I cant win!

[Hank Hill]

Sounds like the Sopranoes. Locking lug nuts wont help if this is the case because he is just going to do something different.
Dont know what to tell you except get a gun and learn how to use it. I would have a talk with the local police to see what they had to say about it. Maybe they have some advice, maybe this guy is known to them?

[ccz145a]

maybe scatter around a box of roofing nails and let him have the job

Seriously, though, you got to be careful around someone who thinks this kind of behavior is OK, sounds like a sociopath about to lose it.

[Blazin]

The only problem with the roofing nails is her and I drive there too!
 I have plenty of guns, grew up with them as my father was a gunsmith.
 The last time I drew my gun defending myself and my buddy against 5 dirt bags ( One a wanted felon out of Louisiana, another out on parole ) on his front porch, ( trailer park thing! ) I got charged with assault with a deadly weapon. My buddy got charged with mutual combat, when they came onto his porch and started the whole thing. Two years later the day before trial I got a letter in the mail dropping all charges, because they didn't have a case. It took another 8 months to get my gun back. So I will duke it out now instead of ending the situation instantly.
 It might not have been messed with, just seems odd that all but one of the nuts were laying right there like they all came off at once. Also that they didn't appear to be loose that morning. I am working on some leaf spring pull backs that are triggered by a trip wire on each side of the truck. Will pull a lynch pin out of the tubing tie back I am making. I don't know what they came from but I have some leaf springs that are about a 1/16" thick and the main is about 6' long, they bend back real easy. Pull them back so if someone is messing with my truck they will get a slap in the face with the spring. They seem to fit pretty good between the front of the sander and the head board of the dump body, about 5' high.

[Hank Hill]

Man dont set traps unless your sure you wont get some innocent person by mistake. Example a neibhours 5YO kid or something.

[Blazin]

No kids in the neighborhood, especially 5' tall 5 year olds!!!
 She just moved there so no neighbors come over, Ones right around are elderly and stay indoors all the time. Plus I park it around back behind the house. It is a prep school town and they have rules about medium or heavy duty trucks showing from the road !!!!!!!!!!!!!
I only stay there a couple nights a week, and not always with the truck, most of the time I drive my Camry.

[Redneckchevy]

lmao blazin...I cant say i wouldnt do the same thing...Id love to see the look on there face after getting slapped with a leaf spring..Stumbling and  falling back to there truck..

[Lt.Del]

It is a prep school town and they have rules about medium or heavy duty trucks showing from the road

That gets me.  They want to pretend no one has a "working truck" in the neighborhood, but, once it snows, they want to see those plows quickly. 

The laws/ordinances that are passed nowadays---geez. Next thing is if you have a SUV you gotta hide that too, the neighbors don't want their friends thinking everyone has gas guzzlers in this green day in age.

Don't talk to the police.  They won't be able to do anything without proof. All that will do is create a suspect if something was to happen to him. 

Have motion sensor flood lights that will show on it at night time.  camcorder plugged into a VCR with a 6 hour tape will record for that amount of time (just plug the RCA wires straight into the input of vcr and push record).  Believe it or not, most digital cameras have a mini plug for output---go to radio shack get a mini plug that divids into a RCA plug video in--plug it into the VCR and record the 6 hour tape.  Point it out the window towards your truck.

By all means, put "no trespassing" signs up where it can be read if going towards your back yard.  Then, if witnessed him coming on your property, he can be charged.

 

[JRConnieK10]

Lotsa good advice I've always hated any chcken that would vandalize someones car/truck or property as oppossed to being a man and talking to someone one on one to resolve anything. On the other hand Blazin I don't know about NH. laws but I'am a bailbonds man if you need help let me know I got your back. lol.

