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What to do? Missing Flashlight resurfaces...
Hello all,
Here I am at a very difficult situation. I admit I am a Flashoholic and I at times carry 3+ Flashlights at one time during my work hours. Somewhere somehow I misplaced my 9AN w/KT3 Turbo Head, both in black. It has been missing for many many months maybe even a year or more. My car was broken into last year at home and a Surefire 10x and a Spyderco Civilian was stolen out of the car about the same time I realized my 9ANT was missing. I don't believe I left the 9ANT in the car so I kind of kept it in the back of my head that it to have been stolen from the car but not 100%.
I have sold several Surefires to co-workers who are armed Security Guards or Code Enforcement Personnel. I am known as the Flashlight freak at work and almost all employees know it. If there is a Flashlight question, go ask me.
I show off to them my Surefire Porcupines, 3" Turbos, Orbs, etc.
Mr. D and Mr. W are both armed Code Enforcement Officers.
Mr. D gets a hold of me and says that Mr. W needs a charger for a Flashlight. I get a hold of Mr. W and he tells me he has the Flashlight at his office. We agree to meet there during his lunch hour. (This was just this past Thursday Nov 16 2006.) I see Mr. W and I ask to see the Flashlight to see what charger it needs and if I can get one. Low and behold he whips out a 9AN w/KT3 in Black. I say I think this is my Flashlight that I have been missing for awhile. He say he bought it from a co-worker from his other job.
Mr. D and Mr. W were there. Mr. D says "don't you have one like that?" I say "yes and I think this is it, it has been missing for awhile." (one witness knowing of me having a 9ANT)
I tell Mr. W "before I touch it, let me show you what I do to the tail cap springs". I show him the added wire I place to remove the added resistance of the coiled spring. See my post… https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/129582
I show him the wire in the tail cap of my 9N I had. Then I opened up the 9ANT and sure enough… the wire is there. I say see, no one else does this. He tells me that the guy he bought it from runs wire at the hospital and he does that too. WHAT A BUNCH OF BULL----! I show him the dual o-rings also. I asked if he bought the Flashlight just like it was and he said "Yes". Another lie! Surefire does not sell the 9AN with the Turbo Head already attached nor with dual o-rings on the tail cap.
I spoke with his Supervisor and I sent him pictures of my Surefire collection with the 9ANT in it. I told him I have the receipt, the box, the KT3 box, the original head etc. He said he will speak with Mr. W.
Friday November 17 2006. Supervisor calls me back and says "Mr. W is sticking to his guns and that he bought it."
I then spoke with Mr. D again regarding why he didn't say anything to Mr. W. He tells me that it never dawned on him that it was the one I was missing. He also tells me that it was sitting on a file cabinet for the longest. I ask Mr. D "Is Mr. W the type of guy that would buy a Surefire?" "NO" was the answer. Mr. D never saw Mr. W with the 9ANT.
Come on guys, we are all men here. When we get a new toy we show it off to everyone. Ha ha look what I got and you can't afford it… especially to co-workers in the same field with the same wants – RIGHT?
I ask his Supervisor and Mr. D to please speak with Mr. W and I would like my Flashlight back and I am willing to offer him a $50.00 reward for finding the Flashlight. Return the Flashlight and get $50.00 with no further questions.
Possible scenarios…
• I could have left the Flashlight on a job site and it was picked up by Mr. W. (If this one - Mr. W should have turned it in to lost and found.)
• I could have left the Flashlight and it was picked up by someone else and then was sold to Mr. W
• Mr. W took it out of my work truck. (If this one - Bad Mr. W.)
I never reported it lost at work for I thought it was stolen from my car or just misplaced at home somewhere or in another car or loaned it to a friend or…?????
I have spoken with a local Sheriff friend and there is no such thing as finder keepers. If it never surfaced again, then yes, finder's keepers if you never report it found. Since the Flashlight has came out of hiding it can now be considered stolen property if it is not returned to the rightful owner. Can any you of you Law Enforcement back this?
I'm not too close to Mr. W but I am close to Mr. D and their Supervisor and I hope both of them will talk some sense into Mr. W.
If not...?
