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N7JEC

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Stolen Yeasu VX 170 HT SN 51040931
« on: November 20, 2006, 10:50:58 PM »

Taken from private vehicle during the night of Nov 4-5 in Clackamas County Oregon.  Thief ripped off the external antenna and left the sma on the radio.  Probably in a pawn shop by now.
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KG6WIV

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« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2006, 09:43:46 AM »

if you made a police report, the police usually checks the pawn shops ....
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KA1MZY

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« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2007, 05:29:16 AM »

>by KG6WIV on December 12, 2006  Mail this to a >friend!  
>if you made a police report, the police usually >checks the pawn shops ....  


Actually they don't unless it's a firearm, or there is a pawnshop with a lot of stolen equipment.

A pawn shop is supposed to check the serial numbers of items they are selling BEFORE they are put up for sale.  This is a requirement for firearms.  Whether they do it for other stuff, probably depends on the pawn broker.

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KJ4AGA

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« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2008, 01:59:48 PM »

I work at a pawnshop and it's very very rare that we ever get anything stolen.  The main reason behind this is pawners must show a pictured state ID, and we use leadsonline which is an online database for serial numbers and model number the police can check.  If someone comes in and the person can't operate the item, we won't take it.  Pawnshops don't want stolen merchandise, unlike popular belief, we loose everything we have in the item if that happens.  I myself own a vx-170 and it's a great radio, sorry to hear about your misfortune.  The police don't want you "bothering" them so they tell you to call around to the pawnshops, I hear this all the time.  The places you may find your stuff is going to be a fleamarket or ebay.    
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