@Mopar1973Man please put this up top for me. If you think it should be somewhere else, go ahead and move it.

My truck was stolen last night in lakewood.

I'm sure most of you know what it looks like, but here's a couple pictures. One of the passenger windows was busted out to gain access, but I have no idea how they got it running. Thank you

 

 

any news Tyler??

It was a dead end sorry I didn't properly inform my uncle on engine specifics and other items

the engine wasn't even close upon further exam.....

Oh ok. That's sucks, I got really excited when I saw your post. 

Ya I felt like an idiot when I reviewed the pictures after talking with Tyler 

The motor didn't even have twins nor was it painted also it didn't have head studs very obvious items I should have noticed.....

Shared on Facebook  with a friend of mine that lives near Denver   U have Fb? 

11 hours ago, WiscoRedkneck said:

Ya I felt like an idiot when I reviewed the pictures after talking with Tyler 

The motor didn't even have twins nor was it painted also it didn't have head studs very obvious items I should have noticed.....

Don't feel bad Ben everyone appreciates those that are searching for it.

 

Me too

Please, no one feel bad if you find something and it turns out to not be it. I'd rather leave no stone unturned than risk skipping over it. I appreciate everyone keeping an eye out. 

 

When the police tell me I can, I'll release everything I know to the public. Hopefully I'll be speaking the the Denver special divisions for stolen vehicles.

http://www.lakewood.org/police/investigations/the_metropolitan_auto_task_force.aspx

Rumor on Facebook in my area is 15+ stolen diesel trucks were found in a chop shop..... maybe something will come of that.

Thatis exciting.

9 hours ago, TFaoro said:

Rumor on Facebook in my area is 15+ stolen diesel trucks were found in a chop shop..... maybe something will come of that.

Yeah but I am getting a smoking good deal on a twin turbo cummins for my Kubota repower project..............Don't screw it up dammit!

I certainly hope something comes about from this and it's positive!

 

Edited September 7, 20168 yr by BBHD
Double post

On 9/7/2016 at 9:31 AM, Wild and Free said:

Yeah but I am getting a smoking good deal on a twin turbo cummins for my Kubota repower project..............Don't screw it up dammit!

Better make sure you do the correct mods.... upgrade that transmission  

On 9/7/2016 at 9:59 AM, BBHD said:

I certainly hope something comes about from this and it's positive!

 

From what I've heard, the trucks they found have been torn down pretty far. I'm going to call the investigator tomorrow and see if he can give me some info on the bust.

 

Added up all of the mods for the insurance company today. 

$37,210 in aftermarkets / customozation (Assuming full price for everything) (Does not include all of my time in labor)

$1,795 in personal items that were in the truck's cab / toolbox

$10,000 for purchase price.

 

Total loss = $49,005    ugh....

Edited September 11, 20168 yr by TFaoro

Ooo boy, that's a tough pill to swallow! Sorry man! Hope they have good news for ya!

Hope it has some good news!

 

8 hours ago, TFaoro said:

From what I've heard, the trucks they found have been torn down pretty far. I'm going to call the investigator tomorrow and see if he can give me some info on the bust.

 

Added up all of the mods for the insurance company today. 

$37,210 in aftermarkets / customozation (Assuming full price for everything) (Does not include all of my time in labor)

$1,795 in personal items that were in the truck's cab / toolbox

$10,000 for purchase price.

 

Total loss = $47,005    ugh....

Having gone through this before one thing to do is find comparable  trucks(I use that term  loosely!) to yours and have those ready to argue with the insurance if they aren't being fair in their offer. 

Unfortunately parts are what older trucks are stolen for, especially that far north of the border. There isn't much you can do in the US with a stolen vehicle aside from part it, race and crash it, or take it over the border. There is minimal market across the  border for older stolen stuff. 

 

Good luck with finding it, or with the insurance company!! 

 

Do you think it was a random theft or targeted based on mods?

Reminds me of a story my wife's uncle who lives in Tucson AZ. told me several years ago, they are so close to the border that stolen vehicles are all to common and they all wind up just across the border in Nogales, his neighbor is an attorney had a half ton chevy stolen so knowing it was all but gone knowing how the system works hired another guy who specializes in recovery theft so to speak to go down to Nogales and find and steel it back for him. he was lucky it was not damaged or hacked yet but the practice is quite popular down there I guess.

 

He also said that if one visits Mexican towns just across the border and you take your own vehicle and the young kids ask to watch your car for 10 bucks is the best money you can spend as they will watch it like a hawk, turn them down and they will wave over their buds to steal or strip it once you are out of site.

5 hours ago, AH64ID said:

Do you think it was a random theft or targeted based on mods?

Targeted. Tons of trucks in the area have gone missing recently. At least 4 were taken the same night as mine, and at least two the night before. 

hopefully they find the thieves chopped up in a shop somewhere...

Sounds like the chop shop they found was full of mostly out-of-state vehicles.

 

It's been crazy up here. Minimum of 1-4 trucks a day stolen that I see on the facebook diesel pages.

 

My friends girlfriend's truck was stolen around 11am yesterday in broad daylight. It's an 05 6.0. They were using it to drive around and steal other trucks. They used it to steal at least 3. Lucky for her the head gaskets in it blew out and they ditched the truck at a towing business with minimal damage. The guys who stole it hopped in another stolen f350 and took off. 

 

I've come to accept the cops are useless in this and people are on their own. It's taking the thiefs less than 30 seconds to get into the fords and have them running if they're good. 

 

Sad to see.... wtf is this society coming to.