Theft

[Suggers]

You may know or not - had serious plant thefts locally over last 3 mths - (I got off lightly) (Sth Bucks) - just been down the pub & bumped into local farmer (tractor & 2 diggers & trailer & shredder went 6 wks ago) - he & his son know exactly who's doing this - word is, they've gone Luton way - also they're transfering their knicking tractors operation around Luton area - if you hear anything LLL - please pm me.
This is a highly professional outfit. (Motherfuckers).....
ps - the old bill are frightened of them ?

[lutonlagerlout]

Allplant had a smartly dressed guy come in and rent a digger,he had cards headed paper the lot
anyway off he went with the digger and they checked the company and it was bogus
tracker was switched on but it went dead at the gypsy site near the A1 hatfield,police didnt want to know as it was a civil matter
???
until they start getting big lumps for plant theft, it will remain a highly lucrative crime,i used to know 1 guy ( steroid freak doorman) who was always bragging about such stuff (thought it was lies TBH)
when he got arrested ,his gang had stolen and moved on 4 million quids worth of plant,he got 4 years and was out in 30 months

hardly a disincentive for criminals when robbery and drug dealing routinely gets 10 year sentences for much less money
i know some country type near hitchin and plant theft has become a way of life for them now
tony martin for PM i reckon
LLL

[Suggers]

Cheers LLL - evidently these guys get seriously coked up, then off on the job - don't give a **** for anybody, or anything that get's in their way.
As you know, I'm an old leftie, but after seeing that prog on TonyM last night, I'm losing my patience.

[rab1]

was working on a site in Edinburgh next to the city express road (think town centre) 2no large generators, you would need a 24ft flatbed to carry 1 both disappeared one Sunday morning they put cones up on the road, stoped traffic and stole them, strangely enough this was at the same time as the Gypsys camp up at sighthill (3 miles away).

[Stuarty]

That happend on a barratt site i worked on just off constitution street (aye you know the one), wagon with hiab came in, lifted a container and a genny. Off they went with their goodies. Your not on about the theft from the site on the Western Approach Road are you Rab?

[danensis]

Allplant had a smartly dressed guy come in and rent a digger,he had cards headed paper the lot
anyway off he went with the digger and they checked the company and it was bogus
tracker was switched on but it went dead at the gypsy site near the A1 hatfield,police didnt want to know as it was a civil matter

Erm since when has theft been a civil matter?

[Tommy]

I was having a look at Earthmovers magazine a while ago, and it did a feature on trackers and plant theft.

They told of a A-Plant JCB 801. The tracker was activated at 8 one night, Was followed, and Interpol seized it in mid France mid morning the day after

[rab1]

I am indeed Sturty, Exchange Plaza, next to the Shereton on the western approach road. the 2no large LGH?, generators got pinched from the sub station across the road.

[rab1]

Stuarty, why would I have possibly heard of constitution street in leith?, just out if interest do you also go down there at night or purely for work during the day?. LOL :laugh:

[lutonlagerlout]

Allplant had a smartly dressed guy come in and rent a digger,he had cards headed paper the lot
anyway off he went with the digger and they checked the company and it was bogus
tracker was switched on but it went dead at the gypsy site near the A1 hatfield,police didnt want to know as it was a civil matter

Erm since when has theft been a civil matter?

if you hire something i.e. a car or plant you are in a contract, its a grey area
a guy i knew hired a car and took it to spain for 9 months,when he returned he owed a lot of hire but hadnt commited any offence (long time ago mind)
I think the police dont like to tangle with the pikeys unless its concrete proof
sad but its the way it is
LLL

[DNgroundworks]

Theres alot been stolen from round my ends 3 loadalls from different places, 1 tractor and a few bits of tractor attatchments - barstewards

[ambient]

weve got pikeys set up camp near us at moment stealing all the driveway work, going into buildbase ordering direct artic loads of blockpaving and paying cash up front.cant believe people are stupid enough to have them when they charge same rates as me but do a bad job

[Stuarty]

Stuarty, why would I have possibly heard of constitution street in leith?, just out if interest do you also go down there at night or purely for work during the day?. LOL :laugh:

Used to do alot of work around that area. Have sometimes ventured there, purely by mistake ofcourse, to see the "wildlife" lol

[rab1]

lieths not to bad, spent many a sunday in couples and mother aitkens.

[Stuarty]

good old mother aitkens. thats a pub and a half that lol