Truck stolen in Houston,TX

[Guest2233]

Sorry bro! That sucks shit and here in CO.....we are NUMBER ONE for grand theft auto, because the politicians have legalized crime and told police to not even respond. You have to go TO the precinct to report it, they will not dispatch an officer.

Every time I park it in a public area, every time I exit the building and see it still parked where I left it.......I am surprised !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RedEyeTRX, agreed.



I called 911, they responded with Police or Ambulance? I said Police.... click; suddenly talking to someone who sounded like they just woke up. Told them I need to report a crime, the response was .... was someone hurt.... I said no; the response back was "Oh well why are you calling?" like they were not even bothered to continue the conversation, on a 911 call!!

I asked them, after I handed the information over, should I wait for the HPD to arrive? They then said, nope; an officer will just call you to confirm your case number...

No statement give, no details asked if there were witnesses... nothing. I just think that they are so busy with real crimes like drive by shootings etc... than looking for a $100k truck. It sucks for sure. I know I am going to get fleeced by the insurance company for sure. Time for me to buy a POS 1000 dollar car and drive that to work from now on.

 

[nyinstaller]

air tag is cool and all if the thief's have an iPhone.. your best bet is an IGLA to prevent key programing thefts which accounts for the majority of all Mopar thefts right now.

not sure about who can install in Houston but I do them in Dallas.

 

[Sandblast22]

2021 TRX blue stolen today from my secured office parking garage.

2021 TRX blue stolen today from my secured office parking garage.

Sorry brother ! That sucks. I am in the woodlands so if you find an installer for Igla I will be in

 

[CustomPerformance]

@bliksemstraal Sorry to hear about your truck! That really sucks, and it's just infuriating that there's not much that can be done about it after the fact. You're right, the police here are too busy chasing violent crime to spend as much time on vehicle thefts, but they are actually working on it. I think I'd rather NOT get my truck back if it was stolen since it would probably be stripped down, and ragged out. Seems like most recovered trucks are taking months to get fixed anyway, so you might have more luck getting a replacement truck than getting one fixed! Good luck with your insurance. That's never a fun battle...

 

[FlameTRXboss22]

Their are a lot of TRX’s in Houston, the chances of someone driving a stock secured one is extremely high. Those are the easy ones they look for, especially in a parking garage, I had the GM of the dealership tell me of a couple that were stolen when I picked mine up and that happened in parking garages too…moral of the story is you have to have every security feature you can get and have a sweet parking situation and hope for the best

 

[Ziggy]

Sorry to hear about your truck. I keep an airtag in mine as well, but is a secondary method I use to track the vehicle. I installed a Ravelco kill plug, and its in plain view when you open the door. Hopefully the worst I will have to deal with is a broken window and when they see the plug, they will know that plugging into the ODB port and programming a key fob will have no efffect.

 

[DoorMan]

Nitro, for sure, if that was the case I would come out on top.

I would even forgo some items like moonroof. Here in Houston, its just a baking oven having one so if I get a '23 that did not have everything my '21 had I'd still be okay with it.

If your new one has a moonroof just tint it at least 85%. Made a huge difference for me in N. Texas.

 

[WolverineHusky]

RedEyeTRX, agreed.



I called 911, they responded with Police or Ambulance? I said Police.... click; suddenly talking to someone who sounded like they just woke up. Told them I need to report a crime, the response was .... was someone hurt.... I said no; the response back was "Oh well why are you calling?" like they were not even bothered to continue the conversation, on a 911 call!!

I asked them, after I handed the information over, should I wait for the HPD to arrive? They then said, nope; an officer will just call you to confirm your case number...

No statement give, no details asked if there were witnesses... nothing. I just think that they are so busy with real crimes like drive by shootings etc... than looking for a $100k truck. It sucks for sure. I know I am going to get fleeced by the insurance company for sure. Time for me to buy a POS 1000 dollar car and drive that to work from now on.

Our tax dollars at work grrrrrrrrr.

 

[@JC]

If your new one has a moonroof just tint it at least 85%. Made a huge difference for me in N. Texas.

I put F1 Pinnacle 50% on the one in my Power Wagon and my previous GC with Pano and it was a night and day difference for heat while still allowing plenty of light even at night (the whole purpose of having a Sun Roof).

 

[Kojak]

air tag is cool and all if the thief's have an iPhone.. your best bet is an IGLA to prevent key programing thefts which accounts for the majority of all Mopar thefts right now.

not sure about who can install in Houston but I do them in Dallas.

Is key programming more prominent than just cloning the fob with a repeater? I’d think cloning would be much easier/faster but I don’t know much about it.

 

[FreedomFire]

Sorry bro! That sucks shit and here in CO.....we are NUMBER ONE for grand theft auto, because the politicians have legalized crime and told police to not even respond. You have to go TO the precinct to report it, they will not dispatch an officer.