[Blazin]

I have all the crap to tape outdoors. My sister works at a security installer / monitoring co. I bought an outdoor color / night vision camera and all the goodies to go with it when I moved out of my ex hosebags, and around the corner two years ago.
 If I feel the need I will set it up. Like I said I only stay there a couple nights a week, and only with the truck when it might storm that night.
 Don't worry about me talking to the cops. No offense to law abiding law officers, but around here the cops are crooked oxygen thieves that could screw up a free meal!
 As far as outdoor lights her place is a rental. I am not going to dump a bunch of money and time into it installing lights etc. It has outdoor flood lights but they don't work. I swapped the bulbs but still no light.

 

[Hank Hill]

Thats sad about your local police. Gosh they cant be that bad??
Fish and Game, The Mounties and local Police around here are on side with us. Example they use common sense for the good of the community. Give off the record advise. Generally use common sense when enforceing laws. Dont just go out and look to charge anybody for anything that they possible can just to make a bust.
Course its been years since I have delt with any of them. When my Dad was Chiefof Police he hated what he called Roscos and did everything he could to get them fired.
I would still be very careful setting a trap. BTW Im a liceanced trapper and stuff can happen that you cant see coming.
A good dog will let you know if someone is around. With a gun you can defend the do as well as your property if you are there.
Trouble is if someone wants to get you and doesnt care about getting caught. There isnt much you can do about it. Best defence is a good offence.
My reaction to all of this would be to go see the suspect and confront him with someone like an off duty police officer with me. Someone that would be a good witness and also back up if you need it.
I mean if your in the right then you should not be looking at the Police as being against you. Should you?

[Blazin]

Yeah they are that bad around here, and the district court sides with them. The local chief will give you off the record advise then stab you in the back and use it against you. I have a buddy that is in federal court with my local police dept. for false arrest, etc. etc. right now. The whole thing started with the village idiot ex friend of his and mine starting a rumor about him. The idiots wife made passes at him which he rejected. Instead of the idiot confronting his wife he started telling everyone my buddy was a molester. It snowballed into a huge mess getting him fired from the facilities manager at the comunity center because of it. The idiots wife was the chief officer of the comunity centers board of directors. the second in comand is the chief of police's cousin. At the time the police chiefs wife was one of the town selectman / selectwoman. It is leaning toward him coming out on top.
  One of my plow customers was the admin assistant to the police dept. The chief fired her so he could hire his daughter. She sued the town and the police dept. for wrongfull termination. She had to take it to the state courts, she won. They had to pay her $58,000 dollars for lost wages, mental anguish, and slander.
 My girl lives a few towns over. I don't know the police there nor do I want anything to do with them. That is pretty sad when you are supposed to trust and respect a law officer. Now a days they have to earn my trust and respect. My father was a cop back when you hit first and asked questions later. I was just a baby then. When I was in 4th grade my mother became an officer. By the time I was in sixth grade she was the chief and remained in that position until I was 20 years old. My oldest sisters husband was an officer and a chief in the town he grew up in when I was a baby too. My mother was fair and cut allot of people breaks, but if you screwed up bad enough or more then once she nailed you. To this day I have guys that she busted come up to me and say, even though she busted them she was fair and respectful.
 I am friends with two neighboring towns chiefs of police, an ex chief from another neighboring town, and one of my towns ex chiefs, plus have four other friends that are officers, one is a detective. They all laugh out loud when you mention my local police dept.
 As far as a good dog I have the best dog in the world. only problem is he is 14 years old and doesn't hear so well anymore.
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 I want to say again I don't know if he messed with it, the possibility exists that he did not. I am not one to put the blame on someone. I do feel that the circumstances prior to, and the actual wheels falling off don't make sense / are suspicious at the least. I put the word out at the local dinner and the local watering hole in the town she lives, as I do know a few guys from that area. If I catch anyone messing with her, her girls, my truck / cars etc. there will be consequences! People around here already know I don't put up with any crap from anyone.

[Bitzer!]

sounds like you need a dark alley and a big stick! The English police are more interested in fining you for not wearing a seat belt rather than chasing robbers etc. Its an easy way to keep the "stats" up.
You have my total sympathy and "to teach someone some manners" is the term I use!!

Bitzer