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Originally Posted by Red Bullets
Very sorry to hear of your situation. A couple of times a year it seems trailers are stolen from Edmonton hotel parking lots. Most of the time the trailers stolen are out of province licence plates too.
The thefts usually make the local news so you may want to let local media know of your situation too. Even though the trailer was recovered the items lost are still news worthy.
Police could direct you to local news media.
I wish you well in the rest of your stay and am hopeful the thieves are caught.
Regarding thieves in a oil boom town. The flowing of oil and money attracts thieves too.
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A suggestion to everyone regarding this type of theft. Paint numbers on the roof of the trailer, so police arial surveillance can be utilized. If you are unhitching your trailer in a parking lot get a ball bearing the size of your ball hitch and lock the ball bearing into the hitch. Or a removeable hitch. And have a jack handle that is removable so thieves cannot operate the jack. Motels and hotels on the outskirts of a city are most likely targeted more. Put a motion activated theft/gps tracking chip in the trailer.
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Great info! Thank you for sharing and helping others to avoid this problem. Agreed...our boom town has the same issue. We're just a small town, so the thieves are usually more easily apprehended.
I just called CTV in Edmonton and gave them to story, so we will see if they can help get the word out as well. Thank you!