Every time I park it in a public area, every time I exit the building and see it still parked where I left it.......I am surprised !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Do you have any anti theft device installed? I ended up doing Ravelco on mine. I didn’t realize how bad it was here in Colorado until I was talking to one of the cops I work with the other day when we ran a call on a stolen car that was totaled.

 

[mmansour91]

Ah man, sorry to hear that. Good idea on the AirTag, @Bshizzle . I might just try that myself.

I put one in mine too

 

[Rybinator]

Is key programming more prominent than just cloning the fob with a repeater? I’d think cloning would be much easier/faster but I don’t know much about it.

Key reprogramming seems to be the quickest method. There’s videos on YouTube of hellcats being stolen with in a few mins. General thieves will cut wire to horn, break a window to get in, tear into the infotainment center , plug into it and disable the gps while reprogramming key and off they go within a few mins. Dodge released some software to lockout the module that allows reprogramming of keys on the charger/challenger but Ram hasn’t officially released a similar lock yet for the TRX.

 

[RamSteel]

I gave up worrying about stolen vehicles. I have TWO Trans Ams stolen in Houston (truly hated that place and I grew up in Texas) and five other vehicles (3 were GSXR or ZX12Rs bikes) over the years. One was stolen within hours of parking it in the "secured" garage of a condo. Now I just make sure my coverage is good and if it's a premium vehicle that might be more to replace I'll throw a percentage of gap insurance.

Sorry for your loss but you'll get another one and hopefully karma shows up for the assholes that stole yours. I know three of the guys in the gang that stole one of my bikes (caught them on eBay selling parts off my custom bike) are dead now and the rest are in jail. Their lives are total shit if they spend their days earning a living this way.

 

[SCARd4Life]

Wondering how reactions are going to change when you can no longer order a replacement. I for one wouldn't want to replace my 22 TRX with a 24 TRX (twin turbo 6 cylinder?). Are "vintage" TRX owners going to lock them in undisclosed underground locations? Perhaps avoid major population centers?

 

[RamSteel]

Wondering how reactions are going to change when you can no longer order a replacement. I for one wouldn't want to replace my 22 TRX with a 24 TRX (twin turbo 6 cylinder?). Are "vintage" TRX owners going to lock them in undisclosed underground locations? Perhaps avoid major population centers?

You can get busy living or get busy dying... I don't think we're at end just yet. I remember when the Hellcats were set to stop years ago. The Durango was being shelfed. With the Raptor R release, I bet the 24 is still a Hellcat motor...and perhaps the 25. We'll see.

 

[ExT]

Sorry bro! That sucks shit and here in CO.....we are NUMBER ONE for grand theft auto, because the politicians have legalized crime and told police to not even respond. You have to go TO the precinct to report it, they will not dispatch an officer.

Every time I park it in a public area, every time I exit the building and see it still parked where I left it.......I am surprised !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Stop right there my man. You are about to get this thread closed. Full stop.

 

[Ziggy]

Stop right there my man. You are about to get this thread closed. Full stop.

I usually don't post comments regarding political opinion, and I completely agree with leaving them at the curb for the most part, but he did not say anything that was not factual, and was basically empathizing with the OP. Does this really warrant stopping all discussion over those statements? Not trying to be a wise ass, but it seems a little reactionary.

 

[RamSteel]

Well for the record, the Houston cops back in the late 80s didn't care, pursue, or investigate the theft. Same in the 90s, 2000s, 2010s, etc., NEVER have I had any cops in any state investigate my stolen vehicles. Once I caught the guy on eBay selling my stuff, it took the insurance company to call the county and state police to react. All three agencies I called completely dismissed me. Trust me, I had so many stolen bikes in a short period that USAA assigned a "special" adjuster to me. That's code for I'm suspected of being involved. Nothing more satisfying than seeing those asshats caught. The next three years of case management by the county attorney made me realize that you should just collect your check and move on to a new vehicle. NO ONE cares about your (our) stolen vehicles unless there's an assault, rape, or murder attached to it.

 

[HTX_TRX]

NO ONE cares about your (our) stolen vehicles unless there's an assault, rape, or murder attached to it.

I live just south of Houston, and always thought this to be the case as well.
Earlier this week (~3 am) one of my cameras captured a vehicle pull up, stop, passenger hop out and go to one of the truck doors and attempt to open it. I posted a screen shot of this on the Ring app, and within a couple hours a crime analyst from the local police department informed me that the LPR cameras in the neighborhood got the plate, and gave me his contact info to go over the incident. Apparently this same make and model “getaway” vehicle has been linked to several high end truck thefts in the area over the last couple years. I was really just posting the screenshot to raise awareness for the neighborhood…was surprised the PD cared