Hang a trail cam and put a sign on your car saying you did.
Alan Contreras
Eugene, Oregon
acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx
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On Oct 23, 2016, at 3:12 PM, Nicholas Mrvelj <nickmrvelj@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello all - last month there was a report of a smash and grab near the boat
launch near Smith Lake. Today, I had a similar situation happen sometime
between 7:30 and 8:30 am. My friend parked his pick-up near the boat launch
and we walked down to bird around Smith Lake. It was a quiet morning and we
did not see or hear anyone else around. We came back about an hour later and
found that someone had cleared out everything they could find within the car.
I'm talking jumper cables, driver's manual, a bag full of food for the day,
and CDs. Nothing of real value was stolen, but the experience was still
rather violating. I share this cautionary tale to urge folks who intend to
bird around the boat launch to perhaps think twice about parking ones car
near the end of the road, as it seems someone is still actively breaking into
cars at that particular spot.
Best,
-Nick Mrvelj
On Thursday, September 8, 2016, Philip Kline <pgeorgekline@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Please be careful when visiting Smith & Bybee Lakes, I learned a hard lesson
today. I parked my vehicle near the boat launch area this morning. I
wasn't sure of the lake level and whether it was really worth taking a
closer look, so I walked down the trail with my binoculars about 50 yards
while leaving my spotting scope in my truck. I never usually leave optics
in my car, but figured I wasn't going far and there was nobody in sight.
Shortly after, I heard a strange banging sound (there was a train on the
tracks close by so I didn't think much of it). I made my way back to my
truck about 30 seconds later and when I got to it the passenger window was
broken and my scope and tripod and backpack (hidden behind the seats) were
all gone. There was nobody in sight and I never heard a car arrive or
leave. Please be more careful out there than I was.
