Band loses gear and van off the Main
Not the first time a touring band has been robbed of all their gear in this town, but they don’t always lose the vehicle too.
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Ephraim 21:55 on 2019-05-20 Permalink
Don’t know who is more to blame, the police who don’t even seem to have a bait car, the insurance companies who don’t insist that a police report be made for every single one of these crimes against a vehicle, the manufacturers who haven’t secured the vehicles against theft so that they aren’t easy targets or the government, who don’t insist that insurance companies can’t pay out unless a police report is made.
Between these three actors, we have the real criminals…. a crime doesn’t exist until it is reported and the police,who won’t do anything unless it’s a crime and they have to report on them to the public. Essentially this is ripping off the public, who pay both the insurance premiums and the salaries of the policemen who don’t seem to do anything about the fact that we are a central for vehicle crime. For example, the rampant theft of catalytic converters, that cost the insurance companies $2K to replace, the owners up to $1K in deductibles for a few bucks, see https://www.reddit.com/r/montreal/comments/bbu9rx/honda_crv_catalytic_converter_thefts/ for an example of this spate of thefts. (Incidentally, this is considered by insurance companies to be a partial theft of a vehicle.) Worth a few hundred bucks, done in a few minutes at the side of the road. (Manufacturers can do a number of things to stop this, including putting a cover in place so that it is much more difficult to remove without fully hoisting the car.
Thefts of full vehicles are about 168 per 100K… but that’s just what’s reported and FULL vehicles. And just that is $1B a year.
steph 22:19 on 2019-05-20 Permalink
Bands should know not to leave vans full of gear unattended. This isn’t a rule exclusive to Montreal.
“Other bands who have had their gear stolen in Montreal include The Stooges, Hedley, Camper van Beethoven, Elliot Brood, Rufio, Black Halos and even locals get robbed, including Endast, Godspeed You Black Emperor!, Obey the Brave and Men Without Hats.” http://coolopolis.blogspot.com/2012/11/band-van-robberies-ruining-montreals.html
Tee Owe 12:34 on 2019-05-22 Permalink
Not to forget 1972 when the Stones equipment truck was dynamited