'Very frustrating'
A Kingwood man is warning others after his truck's tailgate was stolen twice in a matter of months--first in Porter, then in the Heights on Tuesday night. A Kingwood man, Michael Hay, has reported that his truck's tailgate was stolen twice within months, first in Porter, then in the Heights. The theft was a $10,000 tailgate, which Hay replaced a month after the first incident. The first theft occurred in December while Hay was shopping at a Wal-Mart in Porter. His liability insurance did not cover the cost of the repair. Hay now wonders if Ford trucks have been targeted. Houston police have previously warned that a truck’s tailgate can be stolen in a matter of minutes. As tailgates become more expensive targets due to their increasingly sophisticated technology, Hay is now considering replacing his tailgate or selling his truck.
Publié : il y a un mois par Stephen Goin dans Auto General
A Kingwood man is warning others after his truck's tailgate was stolen twice in a matter of months--first in Porter, then in the Heights on Tuesday night.
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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A Kingwood man is sharing a warning with other truck owners after thieves took his truck's tailgate twice in a matter of months.
It happened when he went to see a band play at The Heights Theater around 9 p.m. By the time he left the theater at 10:30, the tailgate had been removed from its hinges.
“My heart fell, I mean it’s a $10,000 tailgate on the back of my truck and we just replaced it, I had it replaced a month," he said.
Hay said his truck was parked on a well-lit street near the theater and the tailgate was locked. There was a secondary tailgate lock attached to the truck well.
“They got that off and then they can just take the tailgate off,” he said. “They hung it back on the hook to show me they got past it.”
The first time his tailgate was stolen was in December. Hay said he was at a Wal-Mart in Porter grocery shopping with his wife. His liability insurance did not cover the cost of the repair.
“It’s very frustrating. For a lot of people this isn’t something that can be fixed so easily," he said.
Hay said he now wonders if Ford trucks have been targeted considering the back-to-back tailgate theft he experienced.
Houston police have previously warned that a truck’s tailgate can be stolen in a matter of minutes. Moreover, as tailgates are increasingly equipped with cameras and other expensive technology they’ve become even bigger targets for thieves.
Apart from locks, police advise that trucks be parked as close as possible to garages or other vehicles. They said it prevents thieves from opening the tailgate to fully remove it.
Police also recommend etching your driver’s license number or VIN number onto your tailgate so it can be more easily traced back to you if stolen.
As for Hay, he said he is now debating whether to replace his tailgate again or sell the truck he’s otherwise kept in pristine condition for 10 years.
“They just did something for the catalytic converters, they made a sting and got some people, but I’d like to see more action happen [with tailgates], I think they can set up something and maybe catch some of these guys,” he said.
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