Hit again...
This time they got the generator, GPS, binox, toolbox, magnagrill, fishing
poles, and a long list of miscellaneous items.
KRAP Now I have to go fight it out with the insurance.
--
Capt. Frank Hopkins

www.home.earthlink.net/~aartworks

Hi Frank: Your insurance company may require you to install an alarm. Many
of the boats in my Marina put alarms on their boats after thieves did their
dirty work on them. The 38 Chris., in the next slip to mine, has both a
motion detector and a pressure switch under the carpet. It works!! One
boater put a silent alarm on his boat and the thieves were caught red
handed.
They were local kids looking for booze.
Jim Carter
"The Boat"
Bayfield
"Capt. Frank Hopkins" wrote in message
ink.net...
Hit again...
This time they got the generator, GPS, binox, toolbox, magnagrill,
fishing
poles, and a long list of miscellaneous items.
KRAP Now I have to go fight it out with the insurance.
--
Capt. Frank Hopkins

www.home.earthlink.net/~aartworks

Capt. Frank Hopkins wrote:
Hit again...
This time they got the generator, GPS, binox, toolbox, magnagrill, fishing
poles, and a long list of miscellaneous items.
KRAP Now I have to go fight it out with the insurance.

That really sucks. It almost sounds like they targeted your boat because
you have a lot of nice stuff.

Ever thought about keeping a python or cobra aboard? That'd keep thieves
the heck away... and if not, then you have less food to buy for it...

Regards
Doug King

"Jim Carter" wrote in message
news
Hi Frank: Your insurance company may require you to install an alarm.
Many
of the boats in my Marina put alarms on their boats after thieves did
their
dirty work on them. The 38 Chris., in the next slip to mine, has both a
motion detector and a pressure switch under the carpet. It works!! One
boater put a silent alarm on his boat and the thieves were caught red
handed.
They were local kids looking for booze.

Did the captain call the cops, or did he do the right thing?

"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
...
Did the captain call the cops, or did he do the right thing?

Hi Doug: The alarm goes directly to the Security Company. They called the
cops. The patrol car was only 4 minutes away and arrived and caught the
kids on board the boat with a canvas bag almost full of stolen goodies.

The kids spent some jail time as this was on a Friday night and court opens
on Monday at 10:00 A. M.

This is in Canada and our cops are damn good. They scared the sh*t out of
those kids.

The parents of the kids had to make restitution for the damage to the boat
and to the others that were broken into before and then traced to these kids
by fingerprinting.

Jim Carter
"The Boat"
Bayfield

This makes a lot more sense than what happens most often here in the US-
the kids are set free without so much as a harsh word, their parents
sue the police, and the robbery victim pays double.

DSK

Jim Carter wrote:
Hi Doug: The alarm goes directly to the Security Company. They called the
cops. The patrol car was only 4 minutes away and arrived and caught the
kids on board the boat with a canvas bag almost full of stolen goodies.

The kids spent some jail time as this was on a Friday night and court opens
on Monday at 10:00 A. M.

This is in Canada and our cops are damn good. They scared the sh*t out of
those kids.

The parents of the kids had to make restitution for the damage to the boat
and to the others that were broken into before and then traced to these kids
by fingerprinting.

"Jim Carter" wrote in message
news

"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
...
Did the captain call the cops, or did he do the right thing?

Hi Doug: The alarm goes directly to the Security Company. They called
the
cops. The patrol car was only 4 minutes away and arrived and caught the
kids on board the boat with a canvas bag almost full of stolen goodies.

The kids spent some jail time as this was on a Friday night and court
opens
on Monday at 10:00 A. M.

This is in Canada and our cops are damn good. They scared the sh*t out of
those kids.

We could use some cops like that. Two weeks ago, I walked into the mens room
of my office building and found two half-burned rolls of toilet paper on top
of the toilet tank, and the hallway fire extinguisher, which had been used
to extinguish the mess. We have 4 psychologists on my floor, 3 of whom treat
children, so my first guess was that someone's kid got stupid and the parent
ran in & put out the fire. Cops came, but no results.