What would you do at this point?
Njoy…
Hello all,
Here I am at a very difficult situation. I admit I am a Flashoholic and I at times carry 3+ Flashlights at one time during my work hours. Somewhere somehow I misplaced my 9AN w/KT3 Turbo Head, both in black. It has been missing for many many months maybe even a year or more. My car was broken into last year at home and a Surefire 10x and a Spyderco Civilian was stolen out of the car about the same time I realized my 9ANT was missing. I don't believe I left the 9ANT in the car so I kind of kept it in the back of my head that it to have been stolen from the car but not 100%.
I have sold several Surefires to co-workers who are armed Security Guards or Code Enforcement Personnel. I am known as the Flashlight freak at work and almost all employees know it. If there is a Flashlight question, go ask me.
I show off to them my Surefire Porcupines, 3" Turbos, Orbs, etc.
Mr. D and Mr. W are both armed Code Enforcement Officers.
Mr. D gets a hold of me and says that Mr. W needs a charger for a Flashlight. I get a hold of Mr. W and he tells me he has the Flashlight at his office. We agree to meet there during his lunch hour. (This was just this past Thursday Nov 16 2006.) I see Mr. W and I ask to see the Flashlight to see what charger it needs and if I can get one. Low and behold he whips out a 9AN w/KT3 in Black. I say I think this is my Flashlight that I have been missing for awhile. He say he bought it from a co-worker from his other job.
Mr. D and Mr. W were there. Mr. D says "don't you have one like that?" I say "yes and I think this is it, it has been missing for awhile." (one witness knowing of me having a 9ANT)
I tell Mr. W "before I touch it, let me show you what I do to the tail cap springs". I show him the added wire I place to remove the added resistance of the coiled spring. See my post… https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/129582
I show him the wire in the tail cap of my 9N I had. Then I opened up the 9ANT and sure enough… the wire is there. I say see, no one else does this. He tells me that the guy he bought it from runs wire at the hospital and he does that too. WHAT A BUNCH OF BULL----! I show him the dual o-rings also. I asked if he bought the Flashlight just like it was and he said "Yes". Another lie! Surefire does not sell the 9AN with the Turbo Head already attached nor with dual o-rings on the tail cap.
I spoke with his Supervisor and I sent him pictures of my Surefire collection with the 9ANT in it. I told him I have the receipt, the box, the KT3 box, the original head etc. He said he will speak with Mr. W.
Friday November 17 2006. Supervisor calls me back and says "Mr. W is sticking to his guns and that he bought it."
I then spoke with Mr. D again regarding why he didn't say anything to Mr. W. He tells me that it never dawned on him that it was the one I was missing. He also tells me that it was sitting on a file cabinet for the longest. I ask Mr. D "Is Mr. W the type of guy that would buy a Surefire?" "NO" was the answer. Mr. D never saw Mr. W with the 9ANT.
Come on guys, we are all men here. When we get a new toy we show it off to everyone. Ha ha look what I got and you can't afford it… especially to co-workers in the same field with the same wants – RIGHT?
I ask his Supervisor and Mr. D to please speak with Mr. W and I would like my Flashlight back and I am willing to offer him a $50.00 reward for finding the Flashlight. Return the Flashlight and get $50.00 with no further questions.
Possible scenarios…
• I could have left the Flashlight on a job site and it was picked up by Mr. W. (If this one - Mr. W should have turned it in to lost and found.)
• I could have left the Flashlight and it was picked up by someone else and then was sold to Mr. W
• Mr. W took it out of my work truck. (If this one - Bad Mr. W.)
I never reported it lost at work for I thought it was stolen from my car or just misplaced at home somewhere or in another car or loaned it to a friend or…?????
I have spoken with a local Sheriff friend and there is no such thing as finder keepers. If it never surfaced again, then yes, finder's keepers if you never report it found. Since the Flashlight has came out of hiding it can now be considered stolen property if it is not returned to the rightful owner. Can any you of you Law Enforcement back this?
I'm not too close to Mr. W but I am close to Mr. D and their Supervisor and I hope both of them will talk some sense into Mr. W.
If not...?
What would you do at this point?
Njoy…