Robbed at the ramp today - Crab O

Got to Greenbrier boat ramp this morning and noticed two suspicious individuals snooping around parked truck/boat trailers. They had poles and said they were cat fishin. Launched boat, parked and called sheriff 07:40 to report suspicious activity. Idled around 20 minutes and finally went across lake to fish. Storm blowed up, came back to ramp 12:50, checked my vehicle and found hydraulic floor jack and nice set of jumper cables missing. Another guy lost a tool box. Called sheriff again, deputy came out and made a report. Was a younger male and female both thin. male wht/Hispanic possibly , never saw females face, had orange/grey hoodie. Driving two door dark green compact car with passenger side window broke out and big chrome exhaust tip out the rear. Trunk was open so couldn't see tag.That's a one entrance road to hwy 13, figured deputy would sure nuff spot em...but they got away. Beware and be armed.

​Sorry for your loss. Hope your description allows them to be nabbed soon.

Dadgummit

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I’ll hold my phone like I’m talking on speaker and snap pics of people or vehicles near me that send up warning flags. If all goes good I just delete them.

I hate to hear that. They could have made more money by going and mowing a couple lawns. I'm telling you the odds of them actually getting caught and prosecuted are low and they know it. Guarantee you they had rap sheets already.

Yeah , I wish I'd took some pics of them and contents of my toolbox. They're probably still hitting ramps somewhere watch out.

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Originally Posted by crp4570

I’ll hold my phone like I’m talking on speaker and snap pics of people or vehicles near me that send up warning flags. If all goes good I just delete them.

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I have done this in the past...got to love phones these days.

Good old Illinois POS

So sorry.

If you called in suspicious activity you would think if the cop showed up he would have scared them off. I have come back to the ramp before at Melvin price lock and dam with a window broken and everything gone from my truck. Every truck in the parking lot had been broken into. I called the dam and asked if they would give the police a copy of the video of that parking lot and they said no it was so far away it would not help. It has gotten so bad at some of the ramps on the river that a cop car sits down the road and stops every car on the way in. If you don't have a fishing pole after dark you get a ticket for being in park after hours or something like that. A buddy of mine got one one night just going to look at the water but he was ok with it and understood why. I think it was like 85 bucks.

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Originally Posted by 2boatjoe

Every truck in the parking lot had been broken into.

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We had some break-ins in my neighborhood last year. They only broke into trucks and SUV's. Cops said they were looking for guns, and truck/SUV owners are more likely to have guns stashed in the vehicle.

I have never kept much in my truck (including guns), but I totally cleaned it out after that incident. I also leave open the glove compartment and the center console so thieves can see they're wasting their time.

when I see someone like that I hold up my phone snap a pic of them and their vehicle and then pretend I am talking to someone on phone, tho I am not. it clears out the suspicious ones mach snell! Do this on my street or whereever I am and it works. also do it to Big trucks acting stupid on interstate and that stops their BS.

Sorry to hear man

I went back yesterday to look for the sob's . Checked all ramps but no luck. Maybe they moved on to Rend or elsewhere. Also reported theft and vehicle description to Crab management . That car oughta be easy to spot.

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Holy crap! I put in at that ramp at least 2 or 3 days a week. I will definitely be keeping an eye out. Lots and lots of trucks their this morning....Hope they catch the low lives!!! Ill have my phone ready..Is the sheriff the fastest to get a hold of, or conservation? I do carry, but not going to use it unless I have to..

Well at that time of morning I figured there would be a few cops working route 13 close. Unless ya have a direct mobile phone number to local CPO ... that fish n wildlife hotline number is BS. I think maybe the deputy went to the wrong ramp, bet he went to the old marina dunno. A guy at the ramp before me said he didn't like the looks of em neither and made sure they seen him carry his pistol to boat. No fear strung out on the dope.

I tried to post a screen shot a list of all the CPO's cell #'s but it was too small. You can find the list by a Google search. They are listed by county. They were probably a couple of meth heads.

Thanks bog, here's a link to IL law enforcement district CPO numbers and email addresses https://www.dnr.illinois.gov/LawEnfo...sAndEmails.pdf

I talked to a guy yesterday who said his buddy had his truck and trailer stolen from Greenbrier ramp a while back , they busted out the rear window and punched the ignition. Needs to stop one way or another.

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Originally Posted by crp4570

I’ll hold my phone like I’m talking on speaker and snap pics of people or vehicles near me that send up warning flags. If all goes good I just delete them.

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I do the same thing, but I don't hide it. I've had enough now a days so I'll just walk right up to them, speak with them to feel them out,take pic of them( if bad vibes)and then take pic of the car with licence plate. I want them to know they are being watched and by who[emoji21]. Can always delete them, but if they hit someone else or bad things happen, cops have description and licence as starting point. You can tell who the losers are often just by looking,watching them. Getting bad allover out there and I've been hit at Costco, fishing ,etc--- all in broad daylight.

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I agree with halibut4me, a lot of these thieving thugs opt for easier pickings when they know someone has taken a good look at them and with photos all the better. As sportsmen we all need to be vigilant in our environment, something I remind my wife and friends about on a regular basis, going shopping, getting gas, etc.. So many of these low life's are just cowardly opportunists. Law officers can't be everywhere to prevent these type of crimes but it sure wouldn't hurt for marked and unmarked units to make more of a habit of doing drive throughs in these areas, if nothing esle just to plant the seed of doubt in those thinking about such crimes. Until such time much of the prevention falls on us.

Whole heartidly agree with ya Speckledslab!!! [emoji106][emoji106]

Lot of the ***" lowlife's are opportunistic. I use this in their face, licence and facial picture taking more in my home neighborhood and when at gas stations/shopping when things obviously are not right and thieves are looking to do no good or actually walking on people's property to scope it out. We must all watch out for each other and drop a dime on the bad guys when they are blatenly "trolling" ( pun intended) just prior to stealing. My experience has shown the lowlife's usually have warrants or are on parole and if cops do get a chance to detain them, they can be hauled of for drugs on them, stolen property on them, or outstanding warrants. Either way the odds of them going down are pretty high since they are lowlife's and they are already wanted by the law, more than likely.[emoji57]

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I'm really sorry to hear this. This is becoming more and more common. This has sparked some good discussion and contributors have offered some legitimate non-violent ways to do something when you see something. Thanks for sharing.