Due to a lot of work travel lately, I had not been out to our cabin in almost a month. When I got there today, I found there had been some unwanted visitors..to the tune of over $2k of stuff missing or damaged.
We are in Anderson County, on FM 321, near the Trinity River. A couple of miles from the Bethal storage caverns, within a half mile of Yard Fish Camp and directly across the road from The Big Woods On the Trinity hunting lodge. This is the third theft we have had there...SO deputy seemed like I was wasting their time...took a report and a couple of pictures...but no attempt to look for finger prints .
These folks came prepared with bolt cutters...they cut two padlocks and two heavy security cables. They found and removed a very carefully hidden game camera that was covering the gate (more on that later).They tired to kick in the door, but could not gain entry that way, so they pulled a window AC out, trashing the entire window frame.
Here are the items that might be identifiable.
• 7.5 HP Sears Outboard Motor. This is early 1970's vintage, there are not many of these left around, so it should stand out.!. The engine cover has been spray painted Gray.
• Cheap Simmon Model 846060 20-60X60MM Spotting Scope. No serial number but my DL# scratched into side of the mounting bracket
•“Shooting Chrony” brand chronograph. DL# scratched into multiple places inside the device.
•Go-Kart - Fox Hornet with Subaru SP-170 Engine Serial No: L6KDB00699J000348. Yellow Frame. Bone Collector sticker on the front. Hydraulic brakes, Master Cylinder is not original.
•8000 BTU LG Brand window air conditioner. Model LW8012ER Serial No 111TAJDC9636
•Poulan PRO 18 in. 42 cc Gas Chainsaw (still looking for Serial #)
•Dewalt cordless drill and impact driver combo (looks like new), (still looking for serial numbers)
•ATCHISSON AR15K10 AR-15 conversion kit for .22 LR rimfire. .22LR bolt conversion kit (DL number is probably scratched into the surface of the bolt.
•.22LR AR-15 Magazine Model AR-15/.22 Brownells $25
• Bushnell Game Camera Serial # 9421-41499 or 9421-41501 My DL should be carved into the camera somewhere
The first five digits of my DL are 07722 # # #
In addition to the above, they got:
Two cable come-alongs , Red Dolly with hard rubber tires, 5 gallon gas can full of diesel, 400 -500 round of .40S&W plinking reloads in a metal ammo can, 250 - 350 rounds of .223 reloads in a plastic ammo ca, . 2 boxes of 6.8 SPC factory ammo (probably SSA), Red Plastic tool box with a bunch of cheap tools. Ammo can of odd tools like steering wheel puller, brake line crimping tool. About $50 dollars worth of D and AA batteries, and a bunch of other small hunting items that were stored under the bed.
This little outboard motor should really stand out, its a Sears 7.5 Hp that probably dates back to the early 70s. The plastic cover has been painted Silver.
This is the third theft we have had there. Every time SO shows up for a report and I never hear another thing. This is my favorite candidate...she was captured crawling through the locked gate on a previous occasion. I provided SO with several pics, including one showing the license plate of her truck, and told them I wanted to press trespassing charges...they never even called me back.
This images are scaled down to load on ARF, the originals were clear and you could read the plate on the truck.