Generators Stolen, Alexandra Bridge WA

Some people out there.....

Do you know what sort of chain was used? I am looking around at the moment at ways to secure mine fore my 2 week trip in Dec and this sorta thing really makes me wonder if a standard chain will do the trick or will it just put off most people and they will wonder onto the next site?

Sorry for the pun but the WEAK LINK would then become the Padlock or locking device.

As one, who lived a long time in the area (20 yrs), and had a little to do with "law enforcing" in the region, It's a fairly safe bet the local "Mull Growers" got you good.

They'll turn up - eventually.....

I recall one growers plot we found secreted within a set of coastal dunes east of the blackwood in the De Entrecausteaux Nat Park - well dug in and camoflaged from the air.

There were all sorts of stolen items from the region recovered - kero fridges from beach fishing shacks - webber kettles, stihl chainsaw Even a fully stocked spice rack for their cooking etc etc.

Whoever lived there for maybe 4 months or so while their crop grew to harvest - lived like kings with all the mod cons and all stolen.

I recall our local plod - had a warrant he was trying to serve on a hippee who lived in a rammed earth home on acreage outta town, no SEC power- he had a genny on the back verandah!

Anyway - everytime Plod went out to the place, he would find the solar / battery radio going - the car in the drive, & no one home!

After a few such unsuccessfull visits, he thought to record the serial no off the generator engine! When back at the ofice he ran it thru the computer & it turned up as stolen from a Hire co near Perth on Albanay Highway! Missing a couple years.

So - next trip out same thing - no one home place OBVIOUSLY inhabited - whoever lived there kept doing a runner off into the forest whenever he saw the paddy waggon on the road to his place.

So plod - takes the stolen Genny back to the station with him.

You guessed it - next day the wanted felon rings up to report his "stolen" generator, stolen!

So - quick thinking plod spins him a line!

"Ohh - is it a red engine with a white petrol tank etc etc?"

Guy says "yes - thats the one!"

Plod says "Yeah - I picked up a couple guys acting suspiciously on the way thru town in a ute yesterday, and confiscated a heap of gear they had no receipts for etc - come in and identify it and it's yours!"

So plod then puts the genny in the rear of the holding cells and leaves the cell door wide open.

Wanted felon walks into the police station bold as brass - is directed to the holding cells to "identify" his (stolen) "stolen"? generator!

Once inside the cell, Plod slams the cell door and presents him with the outstanding warrant he hasn't been able to serve for about 4 months - then proceedes to charge him with being in posession of a stolen generator as well! LOL

Those were the good ol days of using ya head to police a place - before the doo gooders put cameras into police stations to watch the plod not the crims!

You'll get ya gennys back - eventualy - although i must admit the plods down there now are a bit young & wet behind the ears compared to the days back when!

Just make sure you report them stolen to the local plod and leave em too it.

You say 4 legged intruders?...

I thought Humans stole them?

Howd they get heisted, by vehicle?

Or, did the crims pull up at night in a boat and sneak them downriver by water back to Augusta?

Pretty easey to row in to the ramp at Alexandra in a boat at night and heist stuff - then row away far enough to start the OB without waking anyone!

Did you think to ask Pricey (Trevor) the local pro netter from Ausgusta if he saw anyone on the river in the wee hours with a couple gennys on board?

Maybe Priceys taken up electro-fishing! (LOL). (Joking!)

Don't trust the locals down that way - they are all crooks - of one type or another! ;o)

Cheers!

" Both caravans were side by side & bolt cutters were used to free the gennies."

Bolt cutters...they were serious, and prepared.

Bit more info please....what time day or night?
were you all asleep at the time?
were they next to the van or some distance away?

This additional information would help us all to plan a better anti-theft strategy as I have built an alarm system that to date covers most contingency's I hope and your additional info will help me perfect it...thanks in advance.

if you have access to lifting equipment - then get yourself a "t" grade chain also sometimes stamped 80 or 800 - this chain can not be cut with bolt cutters and is the strongest of chains used in the lifting game

high tensile wire ropes are also very difficult to cut without a grinder ...

Boc

Yep, it is that time of year again.

Have the same thing happen on the coast here around Brisbane.

All sorts of things dissapear in the middle of the night, usually the night before the local market day for the place 50k down the road.
Some one gets a 'bargain' next day. Or they get sold through the local pub.

And they do come prepared with bolt cutters.

I bought my Honda Genie from the Generator Place at the Caulfield Show 2 shows ago...I bumped into the salesman at the Melbourne Show last month and said hello etc etc..He said to me did we give you a Security Chain when we sold it to you..They had already given me a great price then knocked more off for not being able to supply it to me there and then...

I said no which i had not and he said there you go mate...I was wrapped of course..


Cheers