Burdizzo said:
Would hiding an Apple Airtag on the equipment beforehand have helped locate the equipment once it disappeared?
Mas89 said:
Tile Tracker.
Call the da and Tx Ranger in that county. Bad that it's that's far away because a 4x8 sign in the back of your truck, parked in front of the courthouse calling out the DA by name asking to please do his job will get their attention.
Good luck and name the county/ city in this thread. You never know who may have a connection there.
Aggie118 said:Burdizzo said:
Would hiding an Apple Airtag on the equipment beforehand have helped locate the equipment once it disappeared?
Yes, as I mentioned, I am going to start putting an apple AirTag on every piece of equipment I send out and just letting the customer take the AirTag for their own use once it gets there.
The problem is a lot of the equipment that I buy from other places I have no control over them, putting an AirTag in those machines.
The Sun said:Aggie118 said:Burdizzo said:
Would hiding an Apple Airtag on the equipment beforehand have helped locate the equipment once it disappeared?
Yes, as I mentioned, I am going to start putting an apple AirTag on every piece of equipment I send out and just letting the customer take the AirTag for their own use once it gets there.
The problem is a lot of the equipment that I buy from other places I have no control over them, putting an AirTag in those machines.
You will need a better solution than an AirTag. AirTag relies on others' Apple devices relaying the location to towers. Those devices get a notification that this is happening and the device owner can block it.
91AggieLawyer said:
Are all 6 of the folks the deputy told you about in Texas? If not, this is now a federal issue. Also, if payment was made via other means than cash, you have potential wire fraud -- again, federal.
Got a Natty! said:
You, since you are the one who is missing the equipment. But since you are not out money yet--since you have not paid for the equipment--might make a prosecutor run from it.
But the seller of the equipment is certainly a victim since his equipment is gone. And I assume the settler is in the RGV, which would help get a RGV DA more interested.
Got a Natty! said:
Got you.
The DA in your county should help you.
What county is your business in?
Burdizzo said:
Has the broker contacted the transporter's insurance company?
Aggie118 said:Got a Natty! said:
You, since you are the one who is missing the equipment. But since you are not out money yet--since you have not paid for the equipment--might make a prosecutor run from it.
But the seller of the equipment is certainly a victim since his equipment is gone. And I assume the settler is in the RGV, which would help get a RGV DA more interested.
I am the seller of the equipment and I am out the money. It was picked up at my place in north Texas by this driver who is from the RGV and was supposed to be delivered to a customer of mine in the Texas Panhandle. Presumably the driver has taken the equipment back to the RGV.
Hank the Grifter said:
Tho guy is begging to get ventilated.
SLF11 said:
Any update?
Aggie118 said:SLF11 said:
Any update?
I have not heard of any update from my county deputy or the broker.
The driver's insurance reached out to me for info and started asking questions about the truck he used since it wasn't on their policy as well as the false identity he used (I can see they're already figuring out their way out of covering the claim) so I just ended the phone call with them. I believe it should be the broker dealing with the driver's insurance, not me.
I am going to give the broker all of the new info I uncovered regarding the last victim on Monday so they have the most up to date info and know that the machine is still out there and not completely gone, and tell them I either need the machine back in 100% shape, no damage or full payment for FMV of the machine by 1/12/26 or I will be filing on their bond and escalating civil suit.
They need to deal with all of the insurance stuff themselves, I was contracted with them, not this scumbag driver.
mts6175 said:Aggie118 said:SLF11 said:
Any update?
I have not heard of any update from my county deputy or the broker.
The driver's insurance reached out to me for info and started asking questions about the truck he used since it wasn't on their policy as well as the false identity he used (I can see they're already figuring out their way out of covering the claim) so I just ended the phone call with them. I believe it should be the broker dealing with the driver's insurance, not me.
I am going to give the broker all of the new info I uncovered regarding the last victim on Monday so they have the most up to date info and know that the machine is still out there and not completely gone, and tell them I either need the machine back in 100% shape, no damage or full payment for FMV of the machine by 1/12/26 or I will be filing on their bond and escalating civil suit.
They need to deal with all of the insurance stuff themselves, I was contracted with them, not this scumbag driver.
I would not deal with the driver's insurance at all nor would I pass info over to the broker yet. I would hire an attorney and let them deal with it. If you are going to have to pursue the broker on this you are just giving them ammo to load in the magazine against you.
I don't have a specific attorney to recommend, but you may try making a call to Kelly Hart Law Firm in Fort Worth and see if they have a suggestion. I know they have a lot of attorneys that work in the transportation sector. I have had to deal with them as a witness on assets I sold previously and they are a good firm.
average_joker said:
Point of order, you said this guy was on probation? I would think there's no such thing as a "little charge" whilst on probation. Am I wrong?
Aggie118 said:
Update:
I was looking through his criminal records this morning and it lists possible relatives. It appears his brother (also has criminal records) is in cahoots with him and his name is tied to several hauling LLC's with active DOT numbers. Clearly they do this together.
I have it on good authority that the yard they take these items back to is their Mother's property. I wonder if she knows what's going on or if she thinks they are running a legit business there. I was able to look into her as well and she is a local business owner and appears to be quite involved in the community. Her Facebook seems pretty innocent and business/community oriented. Has posts with several relatives but neither of the sons.
Not sure that this info does anything for me but I like to know who I am dealing with and it provided some insight. Makes me think that this is more of a limited crime scope and not a larger crime network in or around the RGV which makes me feel a little better. It's nice that it's a family owned and operated crime business.
txags92 said:Aggie118 said:
Update:
I was looking through his criminal records this morning and it lists possible relatives. It appears his brother (also has criminal records) is in cahoots with him and his name is tied to several hauling LLC's with active DOT numbers. Clearly they do this together.
I have it on good authority that the yard they take these items back to is their Mother's property. I wonder if she knows what's going on or if she thinks they are running a legit business there. I was able to look into her as well and she is a local business owner and appears to be quite involved in the community. Her Facebook seems pretty innocent and business/community oriented. Has posts with several relatives but neither of the sons.
Not sure that this info does anything for me but I like to know who I am dealing with and it provided some insight. Makes me think that this is more of a limited crime scope and not a larger crime network in or around the RGV which makes me feel a little better. It's nice that it's a family owned and operated crime business.
I would be tempted have a lawyer contact the mother and tell her you are going to be sending a representative accompanied by law enforcement to see if your stolen property is being stored at her place and just see how she reacts.
