Hi Bill,

I'm bummed to hear of your VW theft! I'll be keeping my eyes open as I work in
San Fernando Valley. Hopefully the tape will lead to the the punks who ripped
you off!

Ron Hanney

Bill George <bgeo91316@...> wrote:
--- In airspeedvwclub@yahoogroups.com, "Bill George" <bgeo91316@...>
wrote:
>
> VW enthusiasts - Keep and eye out for my stolen silver '67 VW
>
> On Sunday evening 11/19/06 at 6:19PM my 1967 Type 1 VW was stolen
> from the parking lot of a strip-mall in Van Nuys, CA. The parking
> lot is across from the Sepulveda Basin on the north side of
Ventura
> Blvd next to the Van Nuys Golf Course (between Woodley and
> Havenhurst). The theft was captured by the several surveillance
> cameras overlooking the parking lot. This morning I will be
picking-
> up and delivering the enhanced version of the surveillance tape,
to
> the Van Nuys office of the LAPD.
>
> My car was stolen by two young men, late teens or early twenties.
> The men appear to be caucasion (must wait for the enhanced tape to
> know for sure). The thieves pulled directly into the parking lot
> from Victory Blvd. and parked a mid 1990's-silver Honda next to my
> VW - the rear license plate of the Honda is visible in the
> surveillance tape.
>
> It took the young men about twelve minutes to get the engine
> compartment open, jump the ignition switch and break into the car
> then push start it. at about three minutes on the tape a witness
> (one of the mall's shop owners) saw them messing with the car as
she
> walked through the parking lot. One of the young men drove my VW
> west on Victory Blvd. My car's license plate is 5BTF628 The VIN #
is
> 117603161. It's Porsche silver oxidizing to gray, with a bent
> running board and a tweaked rear bumper. I'll post photos here. If
> you know of the whereabouts of my silver '67 Bug please reply, or
call the non-emergency number of Van Nuys office of the LAPD at 818
374-9500. Thanks
>
> http://www.chircoestore.com/catalog/smf/index.php?topic=208.0
>






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