Stolen Camper Trailer

With respect, a suggestion. Perhaps you might consider including the number of the Police Report so that it not only validates your claim but would make it much easier if someone from outrside WA reported to their local Police. Sorry to hear that it's your 2nd unit stolen. There ar lots of 'bad people' around these days. You can't be too careful.

This may seem strange but why would you have a photo of the fellow who hired the trailer?
If they have stolen a landcruiser with Yealering plates on it and now stolen your trailer, I don't think that you can believe them if they say they were from Merredin unless they known to the police in Merredin (I am guessing that they are otherwise, your local police would be the contact).
I guess the address on the drivers licence is an old one to.

All the best in locating the trailer

All the points posted are quite pertinant to your post. Basically, a little more info wouldn't go astray.

Older people, one without a leg. Who would have thought it ?

This leaves a very bad taste in the mouth, and tarnishes anyone wishing to do business with you in the future. Please try and remember that given half a chance, most peoiple are honest. (Yes I do know...I hire stuff also).
Wishing you every success with recovering your STOLEN GOODS.

Did you have it insured?

If not you do not have any sympathy from me. People who do not use insurance only put the price up for the rest of us.

It is a shared cost.

If it was insured, what is the problem?

Further, if your only purpose to join here is for your personal benefit, well I'd say, go whistle.

This forum is about people sharing.

Boot and scoot posters, who just use this place once for a personal use should be scorned.

Jim.

there was a very cheap camper trailer advertised in the nt news ( darwin) on saturday . but i don't have the paper now. it sounded like it was too good a deal.
maybe someone else has the paper still

JUST CHECKED sat. N T News, no Cavalier Off Roader

oh...........maybe i read it wrong

Probably doesn't help but do you know what way they reckon they were heading.

MAtt

Has anyone stopped and pondered the fact that the dude might be missing or something? ...and yeah why the photo of the "alledged Culprit"?

just a thought

I think some of the above comments have been a little harsh.
These people have done the right thing in my mind – they have joined up.
They could easily have made a post about a stolen camper without being a member!
To pre judge them by saying they won’t make a valuable contribution to the Forum in the future is quite ludicrous. I don’t think they deserve to be castigated in this way. It’s certainly not the way to welcome new members and encourage others who may be reading this forum to join. I think a little more tolerance is appropriate.
To Cassie (Simone) welcome to the Forum.
I hope you recover your camper undamaged.
Like all other Forumites you are a valued member and I would encourage you to share posts about topics of interest in the future.
All the best,
Cheers,
GPM

Jim I don't know you from Adam but your comments do little to foster your business which you are obviously keeping well to the fore in your Forum activity.
The people are seeking help for a problem none of us would like to have happen to us. A bit of support may have been a better response than your cynical lecture.
The Forum is about giving and sharing I reckon, for all you know these people could end up a valuable source of info sometime in future but this is hardly likely if they take your response as the held values of the Forum in general.
Ken

Hi Simone

Welcome to the forum and I hope you enjoy your time on the site and recover your trailer.

I can only apologise on behalf of the vast majority of the helpful members on this site for a handful of members who simply have a regular case of verbal diarrhoea and have only one side of the bed to get out of each day!

My very first post upon joining some 12 months ago received a very sarcastic and pathetic response from one member in particular...I chose to ignore him and I notice he has not get any better and I allow his peers to judge him

Some of the comments re further detail, explain the picture etc are perfectly valid and a response from you will certainly help members to be of more assistance to you

Lastly I suggest you do so in a new post rather than answering on the current thread simply because it will put it back in with the new posts and refreshed as otherwise readers will have moved on and your added details will be of less value for those who are no longer following this post

best of luck and once again welcome

Hello,
thanks to those with positive remarks. In regards to having a photo, we actually googled his name as a joke, not actually thinking we would find anything, but we came across a post on the abc website, telling the story of how he lost his leg. here is the site http://www.abc.net.au/dimensions/dimensions_people/Transcripts/s686815.htm.
The police report number is IR18407873, speak to Jamie. They did not tell us they were from Merreden, we actually rung the home number they gave us, and another man answered, who had moved in because this couple had been kicked out, he did not know much about it but directed us to the Merreden police, who knew about the couple and the stolen car. Yes it was insured, but that is not the point, don't people have consciences? In reply to Jims comments, we are sharing our information for everyones benefit, hoping this does not happen to anyone else, and who is to say we are not going to post in the future, as we are only new?
if i have missed anyones questions please do reply!

