$1500 Cash Reward

$1500 cash reward for info leading to arrest and conviction of lowlife
scum thieves who broke into hangars and aircraft at Rutherford County,
NC Airport [KFQD] and stole the following items on or about Thursday,
May 19, 2007:

1. King KX-99 Portable Navcomm Radio with new NiMH Rechargeable
battery pack and slow charger
2. Pointer 3000 Emergency Locator Transmitter with fresh battery and
snap-in antenna
3. Set of 1/4" drive Snap-on Ratchet Tools with Spare Flex head drive
and 3 extra universal joint sockets (3/8, 7/16, and 1/2) -- in red
plastic case
5. Set of 3/8" drive Snap-On Ratchet Tools with 3/8" to 1/2" adaptor
and two extra Craftsman ratchets, one long, one short--- new red
plastic case Also set of 1/2 drive Snap-Ons in large canvas bag
6. Garmin GPS 195 with antenna and AA battery pack (I will provide
the serial number)
7. Browning Sportsman .22 LR Semi-Automatic Pistol (Mfd. in Belgium)
with checkered walnut grip and 6" barrel in original vinyl case with
oily silicone rag
8. Colt .25 cal. Semi-Automatic Pistol with checkered walnut grips;
this is a tiny handgun that will fit in the palm of your hand
9. Mauser 9MM Kurz (.380) Double Action Semi-Automatic Pistol with
checkered walnut grips. Engraved on the action: Made in Germany,
Imported by Interarms. This is a small handgun similar to a Walther
PPK. It has an unusual hidden hammer.
All three of these handguns are mint condition collector firearms, in
blue steel finish. I am obtaining the serial numbers and will supply
them at a later time.
10. Winchester pump action 12-gauge shotgun loaded with 00 buckshot;
plug removed from magazine. Barrel end accepts various screw-in choke
inserts.
9. Sheridan Blue Streak Forearm Pump Pellet Air Rifle, .20 caliber --
another rare gun with walnut stock, blue finish
10. Maglite D-Cell Flashlight with 6 cells-- 18" long; police issue,
black finish
11. Garmin 496 GPS Receiver (s/n provided later)--- This expensive
navigation device was taken from a Mooney on the north ramp.
12. Vertex Handheld Comm with cracked screen (s/n______)
13. Cuisinart Blender
14. Various 2-cell Maglite Flashlights and headgear LED lights, also
LED flashlight for cockpit with red LED and white LED
15. Ryobi Rechargeable Rotating Head Flashlight 18-volt NiCad with
charger
16. Canon FTB Single Lens Reflex 35MM Camera in leather case; camera
and case damaged from falling off moving motorcycle and rolling.

We'll add to the list as other items are found to be missing.
Rutherford County, NC Sheriff's Department is in charge of the
investigation; you may obtain my cellphone number from them,
particularly from Detective Bailey.
http://www.rutherfordcountync.gov/de...Detectives.php

Aircraft Break-Ins are being investigated by feds because those break-
ins are felony violations of the United States Code.

This reward is my own personal effort; others may add to it. I'll
follow up on that and with other information as it becomes available.
Beware that felons with similar MO's are operating at small rural
airports along the eastern seaboard, according to the FBI.

Any person who receives, possesses, or purchases any one or more of
these stolen items, knowing or having reason to believe the same is
stolen, is also guilty of a felony.

Vic

7. Browning Sportsman .22 LR Semi-Automatic Pistol (Mfd. in Belgium)
with checkered walnut grip and 6" barrel in original vinyl case with
oily silicone rag

Had mine stolen too back in '80... I loved that gun, very accurate, or I
was with it...

13. Cuisinart Blender

"I loved that blender" http://imdb.com/title/tt0120660

wrote:

9. Sheridan Blue Streak Forearm Pump Pellet Air Rifle, .20 caliber --
another rare gun with walnut stock, blue finish

I have the chrome one - "5mm"... Pulled the scope from it and put it on a
Gamo Shadow 1000. 1 crack sure beats 10 pumps. Still haven't topped my
record of 32 squirrels in one season with it though. Course I had 35 years
of practice with it...

