Thieves target car dealers

The requirement that scrap yards have to collect names, addresses and phone numbers, i.e. show an ID, for certain types of scrap brought in, would slow this type of crime down. No ID, no scrap money.

Betamax wrote:

The requirement that scrap yards have to collect names, addresses and phone numbers, i.e. show an ID, for certain types of scrap brought in, would slow this type of crime down. No ID, no scrap money.

I'm sure they will address common sense directly given the scope of the problem. In a pigs eye!

a voice wrote:

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I'm sure they will address common sense directly given the scope of the problem. In a pigs eye!

It's out duty to continually point these things out to our legislators. They aren't smart enough to think of these things on their own. They are politicians after all.

Betamax wrote:

The requirement that scrap yards have to collect names, addresses and phone numbers, i.e. show an ID, for certain types of scrap brought in, would slow this type of crime down. No ID, no scrap money.

Also, they could save the PD a step and just take a mug shot there on the premises along with the ID.

If scrap dealers get loys of convertors delivered to their door, they have to know where they came from. The scrap dealer who pays for this metal is as guilty as the stealers. Put a few of their a$$es in jail and watch the convertor stealing go away.

This doesn't just effect car dealers - these thieves are going through parking lots of busineses and stealing the converters from employee cars while people are at work.

Its disgusting.

it is nice to alert everyone, especially theives, the value of the converters. why not put a picture in to show everyone what to steal? you could also sell the tools to steal the converters with. too much detail is stupid, good job

OMG wrote:

If scrap dealers get loys of convertors delivered to their door, they have to know where they came from. The scrap dealer who pays for this metal is as guilty as the stealers. Put a few of their a$$es in jail and watch the convertor stealing go away.

You are an idiot. Criminalizing the scrap dealers will not stop anything. You need to have a way to track the real thief, by putting restrictions on a transaction that will allow them to be tracked while still allowing the dealer to run their business.

...the Crackers.

Uncle Ed wrote:

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You are an idiot. Criminalizing the scrap dealers will not stop anything. You need to have a way to track the real thief, by putting restrictions on a transaction that will allow them to be tracked while still allowing the dealer to run their business.

It always amazes me why scrap dealers don't write down names, adresses, phone numbers, and license plat numbers when they do these deals. Couyld it be they want to plead ignorance since they know the metals are stolen?

OMG wrote:

<quoted text>It always amazes me why scrap dealers don't write down names, adresses, phone numbers, and license plat numbers when they do these deals. Couyld it be they want to plead ignorance since they know the metals are stolen?

Speaking of ignorance, you couldn't be MORE ignorant, dumbass. Actually there are MANY respectable scrap dealers who do exactly that. Unfortunately, it's the very few shady ones they go to.

As usual, you're commenting because you're an idiot with no life and love showing everyone how stupid you are. Where are the carts, Wal-Mart Greeter? Get off the net in the electronics department and back to work, troll.

Crack on Crack off wrote:

...the Crackers.

Yeah but at least them Crackers aint't robbin people, they are just stealin.

Big Bubba wrote:

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Yeah but at least them Crackers aint't robbin people, they are just stealin.

to yur car, next, cracker !

Big Bubba wrote:

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Yeah but at least them Crackers aint't robbin people, they are just stealin.

stealing from others is the same as robbing. A thief is a thief, and no, it has not color;it ony sees green.

Uncle Ed wrote:

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You are an idiot. Criminalizing the scrap dealers will not stop anything. You need to have a way to track the real thief, by putting restrictions on a transaction that will allow them to be tracked while still allowing the dealer to run their business.

Instead of criminalizing the dealers, perhaps an award system for reporting and turning in people with suspect scrap. A pile of chopped off converters should raise anybody's suspicions.

I agree most likely many of the scrap dealers are honorable. So of course the actions of the few who aren't has an impact on everyone. Just like the pawn shops I think the scrap yards should have to do the same, id and fingerprint, and yea go ahead and grb a photo too! The scrap places that don't want to do this should loose their license.

Kenmore Kid wrote:

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Instead of criminalizing the dealers, perhaps an award system for reporting and turning in people with suspect scrap. A pile of chopped off converters should raise anybody's suspicions.

Another great idea! Maybe a combination of both would shut down the crooks!

This just goes to show that the so called Akron police dept has better things to do than patrol car lots in the south akron area looking out for suspicious vehicles. kudos to the Akron police department...

Hire a security guard for $8 dollars an hour then fire the jerk after the thefts subside.

Crack on Crack off wrote:

...the Crackers.

The N|@@3rs