[SEL] Engine Thieves Caught in New HAmpshire

[pjp08 at steamengine.com.au]

I think they can be more punished. Publish the circumstances and the names
of everyone involved. Stick only to known facts with no embellishment or
interpretation. Let people make up their own minds. I cannot believe you
need no tresspass signs in the us - doesn't he have a fence?

Paul

> Ok heres the latest with what happened in more detail. I am still
> withholding last names of the involved till charges are filed if
> ever. This happened in Bethlehem New Hampshire over the weekend. Jim
> the owner of the engines and his wife left for the recycling center
> which is just two blocks from their house and returned a few minutes
> later to find a pick up truck with ramps and a winch in the bed
> backed up to his I think he said a 5 hp?? Waterloo engine which is
> behind his garage. Keep in mind this is the only engine outside and
> it is not visible from the road at any angle. Jim has lots of trees
> around. The truck was backed up directly to the engine and the tail
> gate was down, So they had just arrived. Jim and his wife came home
> to see this and called the law. The two gentleman claimed to have
> just been driving by and seen the engine and wanted to try to buy it.
> (Remember the engine is not visible from the road)  The two men are
> from Maine which is just 40 miles from Jim's place so  it may be
> reasonable that they were just riving by but it can not be seen from
> the road. Where the men are from in Maine I do not know.  Jim got the
> engine two months ago and has not shown it yet.
> Today the sheriff and the prosecutor are not sure they can bring
> charges as the suspects had not dropped the ramps on the ground yet
> or hooked the winch to the engine. Which would clearly show intent
> the sheriff says. But without the ramps on the ground or the winch
> hooked up they are not sure they can file charges that will stick.
> Backed up to an item not visible from the road does not show enough
> intent.
>   So charges may not be brought up. And if so we can not mention the
> names of the two gentlemen. They can not even be brought up on
> trespassing charges as there isn't any No Trespassing signs posted.
> Still waiting to hear how the two men found out about the engine to
> even know it was there. I will pass on more as I learn
> it.                          Mark
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