Break-in at Mount Rogers Trailhead on VA 603 - WhiteBlaze

River Runner · 05-04-2009, 17:19

Some friends of mine had a vehicle broken into and misc. gear and items stolen from it this weekend at the Mount Rogers trailhead on VA 603.

Just thought I'd put out an alert so others would know. Seems this area has been troublesome for quite some time according to the ATC website.

McKeever · 05-04-2009, 17:40

Looks like the rangers would have stealth cams by now with all the car thefts....

Lone Wolf · 05-04-2009, 17:43

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Originally Posted by River Runner

Some friends of mine had a vehicle broken into and misc. gear and items stolen from it this weekend at the Mount Rogers trailhead on VA 603.

Just thought I'd put out an alert so others would know. Seems this area has been troublesome for quite some time according to the ATC website.

2 cars busted into at VA 600 this weekend also

Tabasco · 05-04-2009, 21:17

LW, is that up at white top (600?) we usually camp out up top one night then ride the Creeper the next day.

Lone Wolf · 05-04-2009, 21:30

elk garden. 3 miles north of whitetop

Tabasco · 05-04-2009, 21:35

been there too. Thanks LW. Glad you are on the mend.

ki0eh · 05-05-2009, 16:33

A few of you check out http://www.midatlantichikes.com/ - he was victimized here too this past weekend, see note on the main page.

River Runner · 05-06-2009, 01:05

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Originally Posted by ki0eh

A few of you check out http://www.midatlantichikes.com/ - he was victimized here too this past weekend, see note on the main page.

MRHiker is the friend I referred to.

Reid · 05-06-2009, 01:26

Sounds like a great place for a boobie trap. I've got an old impala, but I can't think much of a trap.

Nicksaari · 05-06-2009, 16:42

yeah exactly. we should all get together one weekend down there and set up a couple of cars, and stealth camp within sight line/earshot. and when they come to rob my volvo wagon, WHAM! nine iron to the brain stem. perhaps it would be a good enough shot to paralyze for life. we'd leave him there, as if he were the car we just robbed, and sooner or later, his owners would come and find him. they would be out of cell phone reception, up sheit's creek without a paddle.

this news makes me sad. of all the tiny corners of Va, i would have thought that vandalism was the lowest in Grayson Co.

how long has this been a problem in the area? you'd think that the rangers would do something, like the stealth cameras aforementioned.

but do not worry in the long run ppl, God's justice, in the end, is vengeful, and the likes of these thieves, they're already dead on the inside, its only a matter of time for their seed to be wiped from existence.

max patch · 05-06-2009, 17:28

Thats been a known trouble spot for years.

john gault · 05-06-2009, 17:54

Seems to be a lot of problems in that general area http://rohland.homedns.org/AT/State/...enu.aspx?id=11

Lauriep · 05-11-2009, 13:24

It would be very helpful if those whose cars were vandalized or broken into filled out an A.T. incident report form and sent it to ATC, even if the incident was also reported to a local agency.

An incident report form and information about reporting incidents can be found on our website here.

If you misplace the link, you can find it again by going to appalachiantrail.org and following the following pathway: > The Trail > Hike the Trail > Plan a Hike > Health and Safety > Incident Reporting.

Laurie Potteiger
ATC

mrhyker · 05-12-2009, 11:53

I checked out the form. Pretty much the same thing I filled out for the Ranger. I recovered about 63% of the value of the stolen goods.

Law enforcement was supposed to be Hitting the areas hard this past weekend using bait cars. There was a total of 4 breakins that night.

sharky · 05-27-2009, 01:54

I guess that answers the question of what the locals do for fun in those small towns.

vamelungeon · 05-27-2009, 02:32

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Originally Posted by sharky

I guess that answers the question of what the locals do for fun in those small towns.

I didn't realize cars don't get burglarized in cities. I really learn something new every day here on WB!

sharky · 05-27-2009, 09:53

mrhyker is a family friend of mine and I heard that not only was their beer cans strewn about around the car, but that particular spot is notorious for break-ins.

sweetpeastu · 08-24-2009, 17:18

thats a bummer. I parked there on my very first bbp trip to mt. rogers....back when it was safer. Either that or thieves figured our car was crappy therefore we wouldn't have anything worthwhile...which was about right.

05-04-2009, 17:19	#1
River Runner Registered User Join Date: 01-10-2006 Location: Western West Virginia Posts: 1,295	Break-in at Mount Rogers Trailhead on VA 603 Some friends of mine had a vehicle broken into and misc. gear and items stolen from it this weekend at the Mount Rogers trailhead on VA 603. Just thought I'd put out an alert so others would know. Seems this area has been troublesome for quite some time according to the ATC website.

