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campfuture

Red Honda CRV Stolen! WEST END

Sometime between 12AM and 6AM my trusty red 2001 Honda CRV was stolen out of my driveway in the West End... Report's been filed & I know there are a TON of these little reliable vehicles around Providence but mine has a rip on the top of the spare wheel cover, and the back doors are faded pink-red from the sun. I didn't have theft coverage and I don't have money for new wheels so if y'all see a car that fits that description please hit me up! Gracias & throw a GPS tracker in yer car, I sure wish I did...

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Update: Found today on Cranston St in a "legal spot" with the catalytic converter removed. A lot of work for $150 bucks.

Posted Jul 23, 2020, 5:21 PM UTC · edited

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fishythepete•

Bummer dude. With those old Honda’s it’s sadly less likely taken for a joyride and more likely headed to a chop shop.

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Abaraji•

Yeah... unfortunately that car probably doesn't exist anymore. Chop shops work fast

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Dinosquid•

This definitely happens, but no where near as often as people make it out to.

It’s more likely the car will turn up eventually. Got mine back after a week, had to clean the interior for my own peace of mind, but it was fine.

Ive know multiple people over the years who have gotten them stolen, and all got them back. Some needed new parts (rims, batteries, catalytic converter) but they didn’t “disappear” per se

A lot of times they’re lived-in.

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fishythepete•

With a lot of cars, sure. But late 90s / early 2000s Hondas specifically are worth a boatload (relatively speaking) for the parts.

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Class8guy•

Even simpler in the future install a simple $3-$5 on/off rocker bypass switch to your fuel pump sending unit wire near the fuse panel and hide the switch where its not visibly seen. Saved a old Taurus of mine that way in the past, was only out the broken drivers window.

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Bruhjustgivemeabeer•

Don’t worry, it will be found in south side off of broad or Thurbers

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campfutureOP•

Did you see a car matching that description? Or do u just know thats where stolen cars turn up sometimes?

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Bruhjustgivemeabeer•

Just a common dumping ground for stolen cars that have been used for their purpose.

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Trawetser•

I would imagine it's the latter

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SecretlySignSilver•

:( I'll keep my eyes peeled.

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realityengine•

Same thing happened to my mom years ago.. west end, red Honda CR-V stolen, it was found later stripped. This model is a hot gta item for some reason.

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Check in Olneyville, guaranteed in a chop shop

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DCMurphywest end•

That seems very relevant to this post.

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rick_n_snortycharles•

I have no idea how I fucked up that bad. Meant to respond to a comment in another thread.

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TheoreticalEngineer•

Lol the discerning redditor may connect the "ACAB" post dominating this subreddit with this one. The rest will find out later.

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Toast119•

Hey guess what? Finding stolen property is actually in the job description of Police officers. Shooting unarmed black men isn't. Until they actually start helping with the first and not defending their own doing the second, all cops are bastards.

And fuck you too for being a bootlicker.

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TheoreticalEngineer•

Here's a crazy thought: stop committing crime

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Toast119•

It's honestly impressive you can type when you're on your knees with a mouth full of rubber.

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coolflash8•

Nah they will refuse to see it and cry about how the police don't do anything while simultaneously condemning them and requesting them to be defunded

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satanvacation•

Yes those poor cops what will they do without their inflated budget. I swear to god you people just read the word “defund” and assume that means “get rid of”

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spokchewy•

Not defunded, but a little less militaristic

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rick_n_snortycharles•

My whole problem with this is that RI cops have not been known to be militaristic assholes. There hasn’t been a wrongful police death in over 20 years and it was literally an off duty cop pulling a gun on someone that got him shot (there was a scuffle and he was doing his job which is why his gun was drawn but the cops didn’t know that when responding to a fight and pull up with a guy pointing a gun at another guy). I got pulled over (in my younger crazier days) with 3 of my black friends (I’m white) we got caught with a little acid, Coke, xanax, weed and a 2 foot bong. The cops were cracking jokes with us the whole time while half my friends were tripping balls and followed us the 1/2 mile back to our house (driver was sober but still). After searching the car and finding everything they put it on the roof and we were all so panicked we almost forgot it there till they yelled “ay boys, you forgot your stuff.” I’ve had 2-3 run ins with cops and they’ve always been nice guys who were looking for true criminals and not trying to ruin a few teenagers lives.

In places like LA and Minnesota, they absolutely need extreme reform. RI cops aren’t as bad as everyone on this sub makes it sound.

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realityengine•

Are you a minority?

Edit. He’s not.

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spokchewy•

We can agree to disagree. I have some (anecdotal) experience I’ve tried to forget. Two experiences, actually - one w/ RISP and another with some very over ambitious Hopkinton police.

Edit: I’ll add a third (anecdotal) experience in Newport, when my girlfriend (person of color) was arrested for WATCHING A TRAFFIC STOP and failing to “move along”.

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OpticalFlatulence•

I can totally relate to the easygoing cops as a high schooler. I'd be hanging out with friends at a park after hours. Some neighbor would call the cops, and they'd show up and say, 'Hey, yah gotta leave.' We left after that.

I'm pretty sure I wasn't the coolest kid on school, so I had that thing going for me, which is nice.

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Hollowplanet•

I was tortured by an RI state trooper on the side of the highway when I was a teen. He was trying to pop my arms out of their sockets and crushing my skull against the trunk of my car while laughing. My crime? Talking back and refusing to sign a ticket. All cops are bad.

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rick_n_snortycharles•

Cutting funding so a company/government agency goes bankrupt is the literal definition of defunding. Reducing funding is cutting the amount of money we give to police. Defunding police is saying “get rid of police”. There’s a big difference.

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spokchewy•

Please dig into the details, it’s obvious you are passionate about this issue so you’d be better off to be better informed of the intent of these budget changes.

It’s easy to turn it into a propaganda talking point “OMG THEY ARE GETTING RID OF THE POLICE!”

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