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Newsworthy Event - To me at
least.
Dateline Mar. 18, 2004 |
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| My Mustang was
stolen from the driveway of my house on a Saturday between the hours of
11:30 and 11:44 while I was asleep 10 feet away. (My neighbor, a fellow
car enthusiast, heard it start up in front of his house and was able to
pinpoint the time) This leads me to believe the involvement of an
acquaintance as the method and time don't appear professional. It was
passed on to a couple of guys who did this. (Excerpted from Contra costa times article) "When police caught up near 23rd Street and Broadway Avenue, the gray car had pulled lengthwise across lanes of traffic and the Mustang was spinning donuts in the intersection." "... the occupants periodically taunted them with hand gestures, ..."The CHP is supposed to be investigating the San Jose police stated. Seems a funny kind of investigation as the investigator
hasn't contacted the owner of the stolen car or visited the scene of
the crime. I suppose they consider the crime to be investigated the crash rather than the theft. This seems to me to be a hole in the system! |
The Car in question: A 1965 fastback which had been modified with massive infusions of time and money. Here's a shot of it during painting.  You can observe the bar behind the seats which retains the shoulder harness. They didn't steal that part and the driver who crashed it is plenty sorry now as he got a piece of steering wheel through his face at around 100 mph when they plowed into the Moterhome. Here are some details of the more than 3 years of effort I put into the project. 351Proj Unfortunately, The comprehensive was discontinued by the insurance co. "Pending new photo's" so it's a direct out of pocket loss and I don't think I have the resources now to do it again. I'm REALLY bummed! -Roy. |
Update May 4, 2004: I finally heard from the CHP. The officer who called me had been at the academy for some classwork when I called. I gave him the info about the brake problem on the car and he gave some info on the condition of the vehicle. Apparently the rear glass is intact so it *may* be possible to rebuild the car! I say this because it indicates the top/rear is not crushed. Not to say it would be easy! I figure I might be able to chop off the front and put a tube frame front end on it. The bad news here is that indeed, SJPD IS responcible for follow-up, and they indicated they weren't planning to do so. (car is found, case closed) In addition, word of mouth has it that no finger printing was done at the scene or later (probably). Which means they (whoever) got away with leaving handprints all over it when they pushed it down the street. |
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| May
13, 2004 It's even worse than I thought! The CHP sent a notice releasing the Mustang to the storage yard but failed to notify the DA's office or the owner. I talked to someone in the Oakland CHP office who is the "Tow Officer". He didn't sound like a CHP officer. Civilian employee? Don't know. He said "You ARE going to pay for the tow and at least 1 days storage" I thanked him for the info and talked to the CHP (3 more offices), the Contra Costa District Attorneys investigator, and the San Jose PD. Nobody knew what happened. I also sought advice from an attorney. John Hinkle, of Hincle, Jachimowicz, Pointer & Mayron. He was very helpful and gave me some great 'free' advise, as well as a referal to an attorney in Contra Costa County who might be able to help. (I highly recommend this firm BTW, most of them are former police officers.) I last called the Oakland CHP office, and by asking for the watch Commander, may have made some inroads. He is trying to determine who did what when. |
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| Ok,
it's home, see post below. I posted some pics on the ultimatecarpage
I also started a project page on Hotrodders.com My page on the current state of the rebuild project is Here All these folks have been very supportive. |
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| Thanks
for not spamming. Warning! Polyphonic Ring Tones has been spamming this Guestbook. They are a scam! if you call them they will charge you $7.50 even if you hang up. Lots of guys with little weenies and some fatties found the guestbook last month. Porno Jerks too. (pardon the pun.) |
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