Sorry for you losses...

"Darrel Toepfer" wrote in message
. 18...
7. Browning Sportsman .22 LR Semi-Automatic Pistol (Mfd. in Belgium)
with checkered walnut grip and 6" barrel in original vinyl case with
oily silicone rag

Had mine stolen too back in '80... I loved that gun, very accurate, or I
was with it...


Me too, in '84. My dad and I bought a matched set of Browning Challenger
..22's. Mine was the 6" and his was a bit shorter. Both made in Belgium. A
"friend" of my son's broke in and stole them along with my camera to sell
for drugs. My son caught up with him later and blended him with the tarmac.
Didn't get the guns back, though. They were long gone.

You both have my sympathy. Getting ripped off like that can take a year off
your life just from the feeling of violation and the stress of wondering if
it will recur; or if you coulda/woulda/shoulda done something to prevent it.
It's not your fault. There are a$$holes out there and always will be. I hope
no one was hurt in the incident.

Rich S.

Except for the a$$holes. Maybe they'll blow their brains out while
cleaning one of the guns...



Scott
http://corbenflyer.tripod.com/
Gotta Fly or Gonna Die
Building RV-4 (Super Slow Build Version)


Rich S. wrote:
There are a$$holes out there and always will be. I hope
no one was hurt in the incident.

Rich S.



--

On May 25, 12:07 pm, Scott wrote:
Except for the a$$holes. Maybe they'll blow their brains out while
cleaning one of the guns...

Scotthttp://corbenflyer.tripod.com/
Gotta Fly or Gonna Die
Building RV-4 (Super Slow Build Version)

Rich S. wrote:

There are a$$holes out there and always will be. I hope

no one was hurt in the incident.

Rich S.

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Shouldn't the firearms have been locked away in safes at the owners'
residences, in stead of being in hangers or in planes? Here in South
Africa the owner of a gun stolen will more often than not end up in
jail charged with negligence, even before the investigation into the
theft will begin.

Erik Snyman
Messina
South Africa.

erik wrote:
On May 25, 12:07 pm, Scott wrote:
Except for the a$$holes. Maybe they'll blow their brains out while
cleaning one of the guns...

Scotthttp://corbenflyer.tripod.com/
Gotta Fly or Gonna Die
Building RV-4 (Super Slow Build Version)

Rich S. wrote:

There are a$$holes out there and always will be. I hope

no one was hurt in the incident.
Rich S.
--

Shouldn't the firearms have been locked away in safes at the owners'
residences, in stead of being in hangers or in planes? Here in South
Africa the owner of a gun stolen will more often than not end up in
jail charged with negligence, even before the investigation into the
theft will begin.

Erik Snyman
Messina
South Africa.

Here in the U.S., in most states, reasonable care is the standard.
This means minors and unauthorized persons don't have access. I agree
firearms should be in a safe except those used for self defense. This is
more to save the bother of recovering the firearms than to keep someone
from stealing them.

Assuming the hangar in question was locked that should be enough to
protect any property from being stolen. A competent burglar can get into
most safes and buildings if he is determined to do so.

In my case I have a gun safe, but I shouldn't need it since I live
alone and secure my house when I am not home. If South Africa holds the
gun owner as much as or more responsible than the burglar then something
is wrong there.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

Long list of stolen items snipped

We'll add to the list as other items are found to be missing.

Any person who receives, possesses, or purchases any one or more of
these stolen items, knowing or having reason to believe the same is
stolen, is also guilty of a felony.

Dang, Vic, sorry for your loss -- but how in the heck was someone able
to steal that much stuff? What you describe would have taken a
considerable amount of time to locate, load, and transport -- unless
they already knew exactly what they were looking for? Inside job?

