Help identify a suspect who stole a drill recently from Lee Valley

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No rude comments, please. Help identify this person who stolen a Festool drill from Lee Valley in Ottawa last month. There a cash reward up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest.

http://crimestoppers.ca/2014/02/25/ottawa-theft-of-festool-drill-ops17188/

If you have information about the identity of the suspect or other criminal activity call Crime Stoppers at 613-233-TIPS (8477), toll free at 1-800-222-8477. You can follow us on facebook, youtube and twitter. Remember Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display, we will not record your call and you are not required to testify in court. If your information leads to an arrest or a charge, you could qualify for a cash reward of up to $2000.

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I just wish everyone would move to this millennium and replace those poxy old quarter-VGA cameras with high resolution cameras.

That picture while sort-of view-able thanks to good light is a far cry from the HD cams we have deployed at work where you can actually read the newspaper in peoples hands from 20 feet away. 
 
Reiska said:
I just wish everyone would move to this millennium and replace those poxy old quarter-VGA cameras with high resolution cameras.

That picture while sort-of view-able thanks to good light is a far cry from the HD cams we have deployed at work where you can actually read the newspaper in peoples hands from 20 feet away.  
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Problem is cost and large storage required but saying that I do agree!

If you are going to have CCTV then make it worth having

 
A friend of mine had 2 car batteries stolen from holding down his kids trampoline (I know strange item to put on feet) anyway checked his cctv which he has installed on his house sees a guy taking them to his van. He copied to facebook and within an hour found out the registration number of the van. Having made a couple of phonecalls found out where said scroat lived picked his mate up and paid a visit. Guy shat himself when confronted was politely told to return batteries, but said he had already weighed them in for scrap.
Mate says no problem get me 2 new batteries place them back where you found them and we'll leave it at that.
Following day comes home, 2 batteries on feet of trampoline, checks his cctv and watches guy bringing batteries back.
So social media can be helpful after all  [dead horse]
 
Well storage isn't that expensive today anymore.

We run 89 cameras with activity triggered recording and 12+ months of archive in a couple of inexpensive NAS boxes with 16TB storage each.

You don't need high-end SAN storage for compressed video storage ;-)
 
My son works construction in big cities and tool theft is a real issue.  Don't buy tools from the flea market unless you know the vendor.

Jack
 
What drill was taken? Was the systainer included? Maybe it's up on eBay or Craigslist.
 
elimelech12 said:
What drill was taken? Was the systainer included? Maybe it's up on eBay or Craigslist.
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According to the Crime Stoppers website, which is the only information that I have, it was a TI 15. I suspect, based on the photos, that he did not have the Systainer. Maybe not even a charger. I also do not know the serial number, unfortunately. I was just hoping to help LV recover their stolen property and bring awareness.

Shane
 
jacko9 said:
My son works construction in big cities and tool theft is a real issue.  Don't buy tools from the flea market unless you know the vendor.

Jack
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Don't jinx it... I left all my tools at a house where I am installing, I just brought my Festools with me but was too tired to bring anything else.
 
Awful, I was in to a local dealer two weeks ago to pick up some quick clamps. Called ahead and they said they had two in stock, when I showed up none to be found. The manager told me they had over $4,000 in Festool products alone walk out the door in the last few months. Pretty awful world we live in, they've since installed a new camera system to try and see if they can catch who is doing it.
 
Thieves are the lowest form of life. These scum bags are to lazy to work to get their own things. They just go take from someone who has bust their butts to get what they want.

The theifs that are lower then low are the ones that steal from tradesmen as they use those tools to make their living and support their familys..

scumbags

[ Edited for language - Shane ]
 
Don't you just love it when they look directly at the camera [big grin]

that guy looks olde enough to know better ... silly *** is probably known to the authority's
 
Hey Numpty, welcome to the FOG. So you live in Ottawa - great city.

I am not sure that I can answer your question about your new drill - what a pity that you don't have the instructions and I am sure that it should have come in a systainer as you got it from Lee Valley, a very reputable store.

One tip, when you go back to the store to pick up the charger and the other accessories, take your tooth brush.

Peter
 
Hey gents. I would like to offer a couple bits of advice. I work in LE for the State and have been doing my job for 17 years. I just finished a five year stint in the fraud unit with NHSP (I was a Sex Crimes Detective before that in my home city prior to joining the SP). One of the things I would frequently teach at the academy was auto and equipment theft.  I have given this information out before on another site.

Inventory all of your equipment. Take a quick photo of it, mark your tools. Take down the PIN (for heavy equipment - skid steers, loaders, generators etc) or Serial Number. Know what your looking at by it's correct name and be able to describe it to the officer. If you own a small construction company and have a Case Skidsteer and it gets stolen don't tell the responding officer "they stole my Bobcat". Everybody that is not you and doesn't work with power tools or heavy equipment identify things the wrong way. To most people that Case is a bobcat. A TS55 is a power saw. A TI15+3 kit is a power drill. It is important to you because if you have something stolen and you don't properly identify what it is it will be entered into NCIC wrong! If you don't have serial numbers you will never see your valuable (and yes...I know how valuable these are, I'm a proud Festool owner) ever again. In NH the owners of pawn shops have to photo copy their customers ID card (the seller not the buyer) and submit that report monthly to the PD but you might be surprised to learn...not all shop owners are upstanding citizens. Most are but not all.

