<All>Foiling wheel thieves

["Al Powell" <apowell@agcom.tamu.edu>]

A brilliant note from from another list - could not resist 
forwarding to all you good folks.

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About a year and a half ago, the 16" Pony rims from my 91 Mustang LX
were stolen, to make matters worse, it was only two weeks after they
were fitted with new 225/50/16 BIG O Euro VXP tires. Well, luckily 
for me, when I purchased the tires, I had the shop insert into each 
tire, a plastic ziplock bag containing a copy of my drivers license, 
the license number of my car, and the color and year of it as well. 
Also in the bags was a short note, requesting anyone repairing the 
tires or replacing them to give me a phone call collect if the car 
that the tires are doesn't match the license and description of the 
one found on the note.

Last week, I get a call from a shop in Eureka, there is a 1987 Mustang
in there with a flat, and the guy repairing the tire found my note and
called me. I told him my tires and rims were stolen, and maybe he
should call the police. I faxed him a copy of my Police report, and
the receipt I had for the tires with the tires serial numbers on it.
To make a long story short, when the customer was confronted with the
note I had installed in the tire(s), he left the shop in a hurry. The
Police were summoned, and it was determined the rims on his car were
mine. I got the rims back, the tires were nearly worn out. The cars
owner was arrested for possession of stolen property. That's just one
more way to take a bite out of crime.  Kenn Stogner

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Sounds like an "Action Item" to ME!!



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