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From Hartford Police, Connecticut
"Twenty-seven (27) years ago this man had his 1990 Kawasaki KX125 dirt bike stolen from Waterbury. Today, HPD notified him that we had located it tearing through Bushnell Park. Reunited after 27 years. This dirt-bike was seized when an officer observed the operator riding it through Bushnell Park. The VIN number, engine number and transmission numbers if applicable are run through NCIC and NICB. This is a typical process, especially when VINs are scratched off. We can still identify them through NICB manufacturer records. Thankfully in this case, the NICB maintained owner records, and we traced it back to a Waterbury Police report in October, 1992. From there, we obtained owner/complainant info. We take these long and arduous steps specifically to ensure that owners get their property back. We return dozens a year. We thought to highlight this case because of the recovery after almost three decades. The owner was 17 when it was stolen."
Now that's what I call commitment.
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10158208555896678&id=306821…
"Twenty-seven (27) years ago this man had his 1990 Kawasaki KX125 dirt bike stolen from Waterbury. Today, HPD notified him that we had located it tearing through Bushnell Park. Reunited after 27 years. This dirt-bike was seized when an officer observed the operator riding it through Bushnell Park. The VIN number, engine number and transmission numbers if applicable are run through NCIC and NICB. This is a typical process, especially when VINs are scratched off. We can still identify them through NICB manufacturer records. Thankfully in this case, the NICB maintained owner records, and we traced it back to a Waterbury Police report in October, 1992. From there, we obtained owner/complainant info. We take these long and arduous steps specifically to ensure that owners get their property back. We return dozens a year. We thought to highlight this case because of the recovery after almost three decades. The owner was 17 when it was stolen."
Now that's what I call commitment.
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10158208555896678&id=306821…
The Shop
Any build thread on it? lol
We had some bikes stolen last winter and I figured I'd never see them again. I put up posts all over buy/sell pages on facebook and offered a reward. Eventually, a girl contacted me stating a friend of hers had the bikes. She even sent me pics of the bikes. Things after that started to go south so I contacted the sheriffs department. I did my own digging to uncover her address as well as the address of where the bikes were being stored. On Sunday they contacted me and said we have your bikes here if you want to come get them. Had my dad there within 15 minutes with a truck and trailer. Happy that we got 2/3 back but still trying to get the most important one back. They did blow up the little RM and rip it apart but I guess it's better than not having it.
Still trying to get this one back:
Hate to see the crusher in action though. Seems like they could auction off the parts and donate to a good cause....or something useful.
In 2014 I received a call from a police detective advising me that they found my motorcycle. I explained that I sold it in 2004. The detective told me that the title had never been changed and that I was still the legal owner. The detective came down to visit me at my office.. He seemed to be trying to get me to say that I never sold the bike and wanted me to claim ownership. Then the detective told me that the bike had been recovered in a raid of a chop shop where they disassemble stolen cars and sell the parts. He got pretty aggressive with me. I finally told him to go fuck himself.
It seems the kid that bought the bike never re-registered it and paid the sales tax. He either had it stolen from him or was involved in the crime. I no longer had his name or number. I still legally owned the bike. The tow yard that had the bike called me and wanted $1,500.00 in storage charges. The told me they were going to sue me for the charges phony charges. I told them to fuck off as well. I called my attorney who is also my close friend, he sent everyone involved letters telling them to fuck off. I didn't want the bike as it was in really bad shape and I didn't want to mess with DMV.
Oddly enough at the time I helped manage the largest collision repair center in San Diego and this idiot detective though I had to be involved some how because of that. Then weeks later someone that I had worked with came by to see me. He had the bike in the bike of his truck. He had just purchased it a an auction for $200.00. He had no idea it had been my bike.
...and a good reason to take snapshots of completed/signed bill of sale and title at the time of the sale.
Pit Row
Not that it matters.
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