Conference 7.286::maynard

    That is really a drag, Bob.

    I recall seeing a report in another conference, either Massachusetts or
    Gardening, from someone in another town who found an entire tree
    missing.
    
    This was an expensive ornamental they had just bought.  I forget if it
    was in the ground or still bagged when it was stolen. The thief was
    obviously very organized and knowledgeable.

    -Steve

	Hmph.  The day - the very DAY - I moved into Maynard, someone stole
	the wind chimes my sister gave me right off the porch.  Nice welcome.

	Sorry to hear you were hit.  8^P


	Debra

    I had intended to put up some motion detector lights. I think I
    WILL now. Nothing like closing the barn door after the horses
    got out though. Until then I'll keep my Louisville Slugger handy.
    
    Bob 

    There was a news story a while back of people losing landscaping -
    shrubs, trees, flowers, etc.  Seems shady contractors are making the
    old midnight run and reselling them as new.
    
    Might want to start chaining things down.  This was mostly happening in
    Framingham and surrounding areas sometime last year.  Looks like
    they may have moved into your direction.  People were having very
    expensive trees dug right out of their yards.
    
    I guess nothing is sacred any more.
    
    -sandy
    

    
    I can't believe people have the nerve to steal things out of peoples
    yards but I know it happens.  I had a plant stolen off my porch years
    back - boy was I mad.
    
    The tree that was stolen last year was in Framingham, I remember that.
    It's in the Gardening file - note 2338.
    
    d.

    Someone stole one of those rod iron park benches right out of my
    mother-in-laws back yard one night, and those things are heavy.  She
    has also gotten stolen out of her yard, those statues and some flower
    pots.
    
    Seems you can't have anything nice in your yard anymore.
    
    Liz

    
    With all of these things being stolen, why isn't it showing up in the 
    police log.
    
    bc

    Police Dept. is too busy hunting raccoons, Bob.
    
    					Steve

    
    whats the ha for; it is better doing that than it is going after
    someone with a baseball bat.  Besides Raccooooooon hunting use
    to be a past time for me in South Carolina.
    
    bc
    

    If someone comes on my property to steel something or 
    do harm, I wouldn't hesitate one nanosecond to use a baseball
    bat. But that's a whooole other topic. 
    
    /bd7

>>>    If someone comes on my property to steel something or 
>>>    do harm, I wouldn't hesitate one nanosecond to use a baseball
>>>    bat. But that's a whooole other topic. 
    
     I thought we were talking about stealing plants and such. Using force
    when some-one is trying to do you harm is a little different. I don't
    think that I would want to spend my time at wapole because I hit some
    16 year old kid in the head and killed him over a pot of flowers or a
    pumpkin.
    
    Besides I spend time every two weeks at MCI visiting Viet-Vet Prisoners
    and MCI, and I don't think that is a place I would want to stay away 
    from my family for.
    
    bc
   
                     

    re .12
    
    Well you're right there, I'm not gonna go after a young kid with
    a baseball bat over a pumkin or a flower pot. That's just kids being
    kids and I can deal with that. I didn't mean it to sound that way. 
    I was trying to make a point.  
                  
    
    BTW, it wasn't just a flower pot, It was 4 brand new pressure treated 
    window boxes that my wife worked very hard planting/arranging all 
    different kinds flowers in. We're talking well over two hundred dollars 
    here. I doubt if these were taken by "some 16 year old kid" just
    goofin' around. 
    
    /bd                            
    
    

    
    Oh, believe me I know how you feel, the best way to deal with it though
    is to let the police record everything that is stolen; all you have to
    do is report it they donot have to come out if you just ask them to put
    it into the log. that why you can get a pattern of when it happens. If 
    they donot know they cannot do anything about it. We have a very good 
    police dept. and if your having a problem they will do an extra patrol, 
    and the crooks will slip up and get caught.
    
    example:  we have a terrible speeding car problem on ELM court especially
    with kids riding their bikes with the good weather, a few years ago
    I borrowed a track and field speed radar gun and video tape how fast
    cars were coming through the area. I only tape the ones with speed of 
    excess of 45 and on ELM court that is very fast.; but we got our
    problem resolved.  
    
    I know how you feel about the thefts but if you and your neighbors go to 
    Chief Tibits, I am sure that the problem wil be handled and you want end 
    up on the wrong side of a cell.
    

>   430.7    
>     With all of these things being stolen, why isn't it showing up in the 
>     police log.


Well, the stolen items, in Maynard, listed in this note so far are: 

.0 - window boxes,  			just happened 
.2 - wind chimes,   			date of theft not said 
.6 - benches, statue, flower pots 	I assume this is in Maynard, 
					date of theft not said 

So they may all have been listed in the police blotter, but unless
they were all in the same week, the pattern would probably not have
been noticed by most readers. 

    
    Who said anything about most readers; of the police blotter, I assume
    you are speaking of the newspaper; I am talking about the police log
    which is looked at for such trends (called police work by the way,
    which I think our town force does very well. 
    They do not just sit around all day waiting for things to happen
    besides most of what happens never makes it into the newspaper anyway.
    Public records are interesting to read sometimes.

Oh, yes, I thought you meant the newspaper extract of the police log.  

I still think that with 3 items listed here as stolen in Maynard, even
spread over only one garden season, the "pattern" would not be
evident.     The authors don't say, but these did not necessarily all 
happen in the same year. 

    
    My only reason for  even responding to this was to emphasize the fact
    the one can complain all they want, but you you really want to stop it
    you have to be pro-active. If one does not report it, no matter how
    small it is how can any one do something to stop it; so it will not 
    continue. I agree with you that the authors don't say these happened
    in the same year, but the way they are written one could assume these
    did happen this year. (YES, i know what ASSUME means). Any way, I have
    had fun corresponding.
    
    bc 

        
        I just what to say that I just read this note on Friday and was
        a little disheartened to heard that people were getting things
        stolen off their properties. Well....guess what happened to me
        this weekend? Someone stole my ROCK!  I had a nice white rock,
        not a painted one, a real, bright, white rock at the end on my
        driveway so I could see at night were my driveway started and
        someone has removed it. UGH...it makes me feel sick.
    
        I do believe it's was probably just the kids in the neighborhood,
        but how far could they have taken a big rock.
        Questions is, do I report my rock stolen????  I certainly wouldn't
        put it in the same place again.
    
        I feel a little better just letting others know what happened.
        Thanks for listenting.
    
        Terri
    
        BTW: My husband and I just bought our house in December, it's on
             Chandler Street off Elmwood.
        

    
       Was the ROCK organic material or inorganic; we may have to call the
    Atomic Energy commission also, since the movement could have cause
    and embalance in the electro-magnetic fields in Maynard; I have felt
    a little tired lately; that could be the cause.
       
    Was the rock more than 50.00 in value, maybe your home owners policy
    will cover it. I would call them right away and have them check it out
    one thing we donot need at this time is rock nappers in maynard. We
    have enough problems with the plant anarchist that are round already.
    
    bc
      

    
    You know I HAVE felt different lately!!??
    
    Metpay just might have a good laugh over this one, 
    should I call them?.....NOT
    
    I guess you don't want to heard about the time I came home and ........
    
   									 Terri

    
    
    What do you mean MET pay; I had a good one over it, actually it made
    the day for me. (does not take much).  I would love to hear all your
    stories; since I probably will have time to write a book, might as well
    get all the material I can.
    
    bc