Bazzer Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 Thats the kinda news I like first thing in the morning. Hope all is still intact. Roll on Monday. See if you can't get the cop to start flying Revs. LOL. Todays going to be a good day. Bazzer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerfvoliste Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 Let's show up at the trial with our Rouge Valley Windchaser tee-shirts on..... Rx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mousieo Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 I am so HAPPYYYYYYYYYYY FOR YOU !!! I bet the kites are all good hon, still in the bag.. is a good sign. wow that's three times now that we have beat the * oh you will never see em again ** odds.. Just fantasticcccccccc. hugs mousie and Connor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcom714 Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 I like a happy ending.Especially that they are arresting the guys that did it! -Alden I like a happy ending too!!!!!!!!!!! But THIS is fantastic news!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats Brett.....Excellent!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobw Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 I like a happy ending too!!!!!!!!!!! But THIS is fantastic news!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats Brett.....Excellent!!!!!!!!!!! It is great news. And I say, we should make them walk the SLE gauntlet! WHAP!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
temoniprince Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 WOW!!!!!!! Such good new! Glad to hear this, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melnsct Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 this makes me wanna cry <for joy> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiteLife Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 AWESOME BRETT! I am so happy for you, congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsking Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 Not many kite thefts get resolved this way. So very glad to hear it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirrom Posted March 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 They are all Home Monday I went to the police department and they brought out MY Kite Bag. I really was not sure if it was going to be mine, but there it was. I went through the bag and could tell someone had been through it, but looked like everything was there. Today I took all the kites out for a wash job and made sure there were no broken parts. The police said it was the photo of the kite bag that really helped. The description was OK, but the photo did the trick. The morning of the theft my wife pulled up a photo from an Internet kite shop of my bag and printed it for the officer. It does pay to have photos of all your stuff. They did arrest a 22 & 23 year old for 4 counts of theft and unlawful entry of a motor vehicle. One was also charged with meth possession and parole violation. Both have bail set at $10,00 & $14,000. They live a couple miles away and were probably going house to house looking for whatever they could find. Anyway thanks for all your support and hope to see you sometime on the beach. I'll be in Lincoln City for their indoor kite festival in a couple of weeks. Thanks again Amy for everything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Foster Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Great news....... Everyone should thank the Medford Police Department. Let them know how the "kite community" spread the word to support Brett, and how nice it is that they followed through and got the kites returned. Not many outside our "family" understand this kind of loss, and what it means to get these kites back. You can thank them here: http://www.ci.medford.or.us/FormPage.asp?FormID=24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choccy Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 fantastic news.... as said over on KL, wishing for best possible news, and indeedie it turned out to be so And also the stuff I said about "the tipping point" is also true in this case! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirrom Posted March 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Thanks Jim They are sometimes unappreciated. But this time they came through with FLYING COLORS I did send them a message and invited them to come fly with me anytime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramakristan Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Hi Brett, Congratulations !!! Glad you got back all your kites esp the favourites and the Police Dept who recognised the kite bag, not forgetting your wife did a great job of printing out the picture for the police, plus all the kiter friends praying for the safe return of your kites intact. Anyway, all end well. Also a lesson from here, please do not keep all your kites in your car, maybe 1 or 2 just in case you want to go kite flying. As a precautionary measure, please do keep an inventory list of all your kites incl pictures, just in case when something happen again to us which we hope not. I had one bad experience myself, lost my Prsim Stylus foil to a car thief, which I now seldom keep my kites in the car. Again, I am very happy for you, Brett, remember kiter friends, Prevention is Better than Cure !!! Cheers chris tan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mousieo Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 They are all Home Monday I went to the police department and they brought out MY Kite Bag. I really was not sure if it was going to be mine, but there it was. I went through the bag and could tell someone had been through it, but looked like everything was there. Today I took all the kites out for a wash job and made sure there were no broken parts. The police said it was the photo of the kite bag that really helped. The description was OK, but the photo did the trick. The morning of the theft my wife pulled up a photo from an Internet kite shop of my bag and printed it for the officer. It does pay to have photos of all your stuff. They did arrest a 22 & 23 year old for 4 counts of theft and unlawful entry of a motor vehicle. One was also charged with meth possession and parole violation. Both have bail set at $10,00 & $14,000. They live a couple miles away and were probably going house to house looking for whatever they could find. Anyway thanks for all your support and hope to see you sometime on the beach. I'll be in Lincoln City for their indoor kite festival in a couple of weeks. Thanks again Amy for everything! Great news....... Everyone should thank the Medford Police Department. Let them know how the "kite community" spread the word to support Brett, and how nice it is that they followed through and got the kites returned. Not many outside our "family" understand this kind of loss, and what it means to get these kites back. You can thank them here: http://www.ci.medford.or.us/FormPage.asp?FormID=24 I am just so thrilled to hear this Brett.. and you know.. give your wife a huge hug from all of us.. she is a great lady. I cannot wait to meet you both! Jim and Lynn wrote to the Bend police as well and thanked them for recovering my kites... and I know they really appreciated it... Thanks for the link !!! Email sent!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloo Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 I am SO glad this worked out well. Even once you said the bag had been found I was still worried. Hope you have a happy re-union. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JynxKites Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Brett ~ It was the talk of the town (actually talk of the party) at Huntington! Such Great News to hear we Won this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirrom Posted April 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Hi all, Wanted to give you an update on the theft and return of my kites. The thief (21 yrs. old) is still in jail with 4 counts of theft-1, 2 counts of theft-2 and 3 counts of UEMV (Unlawful Entry of Motor Vehicle). His bail is at $14,000, but he is still in jail. No word yet if and when a trial is set. This the best news: I was talking to a neighbor of mine, who is also a member of the City Council. He told me that last month this case was brought up by the Chief of Police at a city council meeting. The police chief told the city council what had happened and that they had found the kites because of the photo of the bag. There was an arrest and the kites were returned to the victim. My friend told the council "That's my neighbor, and he's very grateful". The police cheif also told them that the kiting community had e-mailed over 50 thank yous and well done letters to their office. My friend said the police chief was very impressed by these responses from all over the US and world. Thank you everyone for your support. I know our police department had no idea of all the kite fliers out there and the support and communication we have with each other! Again I wanted to say thank you and a special thanks to those of you that sent in a response to the police department. I will keep you posted if and when there is a trial. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauranyyfan Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Awesome news...that rocks!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JynxKites Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Appreciate the update... It's always great to hear Good News (for a change!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Foster Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Thanks for the update Brett. Hope to see you, and your kites, at Crescent City over Labor Day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloo Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 So all those mails were worth it then. That is great. Nice to have confirmation of it. Power to the people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerochic Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Wowwwww, that is So. Entirely. Awesome!!! It's soooo important to let people know when they've done a good job. The end result is so far reaching. This is a PERFECT example of that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mousieo Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Hi all,Wanted to give you an update on the theft and return of my kites. The thief (21 yrs. old) is still in jail with 4 counts of theft-1, 2 counts of theft-2 and 3 counts of UEMV (Unlawful Entry of Motor Vehicle). His bail is at $14,000, but he is still in jail. No word yet if and when a trial is set. This the best news: I was talking to a neighbor of mine, who is also a member of the City Council. He told me that last month this case was brought up by the Chief of Police at a city council meeting. The police chief told the city council what had happened and that they had found the kites because of the photo of the bag. There was an arrest and the kites were returned to the victim. My friend told the council "That's my neighbor, and he's very grateful". The police cheif also told them that the kiting community had e-mailed over 50 thank yous and well done letters to their office. My friend said the police chief was very impressed by these responses from all over the US and world. Thank you everyone for your support. I know our police department had no idea of all the kite fliers out there and the support and communication we have with each other! Again I wanted to say thank you and a special thanks to those of you that sent in a response to the police department. I will keep you posted if and when there is a trial. lol.. did you tell them they had better use the extra large courtroom??? I can just see all the kiters marching in there with SLE rods.. eeeeeeeeeks. Congrats again, it was great flying with you at LC. hugs mousie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailor99 Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 In the navy there used to be a practice called "running the gauntlet" in which the thief on a ship would be led before his crew mates, each of whom would lash him with a piece of rope from the scraps locker. In an environment where trusting your mates was often vital if you were to live, a thief was simply intollerable to the men. I guess this is the sort of thing you had in mind for this chap Mousie If so, may I be included in the line. I have a rev I SLE which would suit the purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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