FWA, Car theft, Dallas, and more!
10 years ago
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So myself and
ino89777 are still making our way home after FWA, currently in Dallas with
flurrycat who helped us get this far with my dealers stuff.
FWA-
First off, let me say i had a great time at the con and will definitely be coming back next year, having said that, let's recap events.
TO CLARIFY RIGHT AWAY
No fursuits were lost, None of my dealers stuff was lost, the main things that are gone belonged to
ino89777 in the form of camera gear and tech. I have to say this because the rumor mill has been in overdrive since the initial stolen report was put out last thurs/fri
We arrived Thursday later than expected, original arrival was supposed to be Wed. Because of this we were counted as a no-show and our reservation was cancelled in the main hotel. We ended up getting a room in the Hilton, conveniently right across the sky bridge from main events. Dealers load in went smoothly, got everything unloaded and set up faster than usual. Proceeded to go out to dinner at hard rock cafe with
ino89777
danji-isthmus @@monoyasha,
sharpe19
sagesilvermist and had a excellent pre-con meal before heading back to the hotel.
now here's where things go downhill...
Went to grab the last of the stuff from the car which was parked in a outdoor lot next to the hotel [couldn't park in any garage due to the height of our trailer] as i approached where the truck and trailer SHOULD have been, i was greeted instead with a empty space. Now this is the first time i have ever thought or said "I hope my car was towed". After calling every number posted on the pay station and getting transferred to 2 other impound/towing companies i finally talked to the company responsible for patrolling/enforcing/booting the lot. According to them they do not call for a tow unless the vehicle has been booted for at least 48 hours.
I immediately called 911 and reported the vehicle stolen
An officer was dispatched to the site, as i waited in the lot
flurrycat and
sharpe19 appeared and waited with me. Had a run in with someone who was acting super shady and seemed to know a biiit too much about what happened just before the police arrived. The officer took down my statement along with vehicle description and info, also informed him about the shady guy.
At this point I had already called my dad [it's his truck since mine has a hard time pulling the large trailer] and filled him in on what i knew, luckily he has full coverage insurance on both the truck and trailer so although he wasn't happy that it happened, he wasn't super pissed either [the truck had almost 150k miles on it and had some..issues...]
After that incident we tried to get some sleep [was about 5am at this point and i had to be up for dealers at 8am x_x] before the madness of the con began. Friday kicked off in the usual way of cons for us, the horde flooding the dealers room, whirlwind of activity, then close and party the night away.
flurrycat was kind enough to help us get us and our dealers stuff as far as Dallas, TX. Myself and
danji-isthmus flew back to phoenix on wed so i could pick up my truck and a uhaul and drive back to dallas while she did homecon.
Currently me and
ino89777 are at
flurrycat 's place helping her with stuff and relaxing a bit before the drive back to Phoenix.
[UPDATE]
So the truck was found this sunday [17 May] apparently had been sitting on a street for a couple weeks, no mention of the trailer. Atlanta police have it now, waiting to hear back to see if any of our stuff is still inside, but not counting on it.


FWA-
First off, let me say i had a great time at the con and will definitely be coming back next year, having said that, let's recap events.
TO CLARIFY RIGHT AWAY
No fursuits were lost, None of my dealers stuff was lost, the main things that are gone belonged to

We arrived Thursday later than expected, original arrival was supposed to be Wed. Because of this we were counted as a no-show and our reservation was cancelled in the main hotel. We ended up getting a room in the Hilton, conveniently right across the sky bridge from main events. Dealers load in went smoothly, got everything unloaded and set up faster than usual. Proceeded to go out to dinner at hard rock cafe with




now here's where things go downhill...
Went to grab the last of the stuff from the car which was parked in a outdoor lot next to the hotel [couldn't park in any garage due to the height of our trailer] as i approached where the truck and trailer SHOULD have been, i was greeted instead with a empty space. Now this is the first time i have ever thought or said "I hope my car was towed". After calling every number posted on the pay station and getting transferred to 2 other impound/towing companies i finally talked to the company responsible for patrolling/enforcing/booting the lot. According to them they do not call for a tow unless the vehicle has been booted for at least 48 hours.
I immediately called 911 and reported the vehicle stolen
An officer was dispatched to the site, as i waited in the lot


At this point I had already called my dad [it's his truck since mine has a hard time pulling the large trailer] and filled him in on what i knew, luckily he has full coverage insurance on both the truck and trailer so although he wasn't happy that it happened, he wasn't super pissed either [the truck had almost 150k miles on it and had some..issues...]
After that incident we tried to get some sleep [was about 5am at this point and i had to be up for dealers at 8am x_x] before the madness of the con began. Friday kicked off in the usual way of cons for us, the horde flooding the dealers room, whirlwind of activity, then close and party the night away.


Currently me and


[UPDATE]
So the truck was found this sunday [17 May] apparently had been sitting on a street for a couple weeks, no mention of the trailer. Atlanta police have it now, waiting to hear back to see if any of our stuff is still inside, but not counting on it.
But I'm glad you managed to have fun anyway!
any updates on it?
any idea on who took it? a fur?
how has the police been helping?
that still really sucks I wonder why someone would do that to you guys
its awful ><
can you afford a new car or trailer? =0
why was FWA filled with so much crime?
I herd allot of cars being broken into or damaged
Hope you recover your stuff soon.
y'all should hit up wild nights up in Oklahoma on your way back. Its in like 4-5 days and only 5 hours north of here :P.
Hope y'all have the best time possible while your still in town and a safe trip home!
Suspect there is little hope for recovery, but hope insurance makes it relatively painless.
PS: I'm so glad you guys have a positive attitude about this. I hope you get situated before AC because I am super excited about seeing both of you there!
while it's difficult to re-vin a car or even just cut it up for parts, a covered trailer like ours has no vin or other identifying number on the frame, so what they'll do is cut the top off and resell it as a flatbed trailer