I've been Robbed!!

[rickr]

Of my porch lions!! They have been sitting there keeping guard for the last two decades. Last night someone stole them. Must have been at least two big guys. The lions weighed over 200 lbs each,as they very old and made of cement.
What really pisses me off about this,is the fact that my mother found these lions herself. I recall how delighted she was when she showed them to me,as she knew they were just perfect for sitting on the limestone caps at the bottom of the front porch entrance. We rented a U-Haul trailer and they were brought home from Michigan via a 1977 Cadillac.
Oh! I hope they drop those lions on their toes!

 

[toggleswitch]

Sorry about your loss.

I am positive those lions are not happy and will bring the thugs and thieves nothing but bad luck.

Now WHERE is Mrs. Kravitz when you need her?

 

[gansky1]

How awful, Rick. I hope you will be filing a police report... It may not do any good, but may make you feel better.

 

[frontaloadotmy]

Thats f**ked rickr

Did you file a theft report? Maybe some neighbors were aware
of people casing your place; I hope you get them back. Where in the hell do such people get the nerve to steal from
others. About fifteen years ago some knuckleheads broke into
my dads mining claim and stoled his ore car; he'd had it for at least 50 years.

 

[toggleswitch]

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[perc-o-prince]

Rich,

I'm so sorry to hear of the violation. I too have been the victim of a similar crime but was too young to do anything about it... BUT now I'm not!! So... my advice to you would be to contact the Antique Week publication at www.antiqueweek.com and let them know of this and send pictures. They will most likely publish the crime (they do this on a regular basis)and print the pic so that if it shows up in an antique shop or show then it can be spotted. To my knowledge MANY items have been rescued via this newspaper. Police reports do help, too.

Good luck and please let us know how you make out.

Rich

 

[maytagbear]

Oh, Rick!

I am sincerely and deeply sorry about this theft.

What ever happened to respect for other peoples' property?

I will keep a good thought for the safe return of these lions.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[launderess]

BASTARDS!

Nothing is safe anymore!

Sadly with all the home construction/renovation work going on today, people who want vintage/antique items for their homes and not willing to spend money think nothing of stealing.

Things have gone missing around our area ranging from rocks used to make up old stone walls to specially made glass panels for new metro stations. And yes, people steal things from homes, especially older home trims/decorations all the time. In fact there even was a ring going around stealing kitchen fixtures and appliances right out of newly constructed homes.

Back to your lions. Contact your local law enforcement ASAP. This may not bring back your lions right away, but you never know. Someone could get pulled over for something else on a roadway, and have two lions sitting in the back of their truck.....

For insurance and ID purposes, hope you have good photographs showing details of your lions, and that some sort of mark was engraved. This may be the only way you can prove your lions are indeed yours, should by any stroke of luck they happen to turn up. Also should you happen to see a pair of lions sitting in front of another house that you are sure are yours, you will be hard pressed to prove they are yours without some sort of identifying mark.

Again, so sorry to hear about your loss. Know how much work and time you put into your home, and how proud you are of keeping up the family homestead.

Launderess

 

[launderess]

P.S.

If you do not have them already, now might be the time to think about motion sensitive lights for certian areas outside your house, especially the porch and front garden path.

Launderess

 

[wvkenmore]

Such a shame those lions couldnt have taken a bite or two on those jerks. I hope you find them safe and sound. Nice house.
People dont care anymore about others property. I had my plates from an old car stolen in Feb and the jerks are using my plates to do robberys and the police had the nerve to call and ask me to go out and look for my plates. I guess they thought I was going to do their jobs... Chazz

 

[sudsmaster]

If and when you decide to replace them, it would probably be a good idea to embed some rebar or 1/2" threaded rod in the base of the lions, and use a strong epoxy glue to fasten them to the porch masonry.

Motion sensitive spotlights are also a good idea.

As for police reports... I had a potted rose bush stolen from the front of my property some years ago. When I called the police, they said they wouldn't take a report since there was no breaking and entering. Since then I've had a locked chain on the tropical wood bench sitting on the front porch.

 

[JerseyMike]

How awful!

Oh, Rick! I so very, very sorry to hear about your loss.

You must feel so violated.

I agree, please file a please report. I also agree with Rich's suggestion that you also contact www.antiqueweek.com.

Mike

 

[bethann]

What a bunch of crap!

I'm surprised Clara didn't kick there ass!

Sorry Honey! Look around town. Maybe, put in a reward notice in the paper and some one will call! That town isn't that big.

 

[petek]

I'd be so pissed off as well.. Rick. why don't you call the local tv news or newspaper. Sounds like something they might want to use as a fill in and heck the more people that see your lions, the better a chance to get them back..

 

[drmitch]

So sorry Rick! What kinda nut would do that? You never know what kind of people are out there.I would do a drive around the block cause they probly got tired of toting them and just left them lying!

 

[Maytagmom]

Sorry to hear of this loss rickr :-(

I hate theives...and I get pissed when I hear about things like this...

Hmmm, I could put a spell on them.

 

[appnut]

I am soo sorry rick!!! ((((()))))) Bob

 

[frigilux]

I can't imagine having the balls to walk right up to someone's house and steal things---much less something as big and heavy as your lions. That really sucks, RIck. I hope the thieves are suffering from severe back problems after that heist. Karma has a way of working things out.

Beautiful, beautiful house, by the way...

 

[swestoyz]

Sorry to hear that Rick, hopefully they will turn up soon. Those are things you just don't see ANYWHERE.

Ben