View Full Version : Trex 600N stolen in Macon, GA
JoeScott
05-23-2008, 08:20 PM
During an overnight stay at the Fairfield Inn on Arkright road in Macon, Ga my Trex 600N and JR 9303 radio were stolen out of the back seat of my truck in the parking lot. My truck was locked and the theives used a flathead screwdriver to twist the lock cylinder in my drivers side door to gain entry.
The 600N had a red boom, yellow skids, JR 8717 cyclic servos, a JR7703D gyro and 8900G on the tail, a fromeco 2600mah flight pack with a blue fromeco regulator, an AR7000 receiver with green and blue heat shrink on the antennas, a throttle jockey rev max governer, align 600D main blades with align white tail blades, an OS 50 Hyper with Align pipe, and the Align red canopy with yellow lightning bolt scheme. The heli was the pro version with a torque tube but was equipped with the silver fiberglass frames. The JR9303 had been converted to 2.4 with a spektrum module system and was in a transmitter case with a hobbico voltmeter, a sunglass case, and several charge leads. The transmitter case had a large JR sticker on it along with flightpower, coolpower, readyheli, and helifreak stickers.
If you spot this heli or hear of a similar one for sale in the Georgia area, please PM me or call my cell at 678-447-7992. A police report has been filed
Thanks,
Joe Scott
BarracudaHockey
05-23-2008, 10:04 PM
Ah dude that sucks! Hope you find the scumbag that did it. My helis sleep in my hotel room on the road.
Bobbyk
05-23-2008, 10:27 PM
Sorry for the lost i fell your pain!
Always good things follow the bad.
Robert
WillJames
05-24-2008, 07:33 AM
Sorry to hear you were ripped off Joe. That is pathetic. :arggg:
We will have our eye out for your setup. :(:mad:
JoeScott
05-25-2008, 05:37 PM
Thanks for the support guys. Please keep your eyes open for it. I'll keep you updated.
hilandero
05-30-2008, 06:27 PM
I hope this richardless sob loses a finger trying to start your bird!!! I HATE thieves... make them pay!
JoeScott
06-04-2008, 12:08 AM
Just found my stolen heli on ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/Align-Trex-600-Nitro-Pro-Helicopter_W0QQitemZ170225220873QQcmdZViewItem?has h=item170225220873&_trkparms=72%3A552%7C39%3A1%7C65%3A12&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14#ebayphotohosting
Have contacted the seller by phone and the plan is to meet tomorrow (taking a friend) and recover it. I'll keep you guys updated!
Kindling Maker
06-04-2008, 01:23 AM
COOL I hope you get him. Remember KNEE CAPS, or a cane field
BarracudaHockey
06-04-2008, 09:24 AM
So does he think you're showing up to look at it to buy it? :D
He got it from a family member, YEA RIGHT!
DavidH
06-04-2008, 11:22 AM
Just found my stolen heli on ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/Align-Trex-600-Nitro-Pro-Helicopter_W0QQitemZ170225220873QQcmdZViewItem?has h=item170225220873&_trkparms=72%3A552%7C39%3A1%7C65%3A12&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14#ebayphotohosting
Have contacted the seller by phone and the plan is to meet tomorrow (taking a friend) and recover it. I'll keep you guys updated!
Joe,
I would contact a law officer and take him with you. Your going to need to identify the heli other than saying it is yours.
I worked in a hobby shop and we had a few cases where RC equipement was stolen in the area. And then the people would come into the hobby shop wanting to know if we would buy it. Most of the time we would know the stuff and that it was stolen. We would tell them to come back at a certain time and bring the equipment. That the person that buys the equipment would be there then and give the best price. The person that would be buying the equipment would be our local police officer. He would arrest them on the spot and take them to jail. The original owner of the equipment would be there also to identify it.
Just a suggestion. Contact the local police at the location your going and take them with you to meet the guy.
David
JoeScott
06-04-2008, 05:33 PM
I met with the seller today in the presence of a police officer who is a friend of a friend. Also had another good friend along just in case. The seller was quite surprised but handed over my heli peacefully and respectfully. I truely believe the seller was not the original thief but I'm sure he knew it was stolen. The only reason the seller agreed to meet me was because I promised him I'd pay him $500 for the heli, but of course he didnt see a dime of it. The look on the sellers face when the officer introduced himself was priceless :thumbup:.
Bottom line, I was extremely lucky that things went so well, the odds of finding stolen property on Ebay and actually retrieving it must be astronomical. Everything that was stolen was returned in perfect condition, not a scratch. Thanks to all the freaks for the support, and be careful, because your heli could be Gone in 60 Seconds!
avocado-flyer
06-04-2008, 05:40 PM
:thumbup: Glad to hear that all went well
ShawnK
06-04-2008, 05:51 PM
I'm glad you got it back. Thieves are lowlife scum. I only wish that you had pressed charges against the dirtbag. Let him contemplate the life he's chosen while being sodomized by the rest of the lowlife scum in our nation's jails.
BarracudaHockey
06-04-2008, 06:01 PM
Good news Joe.
Wish we could have seen his face!
ChasHeliCop
06-04-2008, 06:32 PM
Glad to see you got your heli back, a little disappointed they didn't take him to jail for possession of stolen goods. Maybe they could have gotten the culprit and that would have been Grand Theft, over $1000
jet22b
06-04-2008, 07:30 PM
Happy to hear the good news, Joe!!!
I see that guy store is close on eBay!!
jet22b
phoneman
06-04-2008, 07:47 PM
Good to see that it worked out--now if you had been sleeping in the truck ( like up at Birmingham ) you might have avoided this-lol---How about damages to your truck ?
badbill
06-04-2008, 09:04 PM
Glad to see you got your heli back Joey!
That's Awesome glad to hear that you got your heli back.:thumbup:
vermonster
06-04-2008, 10:07 PM
Great News! glad to here that. :thumbup:
Montana_Reefer
06-05-2008, 12:02 AM
Dang!
I wanted it for the buy it now price of $750.00. :YeaBaby:
Glad you got it back.
Man I thought I was wierd or something' but I won't leave them in my truck in the drive way ( I used to live in Phoenix ) this has just reasured me to sleep w/ my helis! "Woman, Dogs, out of the bed! Make room for my heli's! :rolling
monster8
06-05-2008, 01:19 AM
Wowzers! Glad to hear you got it back, I know it was flying really well last time I saw it.
Brandon3D
06-05-2008, 01:45 AM
No kidding that is just awesome that you got every thing back! whats funny is in the ebay quote he had "Received this Helicopter from a family member. Almost sure its ready to fly"
haha
Brandon.
ModemMisuser
06-05-2008, 06:45 AM
Glad to see you got your heli back, a little disappointed they didn't take him to jail for possession of stolen goods. Maybe they could have gotten the culprit and that would have been Grand Theft, over $1000
Yeah, seriously, why did they not arrest him?
JoeScott
06-05-2008, 08:01 PM
How about damages to your truck ?
Progressive paid for the damage to the door handle on my truck.
Yeah, seriously, why did they not arrest him?
The police officer that accompanied me was a friend of a friend and was only there to insure that I retrieved what belonged to me. He was not involved in the case/investigation.:cheers