How You Can Help Prevent it!

Hello Fellow Members!

Our industry has continued to be targeted by thieves and the thefts are happening repeatedly. Chapter 9 alone has had 9 thefts occur within the last 3 months and there are at least 4 other companies that are rumored to have been hit as well.

Last week, I met with Sheriff Ed Gonzalez and his task force which he has assigned to our Industry. We shared a lot of vital information and video footage from several of the local surveying firms who have cooperated and shared their information. We educated them to how frequent these cases were occurring, the value of the equipment being targeted and specific case information for the 9 companies that were willing to share their information. Due to the knowledge we shared with them, it has escalated it and will now be a multi-agency task force working to put a stop to this.

In addition, We have conducted lots of research on steps that can be taken to help deter the thieves. These steps can be taken in the office and the field as well. Follow this link Deterring Thefts in Surveying and take as many steps as you see fit for your operation. Our hopes are to continue to spread awareness, so that we can slow them down enough for our Industry to react quicker, and maximize law enforcement response time, so that we can get them off of the streets.

Isidro Garza, TSPS Chapter 9 President

We were recently made aware of an undesirable trend that is taking place again within the Chapter 9 area, Houston and surrounding counties, as well as the Chapter 5 area, Dallas and surrounding counties.

It was brought to our attention that over the course of the last several weeks, a minimum of 4 Surveying companies have been broken into and had large amounts of field equipment stolen!

I am hoping that by spreading awareness, we can collectively take the necessary steps to make sure our equipment is stored securely and mainly that we remain vigilant as a community, so that we can report any suspicious activity to authorities and stop this rash of thefts that our impacting our Surveying community.

Thank you very much and I hope you have a great rest of your week. 

Members should be aware and take the necessary steps to make sure you are securing your equipment.

For more information, contact communications@tsps.org. 

RDS (https://www.rdssurveyors.net/) had a base stolen: Topcon Hiper GA Serial Number 457-00659 on older yellow Nedo tripod.

Contact Ronald Smith: ronnie@rdssurveyors.com or 972-216-3334 with any information or additional details.

Listed below is the information and serial numbers of the items.  We have filed a report with the Sugarland Police.

If you have information or are approached to purchase this used equipment, please contact Arif Vadsaria or Michael Doring.

Radio -  Gray

Model - Timble TDL450

SN  #5843503321

Receiver  Base head - Round , Gray and white.

Model # Trimble R-4,

SN # 5314432887

• Trimble R8-4 GPS Base/Rover unit - serial number is 5407454092
  
  
• SECO fixed height tripod
  
  
• Battery

Phil Evans | President
Ramsey Land Surveying
8718 Southwest Parkway | Austin, TX | 78735 | delivery
PO Box 92768 | Austin, TX | 78709-2768 | mail
TBPLS Firm License #10033200
O: 512-301-9398,7402

View missing equipment list here.

Contact 832.415.3869 with any information.

Futura TS100 total station (S/N LYD100), Seco line rod, Seco bipod, and older HP Pavilion laptop were taken from a vehicle in Pittsburg, Texas.

Call John McNutt at 903-856-7101 or John Denney at 903-577-0424 with any information.

• Trimble S6 3" DR300+ Serial Number 92720859
  
• Trimble TSC#3 Data Collector Serial Number RS34C68052
  
• Carbon Fiber range pole with bracket
  
• 360° Prism
  
• Case with 4 batteries.

If anyone comes across these items please call Jason or Tom at 512-327-2946.

If you come across this unit, please advise your local law enforcement officials and notify Halff Associates, Inc. by sending an email to info@halff.com or by calling (512) 777-4600.

March 6, 2017 - TS16 I R500 robotic total station stolen (Serial number: 3011599. 2 months old worth approximately $35,000.) Crew was 100’ away and a dodge truck pulled up and grabbed the tripod and all within seconds and sped away. Theft was reported immediately to the Dallas police. If you have any information, please call the number above.

Trimble S5 (serial number 37010260) stolen on Wednesday, January 4th around 1:30 pm. The instrument was set in the esplanade of Calvalcade Street, this location is 500 feet west of Fulton Street, just north of Sharman Street. 

Regards,

Allen Munz
R.W. Patrick and Associates, Inc.
519 Wisconsin Ave.
South Houston, Texas 77587
713-941-4812  ext 307
allen@rwpatrick.com