If any of you know of any kayaks stolen in the SF Bay Area in the last six months and you don't see that kayak listed in the Stolen Kayak database already (Google "Stolen kayaks" is probably the easiest way to remember it) please let me know about it ASAP. I know about 7 stolen kayaks in the Bay area recently but there are probably at least twice that number that were stolen. Even more important, if you know of anyone who bought a used kayak in the Bay Area from an ad on Craigslist in the last several months they could be instrumental in adding years to the sentence of the most prolific kayak thief ever known. So far our efforts have gotten him arrested for violating the terms of his parole. I learned today that this guy is only facing a maximum of nine months in prison based on these parole violations. He needs to be connected to (and convicted) of some of these thefts he has recently committed. The best way to do that now is through the buyers of the kayaks he stole and sold. We need to find those people. Given his long past history of crime, a conviction (or three) for the sale of stolen property should add many years to his sentence and you won't have to worry much about him until he gets out again. I've been tracking this character for over twelve years now and whenever he is back on the streets kayaks start disappearing (along with a lot of other items). If you know someone who might have purchased a stolen kayak warn them that sale of stolen property is a serious felony so they should not try to resell it. I'm working to put together a program now where I and many other kayak related businesses will reward those who come forward to take some of the sting out of losing the kayak they recently purchased for such a great price. As I envision it now the first to come forward will get first choice of the offers made the next will get to choose from those offers remaining. We hope to advertise this program soon on the SF area Craigslist and the BASK Buzz. In the mean time I'll keep track of who were first to contact me and so on. I'm open to ideas as to how something like this might be most effective. Matt Broze www.marinerkayaks.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Oct 10 2007 - 22:19:31 PDT
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