A sample of our successes
Date: 12/07/08
Customer: Local farmer
Asset stolen: Kawasaki Quad Bike KVF360
Asset Value c. £2,500
0747: Unit reported stolen. Requested into alarm.
1001: Unit alarms and finder dispatched.
1242: Finder arrives on site and bureau informed.
1250: Strong signal detected near a railway bridge, bureau informed and frequency changed.
1315: Finder arrives in a housing estate follwing a very stong signal. Continuing the search on foot the finder requests police assistance after concluding the primary search to a point outside the rear garden of a residence where the asset is suspected to be located.
1341: Police arrive, and after searching the premises of said property, make an arrest and recover the quad bike.
1425: Finder leaves site and customer is advised.
Date: 23/06/08
Customer: Major plant hire company
Asset stolen: Timberwolf Woodchipper TW190
Asset Value c. £15,000
0925: Unit reported stolen. Requested into alarm immediately.
1236: Unit alarms and finder dispatched.
1620: Finder arrives on site and bureau informed.
1816: Strong signal detected near travellers' site, bureau and police notified.
1920: Police agree to send helicopter and team of officers the following morning to attend scene with finder.
0900: Next morning the Finder co-ordinates with police to search travellers' site. Asset located after an extensive search.
1100: Finder leaves site after giving statement.
Date: 02/05/08
Customer: Major plant hire company
Asset stolen: Bobcat S130 Skidsteer Loader
Value c. £14,000
0902: Received call from customer that asset recently stolen. Unit requested into alarm.
1027: Unit alarms into the bureau desk. Finder already dispatched and en-route to site.
1246: Finder establishes strong signal and commences final stage of search on foot. Asset located within container on site. Finder confirms fleet & serial number.
1315: Search reveals additional assets also stolen: a 1 tonne Terex Roller, a Bobcat Road-Sweeping Unit and a 10ft aluminium trailer.
1330: Customer contacted and recovery arranged. A police helicopter is also employed to scour the area for further assets. Finder leaves sites an hour later.
Notes: Companies other than the customer whose assets had been stolen were contacted shortly afterwards and had their property duly returned.
Additional assets recovered:
1 tonne Terex roller
Bobcat road-sweeping unit
10ft aluminium trailer
Date: 22/11/06
Customer: Major plant hire company
Asset stolen: Manitou Telehandler MT1030S
Asset value c. £20,000
0845: Unit reported stolen. Unit requested to go into alarm.
1315: Unit alarms, moved location slightly. Finder dispatched.
1525: Finder onsite with police in attendance.
1630: Finder locates stolen asset, confirms fleet & serial numbers. Police instruct finder to wait while statements are being collected from people linked to the theft.
2150: C.I.D attend site.
2230: Customer arrives onsite to recover asset. Finder leaves site after giving statement to police.
Notes: Three other machines belonging to another major plant customer located with stolen asset. 15 arrests made.
Date: 10/04/08
Customer: Local plant hire company
Asset Stolen: Large flat screen digital television
Asset Value: £700
1005: Customer reports burglary involving his residence. Unit put into alarm and finder put on standby.
1217: Unit comes into alarm and finder is dispatched.
1630: A strong signal is detected near a supermarket. Finder pursues signal to a housing estate. Police assistance then requested once suspected property identified.
1850: Police surround property after finder confirms probable location of asset. Police gain entry into the property followed by the finder who tracks signal to a cupboard in one of the rear bedrooms.
2025: Finder gives statement at the local police station and books off-site.
Notes: Three arrests were made in connection with the theft and the burglary.
Date: 22/02/08
Customer: Major plant hire company
Asset stolen: JCB 531/70 7m Telehandler
Asset value c. £30,000
0945: Call received from customer that asset had been stolen last night. Unit requested into alarm. Bureau advise unit due to alarm in the next few minutes.
1000: Unit alarms. Confirmed finder for the job who is dispatched immediately to the site.
1154: Finder arrives near a junction of a busy motorway and is greeted by police who assist finder in searching the surrounding terrain.
1250: Signal established coming from some woodland. Finder discovers stolen asset and both customer and bureau advised.
1345: Customer arrives to effect recovery. Finder agrees with police to depart site.
Date: 28/12/06
Customer: Major plant hire company
Asset stolen: Takeuchi TB125 2.8Ton Excavator
Asset value c. £13,000
0715: Requested unit into alarm after customer reports asset stolen.
0845: Unit alarmed. Finder dispatched.
1105: Signal coming from a travellers’ site near woodland. Finder requested police assistance.
1125: Police attend site and assist in making a closer search of the travellers’ site perimeter.
1145: Asset recovered by finder to a safe area, awaiting police recovery.
1230: Police recovery arrives to move stolen asset to police compound. Finder leaves site.