Cassie

What a strange bloke to have gone through a life experience like he apparently has (ABC Link) and then start stealing cars and trailers.

I somehow don't think a one legged man driving a stolen car/trailer will get to far before someone wakes up and they are caught.

Hope it works out for you Cassie.

Cheers

Just wait until they have to pay for their first refuelling....will teach them a lesson to steal something a little more fuel efficient :-)

Seriously, i hope that someone returns your property in good condition.....we can only hope sometimes.

Andrew

Hi Simone/Cassie,

How long has it been missing for? Do you know which way they were heading?

I have a recollection of sighting a gentleman with a prosthetic leg eating some lunch outside a bakery on our way back from a recent trip in eastern Victoria. Across the road was a landcruiser with camper attached (WA Plates). I have no idea if it was theirs as I did not see them get into it. I noticed the WA plates as my partner is from WA - I do not know the brand of camper.

If you or the police have reason to believe that they may have been in the area at the time I am able to provide a location and date (offline) as I don't want to get anybody into trouble based on heresay, nor in the public domain - people are still entiteld to the presumption of innocence, especially considering my sighting is more likely to be totally unrelated. I did not get a good look at the gentleman except to notice he had grey hair poking out under a cap much like the image. Now considering the qty of people travelling who have WA plates with grey hair and baseball caps on I may well be barking up the wrong tree and have no intentions of dropping anybody in the proverbial based on a coincidence so if you need further info let me know.

i have a few pics here of the camper. Just copy and past the links, the pics will come up (for those unsure) . The photo of the open camper, im not sure if it is the exact one, but it is a cavalier. I have a photo of the exact plates, and also a plate we put on there with our name. probabaly ripped of by now though if theyre smart :D

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ZANDRA HERE SOUTHERN CROSS RENTALS WE WERE THE COMPANY THAT HAD THE VEHICLE STOLEN.
THE VEHICLE WAS HIRED ON THE MONDAY 26TH MAY 08 ON THE WED MORNING HAD A CALL FROM A PERTH DETECTIVE SAYING HAD WE HIRED A VEHICLE REDG NO YL5118 TO A PERSON AND ASKED THE NAME WE SAID WE HAD AND THEY SAID FINE WE WILL CALL BACK, LATER THAT MORNING THEY RANG BACK TO SAY THAT THEY HAD BEEN CHARGED BUT AS THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED AND WAS RENTED IT WAS GIVEN BACK TO THEM. ON THE WED THE POLICE SENT A SQUAD OUT TO THERE FARM HOUSE AND RAIDED IT RECOVERING MANY STOLEN ITEMS (STOLEN CAR ETC)
THEY CONFISICATED THESE ITEMS NOW ON THURS NIGHT THEY CALLED OUR RENTAL COMPANY SAYING THAT THEY WOULD BE LATE BACK, WE SAID WE WOULD WAIT, THEY NEVER SHOWED UP, AS THEY WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN THERE FARM HOUSE HAD BEEN RAIDED I ASSUME THEY WENT THERE TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE THEY HAD THERE AND IT WAS GONE SO HENCE THEY NEVER RETURNED OUR VEHICLE AND ARE NOW MOVING AROUND. OUR PLATES ARE YL PLATES AND THATS FROM THE YILGARN SHIRE WHICH IS SOUTHERN CROSS WA. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS IOPORTUNITY TO THANK THE LADIES FOR THE BILLABONG CAMPING SHOP AND ALL THE TRAVELLERS THAT HAVE ADDED TO THIS, I WOULD LIKE TO SORT THESE PEOPLE OUT BEFORE THEY RIP OTHER PEOPLE OFF, MANY THANKS ZANDRA SOUTHERN CROSS RENTALS.

well, Yeah Shout and you Will be heard.