THIEVES CAUGHT

S.Workman · 19th April 2015, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by VANDOO

THE BIG TULSA GUN SHOW WAS APRIL 11 AND 12 TH. WITH 4200, EIGHT FOOT TABLES COVERING 11 ACRES. THEY INSTALLED SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS AND CAUGHT SOME LONG TIME DEALERS STEALING GUNS. ONE HAD TAKEN A $14000.00 GUN AND HID IT UNDER HIS TABLE TO TAKE OUT LATER WITH HIS GUNS. THAT IS HOW THEY HAD BEEN DOING IT FOR PERHAPS 30 YEARS OR MORE AND THEY SPECIALIZED IN HIGH DOLLAR ITEMS. ONE WAS IN HIS 70'S AND ANOTHER IN HIS LATE 60'S. THEY AND THOSE LIKE THEM HAVE DONE A LOT OF DAMAGE OVER THE YEARS IT IS GOOD NEWS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN CAUGHT AND I DO HOPE THEY DO TIME AND DON'T JUST GET OFF WITH A FINE. SUCH SHOWS ARE NOW TAKING ADVANTAGE OF CAMERAS LIKE THE CASINOS HAVE BEEN DOING FOR A VERY LONG TIME SO PERHAPS THIS KIND OF THEFT CAN FINALLY BE ELIMINATED.

Where did you hear about this?

VANDOO · 19th April 2015, 05:20 AM

I TALKED TO SOME OF THE OFFICERS WHO MADE THE ARRESTS AND DEALERS AT THE SHOW. AS FAR AS I KNOW IT HAS NOT BEEN COVERED BY THE NEWS. I HOPE THE WORD GETS AROUND TO OTHER SHOWS SO THIS KIND OF SECURITY CAN BE ADDED. THE WORD ON THESE DEALERS SHOULD GET AROUND AS WELL AS I UNDERSTAND THINGS WERE FOUND FOR SALE IN THEIR POSSESSION THAT HAD WENT MISSING FROM OTHER SHOWS. WHO KNOWS WHAT THEY MAY FIND AT THEIR HOMES.
THE BAD NEWS IS YOU HAD BETTER NOT PICK YOUR NOSE OR SCRATCH YOUR REAR AT SHOWS IN THE FUTURE.

Gustav · 19th April 2015, 09:21 AM

http://www.tulsaworld.com/newshomepa...035dda2bf.html

S.Workman · 19th April 2015, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Gustav

http://www.tulsaworld.com/newshomepa...035dda2bf.html

That's horrible. They should be shot, the bail amount was ludicrous.

VANDOO · 19th April 2015, 04:55 PM

WOW! I RECOGNIZE ALL THREE OF THESE GUYS AND THEY CAME ACROSS AS GOOD GUYS. IT JUST GOES TO SHOW " WHO KNOWS WHAT EVIL LURKS IN THE HEARTS OF MEN" THE SHADOW KNOWS! I SURE HOPE THEY SEARCH THEIR HOMES AND BUSINESS BEFORE LETTING THEM OUT ON BAIL. I WONDER HOW MANY GUN SHOWS THEY DID A YEAR AND HOW MANY YEARS THEY HAVE BEEN DOING THIS.

rickystl · 19th April 2015, 06:29 PM

Well. I'm sure glad they were caught. This announcement will likely make any would be thieves at next years Show think twice.

By the way, have any Forum members here been to the Tulsa Show? I've never been there. I know it's the largest gun show in the U.S. I wonder if the Antique is at least somewhat seperate from the Modern? I was at the Baltimore Show last month, which was great, as usual. Rick.

spiral · 19th April 2015, 06:53 PM

I just was thinking of Battaras terrible loss.... & the couple of large UK sword collections stolen in the last few years, the fact that these rare & exotic swords in large quantities disappear to be never seen again, is probably down to people like that, they know what we collect, they know where we live & the know where to move the product to so it wont be seen again....

19th April 2015, 05:20 AM	#2
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	I TALKED TO SOME OF THE OFFICERS WHO MADE THE ARRESTS AND DEALERS AT THE SHOW. AS FAR AS I KNOW IT HAS NOT BEEN COVERED BY THE NEWS. I HOPE THE WORD GETS AROUND TO OTHER SHOWS SO THIS KIND OF SECURITY CAN BE ADDED. THE WORD ON THESE DEALERS SHOULD GET AROUND AS WELL AS I UNDERSTAND THINGS WERE FOUND FOR SALE IN THEIR POSSESSION THAT HAD WENT MISSING FROM OTHER SHOWS. WHO KNOWS WHAT THEY MAY FIND AT THEIR HOMES. THE BAD NEWS IS YOU HAD BETTER NOT PICK YOUR NOSE OR SCRATCH YOUR REAR AT SHOWS IN THE FUTURE.

19th April 2015, 09:21 AM	#3
Gustav Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,295	http://www.tulsaworld.com/newshomepa...035dda2bf.html

19th April 2015, 04:55 PM	#5
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	WOW! I RECOGNIZE ALL THREE OF THESE GUYS AND THEY CAME ACROSS AS GOOD GUYS. IT JUST GOES TO SHOW " WHO KNOWS WHAT EVIL LURKS IN THE HEARTS OF MEN" THE SHADOW KNOWS! I SURE HOPE THEY SEARCH THEIR HOMES AND BUSINESS BEFORE LETTING THEM OUT ON BAIL. I WONDER HOW MANY GUN SHOWS THEY DID A YEAR AND HOW MANY YEARS THEY HAVE BEEN DOING THIS.

19th April 2015, 06:29 PM	#6
rickystl Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO area. Posts: 1,633	Well. I'm sure glad they were caught. This announcement will likely make any would be thieves at next years Show think twice. By the way, have any Forum members here been to the Tulsa Show? I've never been there. I know it's the largest gun show in the U.S. I wonder if the Antique is at least somewhat seperate from the Modern? I was at the Baltimore Show last month, which was great, as usual. Rick.

19th April 2015, 06:53 PM	#7
spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	I just was thinking of Battaras terrible loss.... & the couple of large UK sword collections stolen in the last few years, the fact that these rare & exotic swords in large quantities disappear to be never seen again, is probably down to people like that, they know what we collect, they know where we live & the know where to move the product to so it wont be seen again....