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Edited Date/Time 9/22/2017 9:00am
LOOTERS: Law Enforcement say they caught this pair trying to make off with a whole utility pole in Jacksonville after Hurricane Irma.

http://whnt.com/2017/09/13/law-enforcement-say-theyve-busted-irma-loote…

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newmann 9/13/2017 6:58pm
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Goofy bastards. Just after Harvey wiped out our entire neighborhood a whole damn family drove over from Louisiana to loot our neighborhood. Cops caught them. Not going to go well for them.
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colintrax 9/13/2017 9:23pm
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What were they gonna do with it??
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EZZA 95B 9/13/2017 9:44pm
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I like the fact that they were considerate enough to tie a rag to the end of the pole. Laughing
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Hut 9/13/2017 9:47pm
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How did they ever get caught?

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Hut 9/13/2017 9:48pm
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colintrax wrote:
What were they gonna do with it??
Scrap metal? might get them a couple days worth of oxys
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colintrax 9/13/2017 10:08pm
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colintrax wrote:
What were they gonna do with it??
Hut wrote:
Scrap metal? might get them a couple days worth of oxys
I guess so, toss it on a trailer under a bunch of shit so the scrap yard don't notice till after you've left. Can't image any scarp yard knowingly taking it though, not worth the hassle.
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MR. X 9/14/2017 12:17am
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Too funny , "pull over ! Let's grab that pole" such dirtbags.
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Thieves are scum of the earth.

Looters are the same but even scummier.
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scooter5002 9/14/2017 5:10am
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colintrax wrote:
What were they gonna do with it??
Hut wrote:
Scrap metal? might get them a couple days worth of oxys
colintrax wrote:
I guess so, toss it on a trailer under a bunch of shit so the scrap yard don't notice till after you've left. Can't image any...
I guess so, toss it on a trailer under a bunch of shit so the scrap yard don't notice till after you've left. Can't image any scarp yard knowingly taking it though, not worth the hassle.
You don't know much about the scrap business, do you? Wink Laughing
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AHRMA361 9/14/2017 5:18am
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What strikes me is that the roof of that Kia SUV can actually support the weight of the pole without folding up like a lawn chair.
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-MAVERICK- 9/14/2017 5:57am
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You would think doing something like that under the cover of night would of been a better "idea" but I guess you can't fix stupid.

Insert get a brain moran meme.
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JRT812 9/14/2017 6:13am
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EZZA 95B wrote:
I like the fact that they were considerate enough to tie a rag to the end of the pole. Laughing
That is the best part haha

Can't believe they were caught. Looks totally legit having a utility pole on top of your small suv just cruising around town.
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JRT812 9/14/2017 6:14am
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newmann wrote:
Goofy bastards. Just after Harvey wiped out our entire neighborhood a whole damn family drove over from Louisiana to loot our neighborhood. Cops caught them. Not...
Goofy bastards. Just after Harvey wiped out our entire neighborhood a whole damn family drove over from Louisiana to loot our neighborhood. Cops caught them. Not going to go well for them.
Did they hit your house?
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scott_nz 9/14/2017 10:42am
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why do i feel this plan started with "hold my beer"
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Falcon 9/14/2017 10:55am
9/14/2017 10:55am Edited Date/Time 9/14/2017 10:56am
I was just talking to a district sales manager in FL who says one of his dealerships was broken into while the electricity was off. No alarms, no response, easy pickings for the thieves. They got something like 7 bikes.
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JRT812 9/14/2017 11:06am
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Falcon wrote:
I was just talking to a district sales manager in FL who says one of his dealerships was broken into while the electricity was off. No...
I was just talking to a district sales manager in FL who says one of his dealerships was broken into while the electricity was off. No alarms, no response, easy pickings for the thieves. They got something like 7 bikes.
Apparently, it was announced on the news that police & emergency staff would be unavailable if you tried calling 911.

If true, dumb and way to signal to the scumbags the world is their oyster for a brief moment.
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GuyB 9/14/2017 11:54am
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I'm surprised no one has busted out the, "You don't understand..."
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JRT812 9/14/2017 11:59am
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Wait, come again... not sure I understand...

