I was coming home today and saw an SUV in my backyard backed up toward my shop. He jumped in his SUV and headed out the lower drive. I blocked him in. I asked what he was doing here. He claimed to be looking for someone. Neither one of us got out. I told him I had already had a lot of stuff from around here and I didn't trust anyone any. Lying bastard said he worked for a living. I backed up into the middle of the main road so he would have to go south and I could get his tag number. He drove onto the shoulder almost into the ditch to go north so I only got a glimpse of his tag as he went by. I drove into my yard and noticed my granddaddy's old long tail shop vice was gone......took off up the road after him but he was gone. It's not that valuable but it made me mad enough to call the sheriffs department.
They sent a deputy out, I described what was stolen, what they were in and what I thought were the 3 digits on the tag. He left and a few minutes later I had clamed down enough to take another inventory of the place. I was also missing a large red electric motor and a red 'chip' blower(Dust sucker). So, I called the sheriffs department again and told the girl I wanted to add a couple of other things. She asked what and I told her. She said she would send the deputy back out here. A couple of minutes alter my cell phone rang, it was the deputy. He asked me what else was missing, I described it and he said, "I'm standing here looking at it. Can you please come to the scrap yard and identify it and pick it up."
1 hour from the time they stole my stuff, I was back home unloading it. Oh, and to sell scrap here now you have to have a photo ID. So, they have his ID and for $34 in scrap he will soon be in jail.
