaints to the police were greeted by a big yawn. Hopefully, things are better than that in Aurora.

dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia

Did you check your homeowners or renter insurance? Auto usually does not cover contents, but some home owners and renters policies do cover contents of vehicles. If yours does not, you should consider getting a rider.

Scruples Loc: Brooklyn, New York

Scruples Loc: Brooklyn, New York

By the way, I forgot to say to the US Marine, thank you for your service!

ronf78155 Loc: Seguin Texas

Here in Texas a local police officer was buying and reselling the parts off of stolen cars that had been stripped to the frame.
He was actually scouting out cars to be stolen while on duty so he could get valuable parts.
To top that off his mother was on the city council, vice mayor, and involved also.
Hard to trust anyone anymore !

billnourse Loc: Bloomfield, NM

The Aurora police have shown very little concern about this. When the car was recovered it had property in it that was evidence of at least 2 other auto thefts and other crimes. A handicap placard, 2 garage door openers, an owner's manual for another vehicle receipts for Sam's club, clothes and a bunch of other stuff. I asked detectives about collecting the stuff before I took the car and they told me I could bring it by the station if I wanted to, but they were not going to go to the impound lot and get it.

Damage to the car included the front end and left side that left it undriveable and is estimated at 13,000.

I was just notified last night that they had recovered a firearm that I had inadvertently left in the vehicle. This notification came via my son who had gone to the station to get a copy of the police report because the police department had not sent one to my insurance yet. The gun was recovered a week ago and I had not been notified.

The gun was in the hands of a felon that was out on bond for 4 separate pending felonies, but he denies the theft and claims he found it and another that was in his possession is a storage shed. My son thinks he is already out on bond again.

Enthusiasm on the part of the police has been minimal at best.

Bill

berchman Loc: South Central PA

Perhaps all the Paul C Buff fanboys here would be interested in hearing that you consider the Flashpoint 600 a "substantial upgrade" from your previously owned Paul C Buff monolights. The only thing preventing me from purchasing the Flashpoint 600 instead of the Honey Badger monolight was the cost of the Flashpoint 600 pro which has a 38W LED modeling light rather than the non pro model which has an inadequate 10W LED modeling light. I don't need TTL, HSS nor battery operation so the $250 Honey Badger (I got it on sale) with its 60W LED modeling light was the way to go rather than spending $900 on the Flashpoint 600 pro.