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IWreckALot 9/14/2017 12:21pm
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AHRMA361 wrote:
What strikes me is that the roof of that Kia SUV can actually support the weight of the pole without folding up like a lawn chair.
I bet they loaded it themselves and I doubt they could load something that was heavier than the roof could handle. Some of that metal can be really light surprisingly. Looks like aluminum by the color.
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KMC440 9/14/2017 3:27pm
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scooter5002 wrote:
You don't know much about the scrap business, do you? Wink Laughing
Hell no they don't. ..

On a side note... there's a guy in Louisiana that has the contract to clean up all of Texas and part of Florida thats SCREAMING for drivers. If anyone wants to go let me know. I can pm a number.
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MotoMo165 9/14/2017 6:30pm
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scooter5002 wrote:
You don't know much about the scrap business, do you? Wink Laughing
KMC440 wrote:
Hell no they don't. .. On a side note... there's a guy in Louisiana that has the contract to clean up all of Texas and part...
Hell no they don't. ..

On a side note... there's a guy in Louisiana that has the contract to clean up all of Texas and part of Florida thats SCREAMING for drivers. If anyone wants to go let me know. I can pm a number.
Semi drivers, I'm assuming?
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APLMAN99 9/14/2017 6:35pm
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GuyB wrote:
I'm surprised no one has busted out the, "You don't understand..."
Don't fit the profile that the "usual suspects" are trying to highlight......
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SEEMEFIRST 9/15/2017 7:51pm
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So Newman didn't get looted? Imagine my surprise.
Bet Bobby's stuff is safe too.

Some of us live in a "loot free zone". Zero shoes taken.
neverwasfastenuf 9/16/2017 5:24am
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SEEMEFIRST wrote:
So Newman didn't get looted? Imagine my surprise.
Bet Bobby's stuff is safe too.

Some of us live in a "loot free zone". Zero shoes taken.
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newmann 9/16/2017 8:10am
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GuyB wrote:
I'm surprised no one has busted out the, "You don't understand..."
APLMAN99 wrote:
Don't fit the profile that the "usual suspects" are trying to highlight......
You already pulled that line in another thread.Laughing
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colintrax 9/16/2017 9:03am
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scooter5002 wrote:
You don't know much about the scrap business, do you? Wink Laughing
I guess not, I go to the yard a couple times a year but I'm just taking my trash. I'd assume they dont take stuff that's obviously stolen, what happens when a cop sees it out there? Not worth having to explain that imo.
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KMC440 9/16/2017 9:06am
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scooter5002 wrote:
You don't know much about the scrap business, do you? Wink Laughing
KMC440 wrote:
Hell no they don't. .. On a side note... there's a guy in Louisiana that has the contract to clean up all of Texas and part...
Hell no they don't. ..

On a side note... there's a guy in Louisiana that has the contract to clean up all of Texas and part of Florida thats SCREAMING for drivers. If anyone wants to go let me know. I can pm a number.
MotoMo165 wrote:
Semi drivers, I'm assuming?
Yep ... he bought 3 or 4 self loading logging trucks this week and had modified shipping containers mounted on them. They look like shit but they'll do the job.
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APLMAN99 9/16/2017 9:16am
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GuyB wrote:
I'm surprised no one has busted out the, "You don't understand..."
APLMAN99 wrote:
Don't fit the profile that the "usual suspects" are trying to highlight......
newmann wrote:
You already pulled that line in another thread.Laughing
Still applicable.....
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newmann 9/16/2017 10:21am
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SEEMEFIRST wrote:
So Newman didn't get looted? Imagine my surprise.
Bet Bobby's stuff is safe too.

Some of us live in a "loot free zone". Zero shoes taken.
Let's just say that everything that hasn't been relocated to a "safe" location has been loaded and strategically placed...Wink . It's been a bit unnerving having so many people in and out of the house and property lately not to mention all the traffic through the neighborhood. It will probably be a year or more before things start to look normal around the immediate area. 80% here did not have flood insurance. Can't tell you how many times I have been told "you don't need it", but we have always had it for the past 25 years.
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fins227 9/17/2017 1:52pm
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colintrax wrote:
I guess not, I go to the yard a couple times a year but I'm just taking my trash. I'd assume they dont take stuff that's...
I guess not, I go to the yard a couple times a year but I'm just taking my trash. I'd assume they dont take stuff that's obviously stolen, what happens when a cop sees it out there? Not worth having to explain that imo.
These days most scrap yards are taking down names,license plate numbers, drivers license number, Ect. To stop shady people. The yard I frequent pays quarterly, and expects you to pay taxes on the money you make from them. It ain't 2005 no mo

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