re: odometer fraud "BOOK'EM, Danno!"

[STORMINORMAN]

Good news, guys (and gals)!

On Monday I was driving down the main drag through SE Portland and sighted the blue ' 70's Chevy pickup the perp had been driving parked with a "FOR SALE" sign in the window, same cell phone number, etc.

I contacted the County Sheriff, gave them the info, but they were hesitant to do anything until my local PD got a file number assigned to the investigation. The local cop I had ben dealing with had spent the last 6 hours of his shift on Thursday at a grass fire site on the freeway (these things are known to result in multiple-car accidents and fatalities) and was off for three days. I beat feet over to the station and gave all the info, documents, etc. to the Sgt. Then, Tuesday a.m., the cop came by and got the ball rolling vis-a-vis the report.

Yesterday (Tuesday, afternoon... I'm just beginning to see..." I was going down the same street and parked in the IDENTICAL SPOT WHERE MY 450SE HAD BEEN LOCATED
when I 1st saw it was a van conversion, Arizona plates, same "FOR SALE" signs, same cell phone number, same kind of "one owner, low miles" BS, etc.

This time the Sheriff's Deputy scoped out the scene and made a call to the cell phone. I went over to the location and waited. The perp and his buddy (accomplice? We'll see...) showed up 10 minutes later and... I ID'ed him &

BANG-O! You are busted! They took him away in cuffs!

So much for the criminal "never return to the scene of the crime"...

Now, gettin' any dough back may be another mantter, but they said they would seize any cash ion him and I'm hoping for a cash bail (vs. on his OR) because you can sometimes get court-ordered restitution out of a cash bail...

Oh well: at least I caught him.

Thanks for the good wishes!

Norm