Thursday, August 14, 2008

What to do when your car is stolen!

Had a business meeting in central Israel today.
I parked my car in the parking lot of a large shopping center in an area called Gash.
When I finished the meeting I came out looking for my car.
Just could not find it. Perhaps Alzheimers was setting in.
Used my car alarm button to set off the alarm - but heard nothing but silence.

I went back into the office and came back out with a business associate.
But first I called the police to report a stolen car.
We drove around looking for my car.

And then I remembered.
I remembered how we operate in the IDF Border Police (MAGAV).

I then searched for the "look-out car".
These are highly professional operations.
They don't just do just one car.

And sure enough just about 100 meters away was a brand new white van sitting by itself.
We drove over to the van. I got out.
I took out my phone camera and started to shoot.
They sped off leaving tracks.
This van had two drivers with more radio and phone equipment than the IDF Signal Corp.

I called the police again and gave a detailed description.
They said they would set up road blocks.

I may have lost my car today - but those thieves also lost theirs ;>

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