Trailer, equipment valued at $30k stolen from mechanic shop
Posted: Nov 07, 2010 5:33 PM EST
Updated: Nov 07, 2010 6:39 PM ESTClick Here To See The Video..
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By Derek Dellinger - bio | email
FORT MYERS: A Cape Coral man is out of $30,000 worth of equipment and a trailer after it was stolen last Saturday from his business.
The trailer belonged to Scott Janson, owner of Scotty's Automotive in Fort Myers.
Janson moved his trailer to his business after he was told by Cape Coral Code Enforcement to move it.
He believes sometime between 1 p.m. Saturday and Monday morning the thieves came behind his business and took the trailer.
Frustrated with the slow investigation, Janson took the investigation into his own hands, looking at hours upon hours of security footage from neighboring businesses.
"I've noticed, late at night when I'm here after hours doing paperwork, that there's a lot of scrap people coming in here, looking for scrap metal, scrap aluminum, going through my dumpsters, they're going through my scrap tires that I leave outside," said Janson.
He believes someone went after his trailer, not knowing what was inside.
"It's the times we're in, obviously. But it's a shame something like this had to happen for me to do this," said Janson.
They're offering a reward for information on the theft.
Since then, Janson has installed a new security system at his business.
We know what needs to be done!!!!!!
Ron J. Melancon President
www.dangeroustrailers.org
8898 Castle Point Drive
Glen Allen, VA 23060
804-837-0086
804-270-3727
Dear Safety Concerned Advocate:
While our mission is "Loose Runaway Trailers" we discovered 4 years ago a growing trend. Go Here to see...in One County in Illinois out of 4,000 Trailers 3,990 were stolen.
http://www.dangeroustrailers.org/Stolen_Utility_Trailers.html
These Utility Trailers Companies make them so cheap they do not want to embedded the Vin number into the medal and have a NATIONAL REGISTRY.
What is going on is they steal them...and take off the Vin number that is on a cheap medal plate. Then they sell them on Craigs list any other means. Then for this example they come into Virginia and call it a 'HOMEMADE" trailer.
Our Crazy DMV has no way to verify that it is really "Homemade" and they issue a new Vin number on a Stolen Trailer. Then for example in South Carolina the Stolen Utility Trailer Capitol of the Nation you don't have to EVER register your trailer at all!!!!!
Because of our efforts the State of Illinois the only one in the Nation enacted a law that requires that you must prove it is really homemade before you get a vin number. The only problem is you simply have to go to another state and get a new vin number and you can register it back in Illinois.
To help we have a solution we own the National Utility Trailer Registry.org and .com where if we get somebody with common sense we can help enact a way to help stop this ongoing behavior.
Yet the Insurance companies, the Utility Trailer Companies and our Government does nothing to help but destroy our cause. Why? at the end of the day we the consumer pays for this.....How much more does my Country Want Me To DO???? I have almost lost it all.
Sincerely,
Ron J. Melancon
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