Come out of the garage Thursday morning headed to work and see a strange truck parked in front of the house. There was nobody in it and I figured it was a friend of the neighbor's kid, or somebody's new lawn guy. It has a homemade expanded metal gate/ramp on the back in place of the tailgate. About lunch or so my wife texted and asked if I knew anything about it because apparently none of the neighbors did either. I checked the cameras and saw two younger dudes pull up, park, scurry off to an awaiting SUV and take off, somewhere about 2:45 am.
Called the non-emergency sheriff's number and told them it looks stolen and abandoned. Wife noticed the passenger side door handle is busted open. SO came out, ran the plates, and said it's not reported stolen. He also said that because it has valid plates and registration, it can remain parked on the public street. He did say they could sticker the window for removal in 48 hours because of how it was parked, but then went full knucklehead. He came back and knocked again, asking to borrow a tape measure. He told my wife it had to be over 18" from the curb to be illegally parked. After he measured it, he said it was right at 18. Wife told him, "so slap the sticker on it, who the hell's gonna argue with you?" He was kind enough to go reread the rule and decide he couldn't do anything further, even after seeing the video.
My money still says this thing is stolen. If you're hiding from the repo man, or hiding your buddy's truck, 2:45 am isn't always necessary, and for that matter, how long do you leave it here? It's not locked, SO opened the door and poked around. Not sure if the ignition is busted open. We're in suburbia just outside Helotes and not on a common or through street. Our house just happened to be the first one without a car parked in front.
Should I tear down my fence and load it in the back or shoot it with a propane cannon? I have the plate if anyone wants it. Half curious if the owner lives in the neighborhood.
Called the non-emergency sheriff's number and told them it looks stolen and abandoned. Wife noticed the passenger side door handle is busted open. SO came out, ran the plates, and said it's not reported stolen. He also said that because it has valid plates and registration, it can remain parked on the public street. He did say they could sticker the window for removal in 48 hours because of how it was parked, but then went full knucklehead. He came back and knocked again, asking to borrow a tape measure. He told my wife it had to be over 18" from the curb to be illegally parked. After he measured it, he said it was right at 18. Wife told him, "so slap the sticker on it, who the hell's gonna argue with you?" He was kind enough to go reread the rule and decide he couldn't do anything further, even after seeing the video.
My money still says this thing is stolen. If you're hiding from the repo man, or hiding your buddy's truck, 2:45 am isn't always necessary, and for that matter, how long do you leave it here? It's not locked, SO opened the door and poked around. Not sure if the ignition is busted open. We're in suburbia just outside Helotes and not on a common or through street. Our house just happened to be the first one without a car parked in front.
Should I tear down my fence and load it in the back or shoot it with a propane cannon? I have the plate if anyone wants it. Half curious if the owner lives in the neighborhood.
