On Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, two cars were broken into at the Equestrian Center at Harbins Park. Whlie out riding my horse with two other ladies, someone broke into a GMC Yukon and a Ford F150. After leaving out at 11:20 a.m. and returning around 1:30 p.m., we noticed items were stolen out of both of our cars. I had a cell phone, debit card, clothing and toys for my daughter for Christmas stolen and my friend had her purse stolen. The thief/thieves sliced under our handles to unlock our doors. No broken glass and our handles were still on the car and in working condition, but nonetheless compromised.
As you can see from the photos, it wasn't obvious at all that my car was broken into to. If you look to the far right of the handle and the bottom of the handle, you can see where someone used some kind of tool to slice the seal around the handle to get to the lock. Had I not seen a toy that must have fallen out of the bag on the ground outside of the car, I may not have even noticed and just thought I had lost or misplaced my items. In this case, I probably would have figured it out since my friend's purse was taken, but should I had been there alone as I have done before, I may not have realized what had happened.
There have been other reported incidents like these at the Little Mulberry Park Equestrian parking lot as well. Please do not leave anything of any value in your cars. I am even skeptical about locking stuff up in my trailer, so I plan to not bring my purse with me, but rather a small pouch of necessary items that I can bring with me on the trail in a saddle bag.
Feel free to conact me if you have any questions. In the meantime, should this happen to you or someone you know, please make the public aware of it by using this site.
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Ashley W
8:19 pm on Tuesday, November 27, 2012
I am a female and I regularly run at Harbins park on the hiking trails- often alone. While out there Monday, deep in the hiking trails, I stopped to take a picture of some pretty leaves for a couple of minutes. When I looked up, I noticed two young men staring at me in the distance. They seemed very out of place wearing hoodies, and deep in the woods miles from the trail head. They watched me for a moment, and I stared back- pulling out my knife and having my phone ready to call 911.. Then they retreated, and I turned and ran fast in the opposite direction. I run at Harbins regularly, and rarely see people like this. I wonder if it could be connected? Contact me if you'd like. Ashley- primitive.athletic@gmail.com
Rick Sammons
9:00 am on Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Very sorry to hear of your misfortune. There was another break-in at Harbins Park this past weekend. This time the concession area was burglarized and several items were stolen. Our complete inventory of candy and snacks, a Shure microphone, CD player and red AM/FM portable radio were all stolen from the supply closet. Luckily, there was nothing of value stored on the premises so there was no serious financial loss to the Association. However, during this time of building our Association, every penny counts and what WAS stolen will surely impact our ability to make improvements and/or purchase equipment.
This is OUR Association and OUR park and we should all take it personally when something like this occurs! Without help from alert individuals we will not be able to find the person(s) responsible for these crimes. If you have any information pertaining to these incidents or if you have seen any of the above mentioned items please report it.
Lindy
10:19 am on Sunday, December 2, 2012
Always take my drivers licence cell phone, keys, etc. with me in saddle bags while riding.