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Stolen Gear - Teardrop Viper

 


Rebecca-Berlin  (C 37918)

Apr 9, 2008, 7:11 AM
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My rig was stolen from a car in Berlin, Germany on March 28, 2008.

Container: Teardrop Viper, black/blue, SN: 7211, DOM 01/2006, stainless steel hip rings, retractible plot chute, blue leather hacky, BOC, RSL, AERO Spacer, yellow handles embroidered with "WooHoo" and "Oh Shit!", 15" harness

AAD: Cypres-2, SN: 19636, DOM 10/2005

Main: Silhouette 190, SN: 001349, DOM 4/2000, blue with green middle cell, small 3 cm patch on left outer cell, 500 jumps

Reserve: 170er Speed 2000, SN: 0310, DOM 6/2003 white, 0 jumps


(This post was edited by Rebecca-Berlin on Apr 9, 2008, 7:13 AM)
Attachments: Teardrop front.jpg (52.0 KB)
  Teardrop back.jpg (41.4 KB)
  Silhoutte 190 landing.jpg (29.6 KB)
  Cutaway handle Oh Shit.jpg (29.8 KB)
  Reserve handle WooHoo.jpg (29.4 KB)

vskydiver  (D 12692)

Apr 13, 2008, 9:20 AM
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Sorry to hear about your gear. Thanks for posting pics. I'll keep my eye out for it! I hope you find it!

Rebecca-Berlin  (C 37918)

Apr 13, 2008, 10:27 AM
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Thanks. I pray that some rigger will notice and turn the thief in when he/she tries to sell it or get a repack. Or that some skydiver getting onto a load will say, "Hey, wait a minute, I saw that Viper on dropzone.com. It's stolen!"

By the way, one of my best friends has Lupus. Nice to know that you are involved with charity work for this project.Angelic

Rebecca-Berlin  (C 37918)

Oct 24, 2010, 2:24 PM
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Hey everybody!

My rig was found!!! 2 1/2 years later, I got an email from this rigger in Neustadt-Glewe Germany:
http://www.canopy-rigging.com/
Someone tried to sell them my rig and they recognized the Cypres serial number and contacted me.

Yippee!!!

I'll pick it up this week.

dragon2  (D 101989)

Oct 24, 2010, 2:38 PM
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Awesome!
Lucky you!

Any trouble getting the rig back from the seller? Did they come by it in good faith? Did the police handle it?

Rebecca-Berlin  (C 37918)

Oct 24, 2010, 3:22 PM
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The sellers left the rig at the rigging loft, where I will pick it up this week. The sellers SAY they found it in a dumpster. So according to their story, someone else stole it out of the parked car and threw it in the dumpster, where they fished it out and saved it for 2 1/2 years before bringing it to a rigger. I have not notified the police yet.


(This post was edited by Rebecca-Berlin on Oct 24, 2010, 3:23 PM)

Rover  (D 241)

Oct 24, 2010, 10:04 PM
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Stick it to the pricks!!!

Rebecca-Berlin  (C 37918)

Oct 26, 2010, 7:26 PM
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I notified the police today.

stayhigh  (F 111)

Oct 27, 2010, 6:50 AM
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so now you have two rigs???
anyways awesome story, hope my friend's rigs turns out later as well.

Rebecca-Berlin  (C 37918)

Oct 28, 2010, 1:42 AM
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I actually won't get the rig till the police have finished their investigations.

@stayhigh: Tell your friend to keep believing. I also had a friend whose rig was stolen and then found a year later when someone tried to sell it. His story gave me my unwavering optimism.

piisfish

Oct 28, 2010, 2:05 AM
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I posted in General Skydiving a reward for a stolen PORTER in the UK.... Apparently leasing unpaid, plane taken apart and hidden somewhere.... Shocked
MAybe someone will find it in a dumpster UnimpressedLaugh

virgin-burner

Oct 31, 2010, 5:03 AM
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In reply to:
I posted in General Skydiving a reward for a stolen PORTER in the UK.... Apparently leasing unpaid, plane taken apart and hidden somewhere.... Shocked
MAybe someone will find it in a dumpster UnimpressedLaugh

that's gotta be one hell of a dumpster, to get rid of a plane tough! LaughLaughLaugh

Rebecca-Berlin  (C 37918)

Jul 14, 2012, 4:46 AM
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Cool
Now that I have two rigs, I realize I only need one.

Can anyone tell me how much my Teardrop Viper is worth now?

I am so happy with the Javelin I got after the Viper was stolen, I'm going to keep it and sell the Viper.


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