05-04-2009, 17:40	#2
McKeever Just horsing around Join Date: 02-28-2009 Location: Pearisburg Age: 42 Year of thru-hike: GAME AT2K CT01 Posts: 203	Looks like the rangers would have stealth cams by now with all the car thefts.... __________________ All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent. Thomas Jefferson

05-04-2009, 21:17	#4
Tabasco Registered User Join Date: 09-18-2002 Location: Central KY View my gallery 1 Age: 43 Posts: 493 Images: 1	LW, is that up at white top (600?) we usually camp out up top one night then ride the Creeper the next day. __________________ My name is Tabasco and I approve this message.

05-04-2009, 21:35	#6
Tabasco Registered User Join Date: 09-18-2002 Location: Central KY View my gallery 1 Age: 43 Posts: 493 Images: 1	been there too. Thanks LW. Glad you are on the mend. __________________ My name is Tabasco and I approve this message.

05-06-2009, 17:54	#12
john gault Registered User Join Date: 11-12-2005 Location: Atlantic Beach, Florida View my gallery 110 Posts: 3,525 Images: 110	Seems to be a lot of problems in that general area http://rohland.homedns.org/AT/State/...enu.aspx?id=11 __________________ "The aim of science is to make difficult things understandable in a simpler way; the aim of poetry is to state simple things in an incomprehensible way. The two are incompatible." *-- Paul Dirac*

05-04-2009, 21:30	#5
Lone Wolf Registered User Join Date: 11-20-2002 Location: Damascus, Virginia Age: 51 Posts: 23,290	elk garden. 3 miles north of whitetop

05-05-2009, 16:33	#7
ki0eh Join Date: 07-19-2007 Location: Hummelstown, Pennsylvania Posts: 1,434	A few of you check out http://www.midatlantichikes.com/ - he was victimized here too this past weekend, see note on the main page.

05-06-2009, 01:26	#9
Reid Registered User Join Date: 08-25-2008 Location: Sumter NF, SC View my gallery 25 Age: 27 Posts: 860 Images: 25	Sounds like a great place for a boobie trap. I've got an old impala, but I can't think much of a trap.

05-06-2009, 16:42	#10
Nicksaari Join Date: 02-24-2008 Location: up and down the I64 corridor View my gallery 14 Age: 27 Year of thru-hike: 2003-forever Posts: 362 Images: 14	yeah exactly. we should all get together one weekend down there and set up a couple of cars, and stealth camp within sight line/earshot. and when they come to rob my volvo wagon, WHAM! nine iron to the brain stem. perhaps it would be a good enough shot to paralyze for life. we'd leave him there, as if he were the car we just robbed, and sooner or later, his owners would come and find him. they would be out of cell phone reception, up sheit's creek without a paddle. this news makes me sad. of all the tiny corners of Va, i would have thought that vandalism was the lowest in Grayson Co. how long has this been a problem in the area? you'd think that the rangers would do something, like the stealth cameras aforementioned. but do not worry in the long run ppl, God's justice, in the end, is vengeful, and the likes of these thieves, they're already dead on the inside, its only a matter of time for their seed to be wiped from existence.

05-06-2009, 17:28	#11
max patch 2,000 miler Join Date: 01-06-2003 Location: Sky Valley, GA Posts: 3,281	Thats been a known trouble spot for years.

05-11-2009, 13:24	#13
Lauriep Join Date: 11-13-2003 Location: Harpers Ferry, WV View my gallery 1 Year of thru-hike: 1987; 1600 miles on section-hike Posts: 174 Images: 1	It would be very helpful if those whose cars were vandalized or broken into filled out an A.T. incident report form and sent it to ATC, even if the incident was also reported to a local agency. An incident report form and information about reporting incidents can be found on our website here. If you misplace the link, you can find it again by going to appalachiantrail.org and following the following pathway: > The Trail > Hike the Trail > Plan a Hike > Health and Safety > Incident Reporting. Laurie Potteiger ATC

05-12-2009, 11:53	#14
mrhyker Registered User Join Date: 01-26-2007 Location: baltimore, MD Age: 60 Posts: 5	I checked out the form. Pretty much the same thing I filled out for the Ranger. I recovered about 63% of the value of the stolen goods. Law enforcement was supposed to be Hitting the areas hard this past weekend using bait cars. There was a total of 4 breakins that night.

05-27-2009, 01:54	#15
sharky Registered User Join Date: 05-17-2009 Location: Baltimore, MD Age: 25 Posts: 108	I guess that answers the question of what the locals do for fun in those small towns.

05-27-2009, 09:53	#17
sharky Registered User Join Date: 05-17-2009 Location: Baltimore, MD Age: 25 Posts: 108	mrhyker is a family friend of mine and I heard that not only was their beer cans strewn about around the car, but that particular spot is notorious for break-ins.

08-24-2009, 17:18	#18
sweetpeastu Registered User Join Date: 12-14-2006 Location: Somewhere near the A.T. Posts: 253	thats a bummer. I parked there on my very first bbp trip to mt. rogers....back when it was safer. Either that or thieves figured our car was crappy therefore we wouldn't have anything worthwhile...which was about right.

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