J. Clarke wrote:

mac davis wrote:

On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 22:33:53 GMT, "Dave Jackson"
wrote:

I am in west central Ohio and we got hit early last week. Someone got on
top of the tool trailer and busted out one of the vents to have a look
see
inside. Must have liked what they saw, cuz they proceded to pry one
corner of the door open just enough to remove our DeWalt gas powerd air
compressor, all the cords and hoses and an old sawzall.
Fortunately, all the nail guns, saws, lasers, and other tools were locked
in
two big job boxes they were unable to get open. (Knaack job boxes are
built
like a tank, well worth the cost) If you keep your tools locked in a
trailer on a jobsite, consider running a strong piece of angle iron
along
the sides of the door (we just did both sides, lesson learned!) . This
would have prevented those A holes from getting in and ripping us off in
the
first place. They never got the door open, just took a prybar and bent
the
lower corner of the door up. The biggest complaint i had is after we
called the cops, THEY DIDN'T EVEN SHOW UP! No pictures , no
investigation, nothing, except to say that it is getting to be a regular
problem in the area and
took a report OVER THE PHONE. What a crock of dung that was. At least
in the county i live in, the sheriff dept. will take the time to come out
if
there is a problem like this and take the report in person! All told,
damage to trailer and missing goods totalled $2500
My BIL is a city officer and told me it is also a good idea to put
the
last 4 digits of your SSN on the tools. At least, you can prove it was
your
when it turn up in the local pawn shop. I'll keep my eyes open for your
stuff. On the bright side, the pawn shops must be overflowing with
stolen goods this time of year, so maybe you can get a good deal
replacing what you
had. --dave

Dave... Be VERY careful with the last 4 digits of your SS#!!
If they get that and your name, they (in many cases) have your
identity....

I've had police officers tell me that the SSN is not really good for
identification anyway--it's difficult for the police to get a name out of
the Social Security Administration with just the SSN. A drivers' license
number would be better from the viewpoint of the police finding the owner.

In OH the DL number changes each time you get a new one. I had some tools
stolen and they just did the police report over the phone, I had to speak
to a voice activated answering machine. Then Allstate screwed me over and
gave me 1/100th of the price and told me I should have tools as that made
me more of a target for thieves, needless to say I'm not with them anymore.