justinburnett

My jeep just got stolen this morning from in front of my house near 85th and Stark in SE Portland, OR. It's a 1992 Cherokee Laredo painted OD green, with a 3.5" lift and 33" tires. If anyone happens to see it or hear anything about it I would really like it if you would let me know. I would like to have it back. At this point I feel like my best bet would be getting it back minus the wheels and all the tools that I had inside, but I don't even care. It was my daily driver and only vehicle.

91 limited owner

Sorry to hear that.

Power73

i hope you get it back man. you dont mess with another mans jeep

88 Ex Jay

Sorry to hear that, I'm a couple hours south of you and if I see those wheels on craigslist I will let you know, hope you get it back.

studmuffin

Sorry to hear that man 4x4's are always main targets to theft just because of all the money thats in em. I always lock mine with a club clutch/brake lock.

greenxj21

Sorry to hear that. Hate to take away hope, but what most people will do is strip it of all parts and wheels/tires then leave the body sitting on blocks somewhere. The parts then end up on Craigslist, so keep an eye open on cl for any parts matching what is on yours.

justinburnett

I got it back! The cops found it in NE abandoned in a cul-de-sac.

Lostfisher1

anything missing?

zombie jeep101

Who would steal another mans jeep? I couldn't imagine doin that

justinburnett

Well, the more appropriate question would be "what wasn't missing?"

Funny thing though. 33" Goodyear MT/Rs, still there. Cobra bluetooth CB radio, still there.

Everything else useful was gone. Lots of tools, kids carseat, Painting equip, ladder, roof rack, hi-lift, eyeglasses, and my coat.

suspiciously, there was a motorcycle helmet in the backseat, and they cleaned my battery terminals. WTF?

Cameron770

most likely it was nothing but a get from a to b theft. and the stealing of the stuff inside was just a bonus.. Portland isn't exactly known for not having crime. I'm from Eugene.. My brothers from portland and I have plenty of stories about gangs and kids in that town stealing cars strictly to get away from someone or something.

RK1911

Sorry to hear about the the theft. Glad you got it back. did they tear apart the LH side of the steering column? Happened to mine last year when it was stolen from where I work in NoPo and recovered mid-strip in NE Portland South of Sandy and 102nd. The jerk ripping my car stereo out got caught red handed, otherwise I'd still be looking for my Jeep.

Don't worry, Portland PD is going to do next to nothing to find the perps if they haven't already. Vehicle theft is not investigated in Portland, OR with any fervor, according to the cops and deputy D/A who was assigned to my case - they told me that I was lucky to get my jeep back, and said that the drug dealer crowd likes them for running drugs and hauling portable Meth labs into the back country logging roads.

Hope you can get her put back to rights, and install a remote kill switch for the ignition.

Cheers.

PNWjeeper

Maybe they felt bad about stealing it so the cleaned the terminals as kind of an apology? So it's still drive able they just took some stuff that you had inside?

mlyon83

I've always feared this to happen to my Jeep, so I think I'll invest the $400 into an Entourage GPS tracking device. You can buy them at Escort Radar online. There's also a $300 battery-powered model. You can place the device anywhere in a vehicle.

Dubnali

Glad to read that you got it back. Even though they took some items from your vehicle, they didn't wreck or vandalize it, so that's always a plus.