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September 26th, 2011 04:29 PM #1
First hand witness to their modus.
I was driving last Saturday when a few cars away, noticed 3 guys hitching a ride at the back of a Mitsu L300 multicab.
Looks innocent enough. But grew suspicious when the three were a little 'fidgety' and kept on shifting positions.
Lost focus for a few minutes then realized that 2 of the guys were now inside the cab sitting comfortably.
This lasted for again a few minutes, until...
Out of the blue, the two guys bolted away from the vehicle carrying boxes of whatever was stashed inside the cab. Didn't see the 3rd guy getting away as I was staring at the first two looters quickly walking away.
I suppose they picked the lock of the door. Hence, all the shifting and fidgeting.
It all happend along the stretch of CM Recto Ave from the Arranque Market to almost the Morayta intersection, during rush hour even, where traffic was heavy.
Tried to notify the driver, but he was too far away. Alerted the nearest traffic enforcer instead (of little use, but hey, had to do something).
Ah well... take care, you guys.
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September 26th, 2011 05:05 PM #3
this is not new
this happened to a friend of ours about 5 or so years ago
they were in their L300 cab type (FB ba tawag nyan ngayon?) and just did their xmas shopping in divisoria
they packed all their goods at the rear cab
unfortunately, it was unlocked
when they got home, wala na ang lahat na binili nila
hindi daw nila na malayan o napansin but all they could say was traffic was heavy and the drive was slow
lesson learned: always lock your doors. dami talagang balasubas sa daan
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September 26th, 2011 06:11 PM #4
Nothing new to me too.
Our delivery trucks have had encounters similar to this when they went to Manila Port area and Divisoria as well.
They would run behind and jump on the truck' bumper and then use a hammer or even a heavy rock to either break open the padlock or part of the metal lock of the door (usually the screw which acts as a hinge for the locking-lever). If they managed to open the lock, they would scoop up whatever they can get their hands on and run away quickly. So far we have been lucky that none of our trucks have been opened.
Our trucks have shown scars of encounters. 1 inch or deeper indentation on the metal door and dented/heavily scratched padlocks.
The surprising thing is the people doing it aren't always adults. Pre-teen kids and teenagers have been spotted doing it on other trucks, as mentioned by our truck drivers.
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September 27th, 2011 07:16 AM #5
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i wouldn't call the ecosport as jimny sized hehe
2025 Ford Ecosport