STOLEN TRAILER

[Dude 713]

That is amazing that they found it. Did they catch the thief?

 

[FRANKO289]

Glad your truck has been found Franko, I hope that it is all there and hasn't been too badly abused.

cant go and see the truck until monday,
MIraramar FL. is+2h away from me. also its in impound for fingerprint recovery.. I reallly hope they find them bastards !

regarding damage.... got to assume at least one doorhandle and the ignition switch is busted . But whatever it all needs, its nothing Randy cant help me finding OEM replacment parts for it .......... i post pix monday

 

[fatboy]

Glad it has been found. I pray there is little damage.

 

[ford man]

Well Glad they found it. I sorta had my doubts you would every see it again. The idea and thought of them having a way to detect the tracking device made me think they were regulars and pros at stealing .But all is well that ends well. (I guess) but it would be nice to know someone got busted for it and is behind bars! Hope the truck is not to bad for your sake Franko !

 

[Scoop]

Glad they found it Franko. I hope the damage is minimal.

I support the death penalty for first degree murderers and dirtbags who steel nice trucks!

 

[Dude 713]

Franko we NEED an update, how bad is it?

 

[Jakedog]

Is it all good? Was it stripped?

 

[FRANKO289]

well .... truck was in police impound until Thursday late afternoon . was not allowed to see or get near it.
6 days of not so cheap towing and impound charges ... after paying for that BS i had it towed to my local ford dealer.
First thing Saturday morning 07-05-25 i went to see it ....

its not "that bad " ...... damages :

both batteries are dead .
both door locks are broken, ignition switch its obliterated .. maybe need a new steering column !? ...
pass rear door got a bunch of dents and chipped paint
AND
someone mounted a 1 7/8" tow ball on the bumper and towed something heavy ... aka rear bumper is pushed down to the max ( bottoming out on the tow hitch )
center bumper trim is busted and license plate got scrapes ....


dont know what else is wrong w. the truck until i get a full new door and ignition lock set w. keys .
once the ignition lock is mended and we can power on the truck we might find out why the thieves abandoned the truck ....
hopefully just out of fuel and or whatever they needed to tow or steal they got it and abandoned the truck !??!
w. that said it did have a good size liquid puddle inside of the front driver side wheel at the impound .... hence i had it towed straight to the dealer.

 

[tasker]

SORRY Buddy! you know where I am if I can help in any way!

 

[Dude 713]

Did they get any fingerprints or evidence on the thief?

 

[ntsqd]

Man, this whole thing makes my blood pressure rise in sympathy.

 

[blade]

Glad you got your truck back!

Our 2005 Superduty was stolen out of our driveway. It was missing for almost two months. The only reason we got it back was because the little rack gear they use to start them when they bust the lock out fell apart so badly that they couldn't start it anymore. It was in an apartment parking lot, so the security called the towing company to have it towed and found out it was stolen. I had to replace the steering column because when they broke the lock out it destroyed it. They also put six thousand miles on it in that short time.

 

[Tricky Dick]

I live in suburbia / a city w. cameras on ervey intersection and every 1/2 mile on highways
we know the exact time the truck got stolen . IT cant be that hard to to back-track and spot the truck in any video .....

I think it's usually a matter of not wanting to commit the resources to it. In my swamp city they put very little effort into property crimes.

 

[Yeller]

I think it's usually a matter of not wanting to commit the resources to it. In my swamp city they put very little effort into property crimes.

My largest close city couldn’t find me driving my bronco down the side walk herding an accident runner back to the accident with me on the phone with dispatch reading the street signs to them on a major street, so little confidence in their ability to get much accomplished.

 

[Scoop]

Tell the cops to look for someone who recently got their single-wide evicted from a mobile home park for non-payment of rent. They stole your truck to move it because they didn't have the money to pay someone to do it or to rent a truck that could do it. (And they weren't smart enough to mount the correct sized ball!!) That should narrow their search a bit . . .

 

[FRANKO289]

Did they get any fingerprints or evidence on the thief

Did they get any fingerprints or evidence on the thief?

no clue what they got and didnt get. Just found it a lil absurd that it took them 4 day. Impound i had to pay for.

its pretty clear the thief's used my truck to tow something. based on the all new inner fender liner having now sand and cement splash marks on them, it def. was driven to and from some construction sites. Wouldn't surprise me if some trailers w. equipment are missing from some sites

 

[fordguy]

It is not uncommon for criminals to use a stolen vehicle to commit other crimes and eventually scrapping or abandoning said vehicle