Thieves ram forklift into shooting range to steal pistols, long guns
Thieves were caught on video using a forklift to pull the front door off a gun range building.
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Crooks Crash Forklift Through Front Doors Of NC Gun Shop
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MisterHappy
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"Several pistols and long guns"?
They brought a forklift, and that was it?
If you're going to do it, do it right
They brought a forklift, and that was it?
If you're going to do it, do it right
namedpipes
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I envisioned a truck similar to a garbage truck, the sort that noses up to a dumpster and lifts it up over the cab an into the hopper, only the grab arms would be strong enough to instead drive up to a drive up ATM, snatch it up and stuff it in the hopper, which should make a pretty decent faraday cage in case the ATM has the bank equivalent of Lo Jack. Drive away with the entire ATM and crack it open later, just like that episode on Breaking Bad.
But I decided a life of crime was too risky. Well, overt crime anyway.
But I decided a life of crime was too risky. Well, overt crime anyway.
tuna
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Kinda risky with that little forklift, don't you think? I'm something of an expert at being stupid with a forklift:
I had a hell of a time getting over a pallet with the larger forklift we used at Lowes when I worked there.
I also got one a little smaller than the one in the news clip stuck in mud/grass one time and needed to be pulled out.
I do know that even small forklifts make good battering rams for moving (in my case) Jersey Barriers, but I don't know if I'd trust it to do demolition like that, I'd be afraid of getting too hung up to finish the job.
I once used a 10K forklift to remove a small (about 8" across" tree stump, and it was pretty effortless - that's the model I'd have chosen for the job - plus it has "decent" getaway speed.
Note: the ones marked AT for "All Terrain", that have those big balloon tiers should NOT be driven fast off road in the dessert because they get incredibly bounch and THAT incident scared the crap outta me.
And yet after all this, the only time I got "written up" was because I left the forks up and engine running when I stopped to have a smoke break once.
I had a hell of a time getting over a pallet with the larger forklift we used at Lowes when I worked there.
I also got one a little smaller than the one in the news clip stuck in mud/grass one time and needed to be pulled out.
I do know that even small forklifts make good battering rams for moving (in my case) Jersey Barriers, but I don't know if I'd trust it to do demolition like that, I'd be afraid of getting too hung up to finish the job.
I once used a 10K forklift to remove a small (about 8" across" tree stump, and it was pretty effortless - that's the model I'd have chosen for the job - plus it has "decent" getaway speed.
Note: the ones marked AT for "All Terrain", that have those big balloon tiers should NOT be driven fast off road in the dessert because they get incredibly bounch and THAT incident scared the crap outta me.
And yet after all this, the only time I got "written up" was because I left the forks up and engine running when I stopped to have a smoke break once.
After the rash of "ram robberies" where stolen trucks were driven through the storefronts so thieves could loot the store (then escape in a second, also stolen, truck), many stores installed bollards into the concrete out front spaced narrowly enough to block a a vehicle.
That could be the impetus to using a narrow forklift?
Looking at that building, seems nearly any wall can be a door if you are brave enough...
Pro tips for sure.
namedpipes
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