Last week, the same thing happened again. This time, I called the cops,
rather than let the building manager do it. I told them this was attempted
murder, not just arson, that I was in no friggin' mood for this crap, and
that they had 10 minutes to arrive and start interrupting therapy sessions,
before I did it for them. They did exactly that. But, when one of the cops
stopped by my office to explain the results, he said they weren't in any
position to pry into the doctor-patient privacy nonsense, even when a felony
has been committed. Sounds like nonsense to me. I called the town justice
for clarification. No response yet.

Hmmmm... On another group, A guy lamented his house burning down, taking
the boat and cars with it. He has to deal with the insurance company and
list all of the things lost.

Just last week, I took my Xmas present, a digital camera, and took pictures
of everything in the house. I put the data on two cd's and gave it to two
of my kids for back-up. Of course, I didn't take a single pix of the boats
or their goodies.

Another project..document everything aboard for insurance purposes.
regards, RichG

"DSK" wrote in message
.. .
This makes a lot more sense than what happens most often here in the US-
the kids are set free without so much as a harsh word, their parents
sue the police, and the robbery victim pays double.

DSK

Boy aint that the truth.

Some teenage boy was caught on a boat at the local marina by another fellow
boater. He was apparently rifling thru the boat, setting things aside,
apparently to take. The kid didn't want to stick around while the police
were phoned, so the good Samaritan "held" the youth until police arrived.
The way I understand it, the guy blocked the dock with his body, and at one
point was holding on to the kids jacket. There was no struggling, hitting,
or fighting...the teen complied after just a few seconds.

When the police did arrive, they took the boy into custody, and called his
father. When the father showed up at the marina, and was told what happened,
the father blew up at the Samaritan, stating he had no right to hold/touch
his son, and he was going to sue him. The police did not interfere at all,
and even forced the Samaritan to supply the father with his personal
information. The teen was released to his father with no charges filed, but
the police said detectives would investigate further.

Now I don't know what eventually happened in that case, but how screwed up
is that!?

I teach my kids to respect adults and authority...I would have thanked the
man for holding my son there to take his medicine, and came down on him
twice as hard for trying to leave the scene. I mean, what does this teach
the offending youth? He's sitting there watching his own father defend his
illegal acts...what a piece of work.

They should make those kind of parents serve the time in jail with their
offspring.

--
It's just about going fast...that's all...

http://home.insight.rr.com/cgreen/

What about a 'citizen's arrest'.
I believe you are able to hold someone caught committing a crime using the
minimal force necessary.

NetSock wrote in message
...
"DSK" wrote in message
.. .
This makes a lot more sense than what happens most often here in the US-
the kids are set free without so much as a harsh word, their parents
sue the police, and the robbery victim pays double.

DSK

Boy aint that the truth.

Some teenage boy was caught on a boat at the local marina by another
fellow
boater. He was apparently rifling thru the boat, setting things aside,
apparently to take. The kid didn't want to stick around while the police
were phoned, so the good Samaritan "held" the youth until police arrived.
The way I understand it, the guy blocked the dock with his body, and at
one
point was holding on to the kids jacket. There was no struggling, hitting,
or fighting...the teen complied after just a few seconds.

When the police did arrive, they took the boy into custody, and called his
father. When the father showed up at the marina, and was told what
happened,
the father blew up at the Samaritan, stating he had no right to hold/touch
his son, and he was going to sue him. The police did not interfere at all,
and even forced the Samaritan to supply the father with his personal
information. The teen was released to his father with no charges filed,
but
the police said detectives would investigate further.

Now I don't know what eventually happened in that case, but how screwed up
is that!?

I teach my kids to respect adults and authority...I would have thanked the
man for holding my son there to take his medicine, and came down on him
twice as hard for trying to leave the scene. I mean, what does this teach
the offending youth? He's sitting there watching his own father defend his
illegal acts...what a piece of work.

They should make those kind of parents serve the time in jail with their
offspring.

--
It's just about going fast...that's all...

http://home.insight.rr.com/cgreen/