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Alert for several stolen Nokta detectors and accessories and one Tesoro detector in the Portland, Oregon metro area.

Monte

Well-known member
I had my Tahoe loaded Saturday late afternoon [size=small](the 7th)[/size] for a 3-day detecting jaunt to meet family and friends.

That was interrupted with an Urgent Message my sister received that our mother had had a heart attack and was rushed to a hospital in Portland and was unresponsive so we hurriedly grabbed our changes of clothes and took off on the 400 Mile Drive. We made it here in time and all the family is taking turns staying in the room with her, and after just arriving they decided it was my turn to spend Sunday night to Monday morning.

On Monday the 9th, I was contacted by the hospital security and told a window had been broken out in my Tahoe. I was facing the hospital in a Handicap Apace, 20 ft. from a security camera in a patrolled parking area. There's a good reason I Can't Stand Portland.

Anyway they did a pretty good job of Nokta FORS Relic units and FORS CoRe, as well as Impact are easily identified.

If you live anywhere in the Portland, Oregon / Vancouver, Washington Metro Area or monitor any Craigslist, eBay, or whatever retail buy sell trade outlets there are, please watch for these detectors and notify me immediately if you would. If you happen to see one offered at a pawn shop, please inform the pawn shop that the item is probably stolen and give them my name and contact info:

Monte V. Berry
503-481-8147
monte@ahrps.org
.. or ..
monte@stinkwaterwells.com

I will double check when I get home to Vale and add any additional items. Here is the list of everything that was stolen from my vehicle as I know it right now:

1.. Nokta Impact
It had the new 7-inch concentric accessory search coil mounted to it.
I use environmental covers.


1.. Nokta FORS Relic device.
It is easily identifiable because I had the middle and upper rods powder coated to make my Relic a custom-looking unit. The upper and middle rods are a bright Edge Blue color
The Relic had environmental covers
One unit had a white-colored accessory 5" Double D coil on and it had three stickered numbers I applied that that I believe were '20', '30' and '67' or very close to those numbers.


1.. Nokta FORS Relic device.
It is also easily identifiable because I had the middle and upper rods powder coated to make my Relic a custom-looking unit. The upper and middle rods are a bright Edge Blue color
The Relic had environmental covers
This other Relic unit was detached and in a Gray Nokta back-pack detector bag had could have either a black-colored 5" Double D coil on or the standard black-colored 7x 11 Double D coil .


1.. Nokta FORS CoRe model.
It is also equally identifiable as I had the middle rod and upper rods powder-coated a very bold colored Edge Red.
This unit also had environmental covers.
And the search coil mounted on it was an accessory white-colored 4.7x5.2 "OOR" DD.


1.. Very pristine, 'as-new' condition Tesoro Bandido II µMAX
This model is identifiable because it is mounted on the new currant powder-coated gold rod set I bought, like what they use now, not on the old shiny gold original rod.
This unit had the thin, white 6" concentric accessory coil mounted.


1.. Gray Nokta backpack detector bag that contained the following contents:

..... 2 of the 7x11 DD coils for the Relic
..... 2 of the 5" black DD coils for the Relic
..... 1.. Upper rod w/display grip also in the custom Edge Blue powder-coat
..... 1.. Middle rod in the same custom powder coated Edge Blue color
..... 2.. New lower rods
..... 1.. Varta AA Battery Charger w/4 Varta batteries

,,,,, Also in that bag was a Brand New set of Killer B 'Hornet' headphones in a green color.


1.. Black Nokta Impact backpack detector bag with the following accessories:

..... 2.. 7x11 DD Impact coils
..... 2.. 4x7.5 DD Impact coils
..... 1.. 5" DD Impact coil
..... 1 Varta AA Battery Charger w/4 Varta AA batteries
..... 1.. New-in-the-case Nokta Pointer

The thief / thieves also grabbed:

1.. New Nokta RS Pinpointer
and
1.. New-in-the-box Nokta 2.4 gig. Wireless Headphones with the power charging cable, and there was also a dongle insert for the Makro Racer 2.


That is quite a bit to watch for, and is quite a shock to me and my enjoyment of these great detectors and loss from my Regular-Use Detector Team I have been establishing.

More to follow if I find out anything else was stolen that related to metal detectors or detecting gear.

Monte
 
Sorry to hear about your misfortune, Monte. I hope that someone gets busted for it.
 
Sucks what about viewing the security camera footage???
 
That sucks Monte . Hope you get results . not meaning no disrespect but did you have the serial numbers logged hopefully. This would help any that show up for sell at various locations and classifieds . But I do want to say this I am praying for your family and hope all is well for them
 
Nobody ever said life was fair, and it sure isn't when something like this happens to someone who has given so much to our hobby as Monte has.

Monte's posts were a major influence on me when I entered this hobby in 2008 and, like so many others, I'm still learning from him. Although that won't include me calling my detectors a "team" The one who must be obeyed already questions my sanity, I don't want to give her anymore ammo.:laugh:

I'm nowhere near your area, Monte, but I will keep my eyes open online as I'm sure others will too.

I was wondering about the security cameras too. I know the footage probably won't show a plate or anything that obvious, but maybe a lead could be generated from the footage. Wonder if anyone in the Portland p.d. metal detects? That would be the person to talk to.

Also a thank you to the mods for leaving this post right here where the largest number of eyes will see it.
 
Don't forget to check facebook classifieds as well. Items for sale can move real fast on there. Good luck Monte.
 
Good move to post it here Monte. I hope you get everything resolved soon.
 
This world is so evil. I hope karma comes around and bites them in the old keister. Very sorry to hear this.
Wondering how good the quality of the surveillance cameras are? Any usable footage / photos?
I hope and pray your mother is ok and doing well.
 
Awful News Monte..

Praying for your mother and hoping for your detectors to be located.

Keith
 
Sorry to hear about the loss of your machines, Monte. I will be praying for your mother's speedy recovery and the return of your detectors.
I've got a AT-Gold ( that is pretty good in the ghost town iron) that you are welcome to for as long as you need it. Just PM me your address and I will send it your way.

Dean
 
Monte, what an absolute shame. I know you loved those detectors. I don’t live in the west but I will certainly keep my eyes open—who knows where they’ll end up. My hunch would be a local pawn shop, but you never know.

I’ll pray for you and your mother at this time and that you’ll get those detectors back.
 
I'm in the Portland area and will keep my eyes open. Better luck to you!
 
So sorry this is so heartbreaking too happen to anyone karma will prevail!!! Hope your mother is doing good monte. God bless you and your Family.
 
That seriously SUCKS! Like Tony N (Michigan) sez "Some people just have no conscience" ...Due to the fact they're on Drugs or Wigged Out!

Best of luck in finding your detectors and accessories. Hope you Mother is doing better.

TC-NM
 
Here are some photos on the two FORS models I still have on-hand. The stolen CoRe and both Relic models had the same color powder-coating as these which makes them easy to spot. Folks from Portland Oregon metro area to maybe Seattle Washington, or south out of Portland, can keep a watch for these. If found, please notify me.

FORS CoRe
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FORS Relic
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Both models full-length
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The stolen CoRe had a white-colored 'OOR' mounted, and one stolen Relic had a white-colored 5" DD attached. The other was broken down in the backpack detector bag and had all the other black-colored coils for the Relic so it could be a 5" or standard 7X11.

Please notify me if spotted. Thanks.

Monte
 
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