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Hello all, new poster here.
I'm Rachael Kasper, co-owner of Huron Scuba in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Sorry to sign in on a negative note, I know many of you are our customers. (I have also posted this on other forums.)
Saturday night 12/4, we were hit for over $10,000 in equipment (and my personal bicycle that I just got this fall as a birthday present and used to tote our little kids around in a bike trailer).
Please keep an eye and ear out for anyone boasting, selling, or using the following (all new equipment, not used). (I am posting descriptions and serial numbers at http://www.stolenscubagear.com).
Halcyon Explorer MC System (ss plate, 55# explorer wing)
Halcyon Eclipse MC System (ss plate, 40# eclipse wing)
Various Halcyon equiment, including DIR hose kits, two steel backplates, three spools, 15 lb per side ACB weight system, etc.
Various Dive Rite accessories, including zipper pockets, shoulder straps, and cummerbunds for the Transpac.
Dive Rite independent doubles setup.
OMS and Dive Rite reels.
Three manifolds (one Halcyon, one Dive rite both 200 bar 3/4" thd, plus one Thermo 300 bar 3/4" thread) and one thermo h-valve setup
Aqualung titan Micra ADJ regulators (two)
Scubapro Smart com console computer
Scubapro Pro Ultra computer console
Suunto Cobra computer w/QD and compass
Assorted Scubapro regulators
One Daka Seascooter (this is the one currently being promoted by PADI in all the dive mags) with a spare battery
Trek 7300FX bicycle (2005 model, silver color, "hybrid" bike with mountain bike frame & handlebars but skinnier tires)
And various and sundry other stuff.
In the process of the break-in, they also did about $1000 or more in damage to the facility.
If anyone has any information, or would like to share a tip, please contact me via this board or via private message to: rachael@huronscuba.com or fax 734-994-1597, or call Dave or Rachael at 734-994-3483. Your identity will be kept in complete confidence.
This person knew the shop well enough to circumvent the cameras and security system, but is not recent enough to be aware of some changes we've made lately.
We suspect it is someone with a grudge against the shop (or the owners personally), who got drunk on a Saturday night and made an emotional assault. Obscentities and taunts were carved on the walls by a pink Apollo leg knife which formerly belonged to co-owner Dave Kasper (which was then stabbed into the drywall) and by ballpoint pen. They tried to tunnel through the drywall to avoid triggering door alarms.
They were very selective in gear stolen (took Halcyon backplates but left Dive Rite, took Halcyon spools but left Dive Rite, for example). Looks like they are trying to start up a DIR setup, but own Dive Rite already (Transpac accessories were also stolen, but not wings). They left behind a $665 recreational BC, the other scooter, and the other bicycle (setup for a tall man).
Great Lakes area divers, and technical divers who deal with Michiganders, please go through your memories. Instructors, look carefully at your students with new gear. The dive community is close-knit enough that you may know this person.
This person probably bragged either before or after the crime that they might, or could have, done this. They may have carried or commented on a bright pink dive knife in a pink sheath. They had a grudge against Huron Scuba. They are confident they will not be caught. They are short of stature (probably 5-4 to 5-7) and likely had at least one accomplice who is not very dive-knowledgable. This person left a hair at the scene along with handwriting samples on the wall.
As a theft of over $10,000, this is a serious felony punishable by prison time. Please give any help you can to catch the criminal and bring them to justice. Again, your identity will be kept in strictest confidence. If you prefer to contact the officer in charge, call Deputy Kirby of the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office at 734-971-8400 x 67289, reference case 04-49730, or email him at kirbym@ewashtenaw.org.
Thank you for any help you can give. (And if you'd like to help us recover our losses by supporting us in gear sales, we were by no means cleaned out and welcome your support. We've got a big deductible to cover.)
Happy Holiday season to all.
Rachael Kasper
President & Co-Owner
Huron Scuba Adventures, Inc.
I'm Rachael Kasper, co-owner of Huron Scuba in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Sorry to sign in on a negative note, I know many of you are our customers. (I have also posted this on other forums.)
Saturday night 12/4, we were hit for over $10,000 in equipment (and my personal bicycle that I just got this fall as a birthday present and used to tote our little kids around in a bike trailer).
Please keep an eye and ear out for anyone boasting, selling, or using the following (all new equipment, not used). (I am posting descriptions and serial numbers at http://www.stolenscubagear.com).
Halcyon Explorer MC System (ss plate, 55# explorer wing)
Halcyon Eclipse MC System (ss plate, 40# eclipse wing)
Various Halcyon equiment, including DIR hose kits, two steel backplates, three spools, 15 lb per side ACB weight system, etc.
Various Dive Rite accessories, including zipper pockets, shoulder straps, and cummerbunds for the Transpac.
Dive Rite independent doubles setup.
OMS and Dive Rite reels.
Three manifolds (one Halcyon, one Dive rite both 200 bar 3/4" thd, plus one Thermo 300 bar 3/4" thread) and one thermo h-valve setup
Aqualung titan Micra ADJ regulators (two)
Scubapro Smart com console computer
Scubapro Pro Ultra computer console
Suunto Cobra computer w/QD and compass
Assorted Scubapro regulators
One Daka Seascooter (this is the one currently being promoted by PADI in all the dive mags) with a spare battery
Trek 7300FX bicycle (2005 model, silver color, "hybrid" bike with mountain bike frame & handlebars but skinnier tires)
And various and sundry other stuff.
In the process of the break-in, they also did about $1000 or more in damage to the facility.
If anyone has any information, or would like to share a tip, please contact me via this board or via private message to: rachael@huronscuba.com or fax 734-994-1597, or call Dave or Rachael at 734-994-3483. Your identity will be kept in complete confidence.
This person knew the shop well enough to circumvent the cameras and security system, but is not recent enough to be aware of some changes we've made lately.
We suspect it is someone with a grudge against the shop (or the owners personally), who got drunk on a Saturday night and made an emotional assault. Obscentities and taunts were carved on the walls by a pink Apollo leg knife which formerly belonged to co-owner Dave Kasper (which was then stabbed into the drywall) and by ballpoint pen. They tried to tunnel through the drywall to avoid triggering door alarms.
They were very selective in gear stolen (took Halcyon backplates but left Dive Rite, took Halcyon spools but left Dive Rite, for example). Looks like they are trying to start up a DIR setup, but own Dive Rite already (Transpac accessories were also stolen, but not wings). They left behind a $665 recreational BC, the other scooter, and the other bicycle (setup for a tall man).
Great Lakes area divers, and technical divers who deal with Michiganders, please go through your memories. Instructors, look carefully at your students with new gear. The dive community is close-knit enough that you may know this person.
This person probably bragged either before or after the crime that they might, or could have, done this. They may have carried or commented on a bright pink dive knife in a pink sheath. They had a grudge against Huron Scuba. They are confident they will not be caught. They are short of stature (probably 5-4 to 5-7) and likely had at least one accomplice who is not very dive-knowledgable. This person left a hair at the scene along with handwriting samples on the wall.
As a theft of over $10,000, this is a serious felony punishable by prison time. Please give any help you can to catch the criminal and bring them to justice. Again, your identity will be kept in strictest confidence. If you prefer to contact the officer in charge, call Deputy Kirby of the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office at 734-971-8400 x 67289, reference case 04-49730, or email him at kirbym@ewashtenaw.org.
Thank you for any help you can give. (And if you'd like to help us recover our losses by supporting us in gear sales, we were by no means cleaned out and welcome your support. We've got a big deductible to cover.)
Happy Holiday season to all.
Rachael Kasper
President & Co-Owner
Huron Scuba Adventures, Inc.
