STOLEN SURFBOARDS ONLINE : Stolen Bing
Stolen Bing, Location: Dewey Beach, NC
Status: RECOVERED





Specifications: Length 9'10"
Width 24 1/4
Thickness 3 1/4
Hi
All
OK, I have a pretty amazing story. Some of you may
recall a little over 2 years ago I sent the email below that my brand spanking
new Bing was stolen off my back porch. It was definitely a unique board that I
paid quit a deal of money for. Anyway, the number of responses from everybody
after the email was staggering... everything from " I am gonna kick the persons
a$$ who stole the board" to " if I see the thief I will run over him with my
car". Thank you to all for the support, and yes no need to seize the board
anymore.
Well after all these years, I received a random email on
Sunday that the board had been seen in a pawn shop. Immediately and shocked, I
responded to the email for all the details. A surfer who lives in Wilmington, DE
saw the board in a pawn shop in Elkton, MD and before purchasing it went home
and googled it to find more info. After providing the specs, details etc he
uncovered that the board was stolen after visiting
www.stolensurfboardsonline.com (still posted after all these years). Therefore,
he contacted the Webster letting him know he found my board. I then contacted
him, found out where the board was, contacted Dewey Beach Police for the Case #
( stunned that it was still on file). DBP sent the case # to the Elkton Police
Dept and I picked up the board yesterday from the pawn shop. Amazingly enough
the condition of the board is basically brand new, with one small rail
shatter...UN F-ING Believable. This truly says something about the surf
community and that tesiment that surfers look out for one another... thanks to
everybody that made this a reality.
Thought I would share this story with all of you- still
cannot believe it was recovered and now back in my possession. Now I can finally
get this board wet for the first time.
Get Wet, Get Surfing, Get Happy
Russell
Manufacturer/Shaper: BING/Unknown
Serial Number: Not Listed
Stolen 08/10/06 Recovered 11/04/08
REWARD OFFERED FOR RECOVERY AND ARREST OF THIEF
Contact: Stolen Surfboards Online, subject: Stolen Bing