MtnHigh Posted July 7, 2003 Posted July 7, 2003 Just got back from Squamish. We had a great time, others did not. There has been a rash of car break-ins in the parking lots at the local crags. I talked to two different groups that had their cars vandalized in the Smoke Bluffs parking lot. Quote
EWolfe Posted July 7, 2003 Posted July 7, 2003 Damn! I thought I got rid of that rash with the new 2010 canuck ointment Quote
iwanobori Posted August 18, 2003 Posted August 18, 2003 Man, I had a great time in Cheakamus until 7:30 on SUN night, right before heading back to home - Car break-in! I had nothing visible in my car, but my Gregory pack, tent, sleeping bags, and other camping gears were in the trunk and all stolen. Went to a police office and an officer told me they had 8 cases of break-ins in the same day!!! When Im camping, I pretty much leave everything at the site. But on the day of departure, I usually packup, get some climbing done, and head back. As far as I know there is no coin lockers where I can put all my shit for a reasonable price. They have to do something about this. Installing a descent number of coin lockers would be a good start... Quote
Alpinfox Posted August 18, 2003 Posted August 18, 2003 Or they could get one of these installed in the parking lot: Quote
Dru Posted August 18, 2003 Posted August 18, 2003 see also here cops know who is doing it but dont have the evidence to lay charges yet allegedly maybe time for some climber vigilante action with a good ol' ice axe or two applied to the thief's soft parts. Quote
allthumbs Posted August 18, 2003 Posted August 18, 2003 This chain of events is really unfortunate for Squamish. Unless they get a handle on this shit soon, people like Trask will undoubtedly flame on the area and the hooligans perpetrating such unpleasantries. LOCK & LOAD Quote
jordop Posted August 18, 2003 Posted August 18, 2003 (edited) . . .. Edited June 11, 2021 by jordop Quote
iwanobori Posted August 18, 2003 Posted August 18, 2003 yeah, my driver side window was smashed and trunk broken. I won't go back to Squamish until they install the lockers! and I'll stuff everything in there and leave my car absolutely empty and unlocked!!! oh, and if I see you, petty thieves, I'll chop your hands off so you can never steal again. Quote
snoboy Posted August 19, 2003 Posted August 19, 2003 jordop said:And to think I wanted to live there. Almost as bad as Chilliwack At least when you live here you can leave the gear at home... not in the car. Quote
Dru Posted August 19, 2003 Posted August 19, 2003 There are no car break ins in chilliwack. there are vehicle break ins in the chilliwack VALLEY once in a while. Quote
lummox Posted August 19, 2003 Posted August 19, 2003 im up for a road trip to squish to loiter around and look menacing and shit. maybe lay some bait and bounce whatever grabs it. Quote
snoboy Posted August 19, 2003 Posted August 19, 2003 lummox said: im up for a road trip to squish to loiter around and look menacing and shit. maybe lay some bait and bounce whatever grabs it. Come on up, I think we should have a camera and a telephoto lens in the Smoke Bluffs lot... Quote
fern Posted August 19, 2003 Posted August 19, 2003 one squamish local tough guy told me that he encountered some fellows breaking in cars in the Shannon Falls parking, and so grabbed a large bar from his truck to confront them and they pulled a gun on him. So all you keener vigilantes may want to exercise some 'situational awareness'. Quote
Dru Posted August 19, 2003 Posted August 19, 2003 yeah, if you pull out a bar or club, the other guy whips out a gun, you have to pull out a tank or fighter jet to regain the tactical advantage Quote
Buckaroo Posted August 19, 2003 Posted August 19, 2003 How about a high power cross bow with a night scope. Nice aluminum arrow with big barbs on the razor point. Shoot the suckers right in the ass cheek. They have to go to the hospital to get it removed. Engrave the arrow "Squamish car break in thief, please arrest" Quote
skyclimb Posted August 19, 2003 Posted August 19, 2003 I just thought of a good movie script: "Forigner takes revenge for all the helpless soles who have lost their livelyhoods(climbign equipment etc..). Forigner sneaks into said country, and kills the varmin who test the good way of life. Guns, Tar, lynching just a warm up for the main course...." I think it could be a delightful movie, now i just need to become and actor Quote
Ryan Posted July 6, 2004 Posted July 6, 2004 Hey, did a search on this thread becuase I'm planning on taking a big trip up to Squamish in late July/ early August. We'll be camping the whole time and will have all of our stuff in a Subaru Outback- are the breakins still a problem up in Squamish, or have the thieves calmed down this summer? Our vehicle will have South Dakota plates- would BC plates reduce the risk of getting broken into? If so, does anyone have old BC plates they'd be willing to hook up? Thanks y'all. Quote
EWolfe Posted July 6, 2004 Posted July 6, 2004 (edited) Hey, did a search on this thread becuase I'm planning on taking a big trip up to Squamish in late July/ early August. We'll be camping the whole time and will have all of our stuff in a Subaru Outback- are the breakins still a problem up in Squamish, or have the thieves calmed down this summer? Our vehicle will have South Dakota plates- would BC plates reduce the risk of getting broken into? If so, does anyone have old BC plates they'd be willing to hook up? Thanks y'all. I would describe our Northern Friends as (to borrow a phrase) "Mostly Harmless" Keep it out of sight, whatever country you're in. Edited July 6, 2004 by MisterE Quote
Dru Posted July 6, 2004 Posted July 6, 2004 please let me know what car you are going to be leaving lots of valuable stuff in i need a new rack and can't afford one cause i spend too much time spraying to draw a fat pay cheque Quote
thelawgoddess Posted July 6, 2004 Posted July 6, 2004 it never hurts to keep your valuables with you at all times. Quote
Zoran Posted July 6, 2004 Posted July 6, 2004 (edited) Weekend before last some guys stole part of our gear from Elfin Lakes hut at Garibaldi Park. My friend and me departed very early from hut on Sunday morning to climb East Face of Garibaldi. We left some extra stuff in the hut. Afternoon we realized that some stuff is missing. My therm-a-rest, his stove and small alarm clock. We probably look naive to you but we have many years of climbing experience in Europe and here, in Canada. We made mistake thinking that because we don't like to even touch other people's stuff nobody will touch ours, but ... There is only one answer to all this problems: to go higher and deeper into mountains. From all my experince I can tell that if you go higher on the mountains you will meet better people. I bought new therm-a-rest and everything is OK but my friend still missing badly small Telefunken alarm clock, 15 years old, present from his mom when he went to university. Value of that clock is 25 cents on the garage sale but for him much, much more. So, see you somewhere where parking climbers from Squamish or mountaineers from BC huts doesn't like to go. Cheers, Zoran Edited July 6, 2004 by Zoran Quote
Thrill Posted July 6, 2004 Posted July 6, 2004 Never ever pull out a metal bar and confront a thief….. they should never see you coming. Quote
Ryan Posted July 6, 2004 Posted July 6, 2004 So there's no hope then? Dammit. I want to go to Squamish in the worst way, but I don't want to worry about these fucking thieves stealing anything and everything. Will the thieves steal things from the campground if you leave your tent up and some stuff inside? Quote
Greg_W Posted July 6, 2004 Posted July 6, 2004 Wasn't one of the local shops offering storage space for a minimal donation or something? tlg? murraysovereign? snoboy? Quote
Dru Posted July 6, 2004 Posted July 6, 2004 last night thieves stole the entire town of squamish! by now it has been broken up at a chop shop and soon little bits of squamish, and cheap pirated copies made in guangdong, wiull be available for purchase on the streets of hong kong. Quote
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