shady tow truck in makiki/roosv area

[ikeyballz]

saw this shady orange tow truck..license plate 4something something, trx (?) i remebered it as 'tricks' ...

driving around w. two guys in the truck, no car in the back (thats the weird part..two guys in a tow truck?! if someone called them, they would need to have an open seat...)

driving 10/15mph scoping the area out...i was in my camaro so when i drove behind them, they slowed down even more, and the driver stuck his head out to check (i think) if my car was a popo- car. back taillights all OFF, headlights on. if i could spot check a car cuz i was a cop, id check them out. just the feeling i got..

so yeah, know anyone with something jacked around that area...lmk.

not to say they were, but they dug out a bit after i was slowly following them..

[kombi731]

you need soft blue surf racks
that would scare them on your car

[idiosyncratic]

^+1... go get some! heh heh.
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and next time... call it in! can never be too careful...
just tell the 911/ police dispatch...
"there's a tow truck with two guys cruising around really slowly around the area...
like they're scoping the area... and besides that they have no tailights..."

Hey HI-50? any advice?

[Act162this]

there were some cars stolen in the roosevelt/makiki area on the other board, some of them were pretty nice, too. this would explain how they're getting the cars out of there w/o actually breaking into the cars.

[corytomo]

It's an old trick, they just tow it and no one asks any questions... I'm always on the lookout for tow trucks driving by my place.

[lois]

^+1... go get some! heh heh.
.
and next time... call it in! can never be too careful...
just tell the 911/ police dispatch...
"there's a tow truck with two guys cruising around really slowly around the area...
like they're scoping the area... and besides that they have no tailights..."

Hey HI-50? any advice?

^ yes, report it next time:pirate1:

[ikeyballz]

gotcha! i was gonna report it..but i was like what am i supposed to tell the cops?!?

[Impact Blue]

gotcha! i was gonna report it..but i was like what am i supposed to tell the cops?!?

They wen molest your car. Gave your gas tank a "High Octane Refill."

[lois]

gotcha! i was gonna report it..but i was like what am i supposed to tell the cops?!?

just tell them the same thing. you see a suspicious-looking tow truck.

give them the lic # and the name on the side.

IIRC they're supposed to have identifying company name displayed on the truck

[TheMayor]

saw this shady orange tow truck..license plate 4something something, trx (?) i remebered it as 'tricks' ...

driving around w. two guys in the truck, no car in the back (thats the weird part..two guys in a tow truck?! if someone called them, they would need to have an open seat...)

driving 10/15mph scoping the area out...i was in my camaro so when i drove behind them, they slowed down even more, and the driver stuck his head out to check (i think) if my car was a popo- car. back taillights all OFF, headlights on. if i could spot check a car cuz i was a cop, id check them out. just the feeling i got..

so yeah, know anyone with something jacked around that area...lmk.

not to say they were, but they dug out a bit after i was slowly following them..

Repo?

[lois]

ok they're supposed to have company name and phone number prominently displayed

[Act162this]

just tell them the same thing. you see a suspicious-looking tow truck.

give them the lic # and the name on the side.

IIRC they're supposed to have identifying company name displayed on the truck

yep. i believe you can report a suspicious vehicle, in much the same way as you can report suspicious persons, perhaps casing a house (kinda like how neighbors call HPD when they see someone breaking into a neighbor's house, or attempting to).

i have no idea what the technical term is (HI-50?) but would it fall under something like "suspicious activity" or something like that?

i *heard* they had to have a company name displayed, but i am not sure about privately owned tow trucks like those used by repo personnel.

i *think* i saw one blacked out truck with the wheel lift mechanism located under the bed, so it does not appear to be a tow truck (it appears to slide out from under the bed in a stored state, rather than be folded up behind the truck in a stored state).

this was a while ago, and it passed me at a pretty good rate of speed, but from what i saw, it had no distinguishing markings, and the wheel lift was installed under the bed, instead of in or behind it.

[ikeyballz]

yeah, it had a company name on it, but it was one of those peel-off sticker type of deals and it looked like a private company.. next time i shall give the popo's a ring.

hope no one got anything jacked around that area or id feel kinda bad.

[Outsider]

There's usually a dark blue one in our area doing the same thing...scoping. I think myself and another tennant scared them away one time just for being outside of our building. They were backing up to a car, then saw us...then drove away. This was like 1am after I finished running.