We've got an "airport watch" program here that (in theory) could
prevent something like this from happening. Despite this, however,
even though I'm at the airport nearly every day, there are long
periods of time when no one is around, and theft could occur. We
never, ever, leave our hangar door open -- but that wouldn't stop a
really determined thief.

Just curious: What's with the arsenal at the airport? Did you
perceive the hangar as a safer place to keep them?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

On Sat, 26 May 2007 07:25:49 -0500, Dan wrote:

Assuming the hangar in question was locked that should be enough to
protect any property from being stolen. A competent burglar can get into
most safes and buildings if he is determined to do so.

When you think about it, though, a hangar could be more secure than a typical
home. Entry to a house can be attained with no further investment than a stone
through a window. The hangars at my airport have only a single point of
entry...no glass to smash, no patio doors to lift off the track, not even wooden
door jambs to splinter. Mind you, the locking mechanism on the door isn't the
greatest, but it at least gives only ONE point the occupant has to upgrade to
increase security.

Plus, larger airports often have full-time security contingents.

In my case I have a gun safe, but I shouldn't need it since I live
alone and secure my house when I am not home. If South Africa holds the
gun owner as much as or more responsible than the burglar then something
is wrong there.

It's a swing of the pendulum a bit far in the opposite direction, but it does
have its attractions. One of the anti-gun arguments here in the US is that the
weapons purchased by law-abiding citizens too often end up in the hands of
criminals; here's a way to fight that. Properly securing one's weapons is the
hallmark of a responsible gun owner.

It's matter of degree, of course. If the gunowner can show forced doors and
busted safe, I would figure he or she had taken adequate steps to protect the
weapons. If the owner leaves his F150 in a dark tavern parking lot with a rack
of guns in plain sight in the rear window, that's another thing.

Ron Wanttaja

Not all hangars are that secure... I used to keep my RV-6 in a hangar
at a local airfield. Brand new hangars with a "man door" in one end of
the main slider doors. The man door lock could easily be opened by
simply reaching through the opening at the end of the main hangar door.
The fire department wouldn't let us put a keyed deadbolt on the door
unless we kept the key IN THE LOCK, accessible just as before by
reaching inside the opening...

However, to show how stupid some people are, evidence was found one day
where someone had tried to pry off the lock on the main sliders. Don't
how long they worked on it but if they had simply reached into the end
opening they could have been in the hangar in seconds.

BTW, I'm NOT naming the airfield as I'm sure they haven't changed
anything and the hangars are still "accessible".

John

Ron Wanttaja wrote:
On Sat, 26 May 2007 07:25:49 -0500, Dan wrote:

Assuming the hangar in question was locked that should be enough to
protect any property from being stolen. A competent burglar can get into
most safes and buildings if he is determined to do so.

When you think about it, though, a hangar could be more secure than a typical
home. Entry to a house can be attained with no further investment than a stone
through a window. The hangars at my airport have only a single point of
entry...no glass to smash, no patio doors to lift off the track, not even wooden
door jambs to splinter. Mind you, the locking mechanism on the door isn't the
greatest, but it at least gives only ONE point the occupant has to upgrade to
increase security.

Plus, larger airports often have full-time security contingents.

In my case I have a gun safe, but I shouldn't need it since I live
alone and secure my house when I am not home. If South Africa holds the
gun owner as much as or more responsible than the burglar then something
is wrong there.

It's a swing of the pendulum a bit far in the opposite direction, but it does
have its attractions. One of the anti-gun arguments here in the US is that the
weapons purchased by law-abiding citizens too often end up in the hands of
criminals; here's a way to fight that. Properly securing one's weapons is the
hallmark of a responsible gun owner.

It's matter of degree, of course. If the gunowner can show forced doors and
busted safe, I would figure he or she had taken adequate steps to protect the
weapons. If the owner leaves his F150 in a dark tavern parking lot with a rack
of guns in plain sight in the rear window, that's another thing.

Ron Wanttaja