220 Riverside Vandalized.

[spuwho]

We had somewhere from 20-25 washers and dryers stolen over the life of the buildout where I live. We even caught thieves trying to steal an AC unit off the pad to get to the copper in the condenser.  The model home was broken into some 12, 13 times before they finally hired a FT security guard. They even got 2 fridges before they bolted the third one down.

I can't even tell you how much construction wood was stolen before they were assembled.

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

We had somewhere from 20-25 washers and dryers stolen over the life of the buildout where I live. We even caught thieves trying to steal an AC unit off the pad to get to the copper in the condenser.  The model home was broken into some 12, 13 times before they finally hired a FT security guard. They even got 2 fridges before they bolted the third one down.

I can't even tell you how much construction wood was stolen before they were assembled.

When times were good, this wasn't a problem.   As the bubble was bursting, I had to turn in numerous installation crews over to JSO.

The grift is as follows:  You have homes that are ready for appliances, they deliver 1-3 homes at the end of the day and 'don't have time' to install the equipment.  When you get in the next morning, everything is gone.  And surprisingly in my case, it was usually the same guys that did the delivery.  It started as random occurrences but became more frequent.  This happened 2-3 times before I picked up on it, and the first time I caught them, I just had them install the appliances and leave.  After that I just called JSO and had the cell number to the same detective that I would call when it happened. 

[spuwho]

We had somewhere from 20-25 washers and dryers stolen over the life of the buildout where I live. We even caught thieves trying to steal an AC unit off the pad to get to the copper in the condenser.  The model home was broken into some 12, 13 times before they finally hired a FT security guard. They even got 2 fridges before they bolted the third one down.

I can't even tell you how much construction wood was stolen before they were assembled.

When times were good, this wasn't a problem.   As the bubble was bursting, I had to turn in numerous installation crews over to JSO.

The grift is as follows:  You have homes that are ready for appliances, they deliver 1-3 homes at the end of the day and 'don't have time' to install the equipment.  When you get in the next morning, everything is gone.  And surprisingly in my case, it was usually the same guys that did the delivery.  It started as random occurrences but became more frequent.  This happened 2-3 times before I picked up on it, and the first time I caught them, I just had them install the appliances and leave.  After that I just called JSO and had the cell number to the same detective that I would call when it happened.

After all the theft the builder decided to have the appliances installed the day before the family moved in, but after the loan closed.  Unfortunately, the people who deliver must not have gotten the word, because we had break ins after the families moved in. People were stunned to find two guys in their utility room trying to get the dryer out the side window. (They dropped the dryer and dove out the window).  After that it stopped.

[RattlerGator]

So Stephen, while living that non-gullible life you've never heard of a low-paid security guard being paid to provide a story *and* given a prop for the gullible !?!

A bike? A bike? FOUR TEENAGERS !?!

Okay, man. Believe what you like. I'll remain suspicious. I believe I do have that right.

[marty904]

Ironically and sadly, I actually did feel like I was on Jacksonvile.com after seeing multiple pages of WarDamJagFan and Stephen Dare's bickering... 4 pages of comments that should really be around 1 and a half of topical contribution.

[ben says]

Ironically and sadly, I actually did feel like I was on Jacksonvile.com after seeing multiple pages of WarDamJagFan and Stephen Dare's bickering... 4 pages of comments that should really be around 1 and a half of topical contribution.

+1

Can't believe this thread has made it so far.

Didn't realize vandals in construction sites were newsworthy. Kind of goes with the territory.

My dad is a contractor, and ever since I was little, I knew that getting shit stolen off a construction site (or getting shit vandalized) was par for the course.

[AuditoreEnterprise]

Ironically and sadly, I actually did feel like I was on Jacksonvile.com after seeing multiple pages of WarDamJagFan and Stephen Dare's bickering... 4 pages of comments that should really be around 1 and a half of topical contribution.

+1

Can't believe this thread has made it so far.

Didn't realize vandals in construction sites were newsworthy. Kind of goes with the territory.

My dad is a contractor, and ever since I was little, I knew that getting shit stolen off a construction site (or getting shit vandalized) was par for the course.

Come on now ben, The point of the forum is to post topics of discussion how is any story someone puts not worthy of being here. If we were judging things on a scale like that then half this board wouldn't exist. I posted it as more a multi-tiered curiosity. I said in the original I was going to move in there and it was delayed so i moved on then it was delayed 2 more times. Then this I was more posting about the irony of their string of bad luck. Many people have different insights into different things. I mean based on that statement you made my thread with the recipies shouldn't be on here.  Neither should your travel agent one...

[ben says]

My comment had nothing to do with the thread

100% 'get' why the thread exists, and think it's entirely valid

What I don't get is the pages of bickering/back and forth b/w Stephen and WDJF..

What starts as something credible (your post) turns into Jacksonville.com's gossip section (the Stephen/WDJF back and forth). That's all.

[ben says]

although it does get boring.

+1 

[FedUpCitizen]

"And why did you suddenly switch to issues in a black neighborhood, when this is a crime in a white neighborhood, committed by white teenagers on bikes?" 
I'm a bit confused.  Exactly how is 220 Riverside qualified as a White neighbor hood?  Day workers who don't live there?  Pretty much black residential within at least four blocks of the damaged, vandalized building if not farther... 
I understand the intent for the new residents being mostly white-ish, but they aren't there yet. 

[camarocane]

So the presence of black people a few blocks away changes the race of the actual perps?

Who said that?

[jaxlore]

what a waste of a post.

jacksonville.com 2.0.

[RockStar]

Jacksonville.com? That's not even interesting. If you want quality comments sections you have to head over to news4jax.com. There are some brilliant minds posting Pulitzer quality material over there...similar to what we've just experienced.