Lewisetta Marina Theft

[Lizzard]

Just when we thought we’d had enough with Ernesto, we discovered that our boat had been broken into sometime last week. The boat had been serving as our weekend living quarters while the sand was being shoveled out of the cottage. The thieves took the built-in TV & DVD player, rods (custom JB rods and Calcutta reels), Fuji binoculars, DVD’s & CD’s, and some other stuff. Thankfully, they didn’t too much damage, but the boat will have to be brought back to Norfolk Marine for repairs.

The standard locks that come on the boat aren’t much to speak of, but I thought they were more than adequate for Lewisetta. I guess times have changed and I’ll have to upgrade the hardware and my thinking. On a positive note, the sheriff’s department has taken this incident very seriously and is spending a lot of its resources on solving this crime.

Capt. Jeff & Capt. Liz Gantnier
Onboard the Lagarto
Lewisetta Virginia

[MIKEMARSHALL]

locks only keep ,, honest people out,

[sad]

[HawgHunter1]

Sorry to hear about the loss I would love to catch the SOB's.

[Mushy]

Jeff and Liz, that's aweful news! Were you in the slip or blocked up? Hope that they catch the a--holes. We're hoping to get our boat back in the slip soon. Good luck on the return of your gear!

Mushy
27' Judge
Chesapeake
'Getsome'

[Lizzard]

We were in the water.

BTW - congratulations on the addition of a new fisherman to your family. Is he a spining reel or baitcaster type of guy?

[Mushy]

Thanks, it depends on who he takes after, as Paula slams the Flounder with the Penn Slammer series and I'm fond of the baitcasters. Just hope that he likes the water. It's Jeff and Monica's turn now!!!

Mushy

[Beacon]

Sorry to hear about this. Hope the thieves are caught and your items recovered.

Regarding MIKEMARSHALLs comment, as a retired cop, I am a believer in locks. Of course, they all can be defeated by someone who is willing to learn how, and spend the time or get the tools to do it, but many thefts are just spur of the moment, targets of opportunity, (often by youngsters) from unlocked, or flimsily locked, places. Locks good enough to slow people down can make would be thieves think twice or look elsewhere for loot. No way for me to know whether that was the case in your burglary, but I hate to see folks not take basic security precautions, at least to stop the opportunists!

[little bubba]

Sorry to here about your loss. I worry about mine sitting at Reedville. What can we do, but trust that most people are honest. Check on E-BAY from time to time. Lots of stolen goods are found there.
Bubba[angel]

[Boomerang]

I'm sorry to hear about your loss. It's bad enough that your material things got swiped but what really sucks is that the rural charm of our Northern Neck has been stolen ,too. The city is moving to the country,it seems.

[Coan Ranger]

As a Coan River resident this is distressing news. This is the first theft case, on the river, I have heard of. Hope they are caught and punished.

[capt. dave]

Liz, that is very disturbing news. I'm sorry for you. I hope they catch the rats and cut off their tails. Regards, Dave

[timber]

little bubba originally wrote:
Sorry to here about your loss. I worry about mine sitting at Reedville. What can we do, but trust that most people are honest. Check on E-BAY from time to time. Lots of stolen goods are found there.
Bubba[angel]



There are a couple of other places to look also...one is ck craigslist.com, the other is: even though it is not close to you alot of hot iteams end up there ALOT, and that is the valley trader it is based out of stephens city va, they busted a large fencing ring out of it a long time ago, they had a barn in WV where they stored the stuff, they found jet skis , guns , on and on, they were stealing it all over the place then holding it for a while and selling it in the valley trader, also ck the flea markets, I had a sawsall stolen out of the back of my truck (true story) up in MD. I was at front royal about a yr and a half later browsing at their flea market and a guy was selling it, he was not charged cause we couldn't prove he stole it but I did get it back. Good luck

[Beacon]

Was that the big flea market at Double Toll Gate where 522 and 340 join together. I have heard rumors that a lot of stolen stuff is sold there.

[timber]

that is one of them, right at that intersection, and yes you will find alot of hot stuff there too...the one I found my saw at was right in the town of front royal

[networknow]

Also look at the Trading Post Classified.