{"id":777,"date":"2017-12-30T18:26:15","date_gmt":"2017-12-31T02:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/loggersretreat.com\/rebuild\/?p=777"},"modified":"2018-01-07T18:26:59","modified_gmt":"2018-01-08T02:26:59","slug":"and-a-mystery-to-solve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loggersretreat.com\/rebuild\/2017\/12\/30\/and-a-mystery-to-solve\/","title":{"rendered":"And a Mystery to Solve…"},"content":{"rendered":"

While we were installing the new weather station at the Logger’s Retreat, my wife noticed something was different about the old ore car near our picnic area.\u00a0 She asked me to take a look.<\/p>\n

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The ore car was rotated 90 degrees from its normal position, and the rails it normally rests on were scattered across the yard.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Someone had left these heavy tow chains, a long tow cable and several cargo straps stretched across the hillside above the ore car.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was pretty obvious that someone had tried (and thankfully failed) to drag the ore car up the hill to the driveway.\u00a0 Apparently they gave up after the cargo straps snapped several times.<\/p>\n

That made me wonder what else they might have tried to move.<\/p>\n

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You may remember this old steam engine flywheel resting on the hillside above the retaining wall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The flywheel is gone, and directly below it are some very clear, very distinctive tire tracks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There were other things missing too.<\/p>\n

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Notice the large ore shovel sitting on the hillside between two of the breezeway support posts.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Here are the support posts, but the ore shovel is now gone from the hillside behind them<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Further investigation revealed some interesting clues.\u00a0 In addition to the tire tracks, there was now a pink coat hanger lying on the ground nearby.\u00a0 That was new.<\/p>\n

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This was right next to the tire tracks, as if it had fallen out of the truck while they were loading the flywheel into it<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Apparently the thief has a young daughter (or a thing for My Little Ponies). This Pinkie Pie is from a McDonald’s Happy Meal circa 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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We even know what brand of beer he drinks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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And indeed, we also know what the uniquely-customized getaway truck looks like.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We filed a stolen property report with the Madera County Sheriff and sent them photos of the missing items and the getaway truck.\u00a0 They began an investigation.<\/p>\n

Then we got a tip from a local that the thief might have tried to sell the items to Rust Brothers Antiques and Collectibles in nearby Coarsegold.\u00a0 And sure enough, look what we found there!<\/p>\n

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Here is our flywheel and several other items missing from our property<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We have now recovered most of the stolen items.\u00a0 As we understand it the thief has been arrested and has confessed to the crime.\u00a0 Once again our sincere thanks go out to the Madera County Sheriff’s Office<\/a>!<\/p>\n

By the way: if you recognize the getaway truck and know who its owner is, please tell his young daughter that we are keeping her Pinkie Pie pony safe and sound.\u00a0 We will gladly return it to her, if she wants it\u00a0 back!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While we were installing the new weather station at the Logger’s Retreat, my wife noticed something was different about the old ore car near our picnic area.\u00a0 She asked me to take a look. It was pretty obvious that someone had tried (and thankfully failed) to drag the ore car up the hill to the … <\/p>\n

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