MOWGLI
03-08-2004, 16:36
I received the following alert today in my email. This should be of particular interest to folks in Eastern Tennessee;
It has been brought to my attention that some vehicle thefts are occurring by the use of a roll back truck. When a Forest visitor parks on our road it is very easy to back the truck directly to the vehicle, lower the bed and winch the vehicle on to the truck in a few minutes. It could be a truck with flashing yellow lights and look like a legitimate service call.
The suggestion was made that we should advise persons parking on our roads to try to park at an angle that would make the above type of retrieval more difficult.
Jan Edwards, North Zone Engineer
Cherokee National Forest
4400 Unicoi Drive - PO Box 7
Unicoi, TN 37692
It has been brought to my attention that some vehicle thefts are occurring by the use of a roll back truck. When a Forest visitor parks on our road it is very easy to back the truck directly to the vehicle, lower the bed and winch the vehicle on to the truck in a few minutes. It could be a truck with flashing yellow lights and look like a legitimate service call.
The suggestion was made that we should advise persons parking on our roads to try to park at an angle that would make the above type of retrieval more difficult.
Jan Edwards, North Zone Engineer
Cherokee National Forest
4400 Unicoi Drive - PO Box 7
Unicoi, TN 37692