The idea in short is provide a clear correct description and serial number or PIN to the officer so it gets reported in the system correctly so it can be recovered. In NH I have friends in the trades that have been picked clean by these slime bags. Most of the thieves are their own workers or other contractors on site. The advantage of doing these things I suggested help immensely in insurance claims too! You're just taking the time to protect yourself. As far as smash and grabs or DB's walking off site with your stuff it's hard to prevent but...at least you have the correct info to file with the police and have for your insurer. Also I have a slate tile on my main entrance. Normal people have a sign on that slate of a Pineapple that says "welcome". Mine is two crossed pistols that say "We don't dial 911".  [big grin]

 
the last time i had tools stolen was a couple of years ago. the drivers window of my van was smashed. they climbed into the back and took my stihl saw. then they climbed up into the headlining and dropped down into the partitioned off section by the side load door. there they  took my dewalt cordless and hilti hammer drill. the little scroats left behind footprints and the screw drivers they used to smash the glass.

the biggest pain was i had to drive to sheffield that morning. about 130 miles drive from my town. i had to go find a scrap yard with a transit in and remove the window and fit it to my van before i could drive down there. i was understandably quite annoyed by this.

now all my stuff has my name written in permanent marker in obvious places and some not so obvious.  i really should engrave everything though.

actually...... the only thing that isnt marked is my ts55 and its rails. i have my festool stuff registered. i have all the manuals for my stuff in one place ina file allongside receipts etc.

one reason for going festool is the theft warranty they have.
 
Peter Parfitt said:
Hey Numpty, welcome to the FOG. So you live in Ottawa - great city.

I am not sure that I can answer your question about your new drill - what a pity that you don't have the instructions and I am sure that it should have come in a systainer as you got it from Lee Valley, a very reputable store.

One tip, when you go back to the store to pick up the charger and the other accessories, take your tooth brush.

Peter
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[big grin] [big grin] [big grin]  Do they have some sort of classes for thieves???  Doesn't he realize he is on camera?

There was a robbery in the news here this past week -- Some "kid" told the convenience store clerk to give him the cash and a 12 pack of beer.  She said she would need to see ID for the beer -- he showed his driver license & the cops picked him up shortly afterwards.  TRUE STORY!  [eek]
 
Josh, the manager at the  HD in Manhattan, told me that last year alone theft in his store exceeded $250,000! He described a few of the crews that were caught and how they operated. Some even used children! I was shocked.
 
ChrisK1970 said:
Hey gents. I would like to offer a couple bits of advice. I work in LE for the State and have been doing my job for 17 years. I just finished a five year stint in the fraud unit with NHSP (I was a Sex Crimes Detective before that in my home city prior to joining the SP). One of the things I would frequently teach at the academy was auto and equipment theft.  I have given this information out before on another site.

Inventory all of your equipment. Take a quick photo of it, mark your tools. Take down the PIN (for heavy equipment - skid steers, loaders, generators etc) or Serial Number. Know what your looking at by it's correct name and be able to describe it to the officer. If you own a small construction company and have a Case Skidsteer and it gets stolen don't tell the responding officer "they stole my Bobcat". Everybody that is not you and doesn't work with power tools or heavy equipment identify things the wrong way. To most people that Case is a bobcat. A TS55 is a power saw. A TI15+3 kit is a power drill. It is important to you because if you have something stolen and you don't properly identify what it is it will be entered into NCIC wrong! If you don't have serial numbers you will never see your valuable (and yes...I know how valuable these are, I'm a proud Festool owner) ever again. In NH the owners of pawn shops have to photo copy their customers ID card (the seller not the buyer) and submit that report monthly to the PD but you might be surprised to learn...not all shop owners are upstanding citizens. Most are but not all.

The idea in short is provide a clear correct description and serial number or PIN to the officer so it gets reported in the system correctly so it can be recovered. In NH I have friends in the trades that have been picked clean by these slime bags. Most of the thieves are their own workers or other contractors on site. The advantage of doing these things I suggested help immensely in insurance claims too! You're just taking the time to protect yourself. As far as smash and grabs or DB's walking off site with your stuff it's hard to prevent but...at least you have the correct info to file with the police and have for your insurer. Also I have a slate tile on my main entrance. Normal people have a sign on that slate of a Pineapple that says "welcome". Mine is two crossed pistols that say "We don't dial 911".  [big grin]
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Good advice.  The flip side is that sometimes it's the constables that are ripping you off.  DC is one of the worst places for this kind of theft.  You'd think a local precinct would be a safe place to work.  Not in DC.  Of all the off-the-wall places I've ever had to go to install and repair circuits and comm gear, nobody EVER bothered my tools - EXCEPT the precinct.  Fortunately I caught the offending sergeant bragging to his buddies that he'd just gotten a set of phone tools - free.  I will admit that my temper got the better of me on that occasion and the confrontation got quite personal, physical and ugly.  The tools were retrieved from this jackass's desk drawer in front of his lieutenant.  When I finished that job and was leaving, I passed the lieutenant's office.  He said, "For a white boy, you got a set of nuts."  My response was, "You ain't seen nothin' yet.  Pray real hard that I never have to come back her again."  There were no cell phones in those days, so when I got back to the garage, I reported the incident to my boss's boss who got on the phone with the security division.  Needless to say, I've never trusted DC cops since, for any reason.  They're even mistrusted by cops in surrounding jurisdictions. 

 
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