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I posted this in another thread but was advised to start a new thread to get the word out - hope this is of interest...
Hi guys, a very new newbie here. Old news this but with a recent addition...
On 9/9/2009 (I'll always remember that date), at 10am, my very distinctive ex-Royal Navy Bomb Disposal Defender 110 CSW was stolen from my driveway near Sleaford, Lincs. She was in emergency vehicle (Police-style) livery, white with fluorescent and blue/silver reflective checquer side strips, 'ROYAL NAVY' markings, blue light bars and 'BOMB DISPOSAL' signs front and rear. Also, had enormous custom made roof rack (mounted through roof panel, not onto gutters) to carry a RIB. Reg M587 VRB.
3 young men had turned up in a grey Jap pickup with rear hardtop, one knocked on door then, a couple of mimutes later, pickup left, followed by my Landy. Whole process watched by 2 of my neighbours, who just though it was being collected for some innocent reason ('they just seemed to be going about innocent business'):doh:.
Police never recovered it, but said at the time that it would almost certainly have gone to the Scott Road Pikey Camp in Newark. Said they couldn't raid the camp unless they had strong evidence.
I heard recently that they raided the camp in December and found 2 Defenders in different stages of being dismantled, neither of them mine.
If you are in the Newark area, they are still active!
Hi guys, a very new newbie here. Old news this but with a recent addition...
On 9/9/2009 (I'll always remember that date), at 10am, my very distinctive ex-Royal Navy Bomb Disposal Defender 110 CSW was stolen from my driveway near Sleaford, Lincs. She was in emergency vehicle (Police-style) livery, white with fluorescent and blue/silver reflective checquer side strips, 'ROYAL NAVY' markings, blue light bars and 'BOMB DISPOSAL' signs front and rear. Also, had enormous custom made roof rack (mounted through roof panel, not onto gutters) to carry a RIB. Reg M587 VRB.
3 young men had turned up in a grey Jap pickup with rear hardtop, one knocked on door then, a couple of mimutes later, pickup left, followed by my Landy. Whole process watched by 2 of my neighbours, who just though it was being collected for some innocent reason ('they just seemed to be going about innocent business'):doh:.
Police never recovered it, but said at the time that it would almost certainly have gone to the Scott Road Pikey Camp in Newark. Said they couldn't raid the camp unless they had strong evidence.
I heard recently that they raided the camp in December and found 2 Defenders in different stages of being dismantled, neither of them mine.
If you are in the Newark area, they are still active!
