[bars] Hold up at HRO parking lot

[Christopher Lennon]

What is shocking is that the ATM is all of 0.21 miles from Salem PD HQ!!


Sent from my phone.

On Mon, Sep 29, 2025, 1:42 PM Christopher Lennon <kwaj.speedo at gmail.com>
wrote:

> There was an armed robbery at an ATM on South Broadway in Salem on the
> 23rd of September.  Apparently the robber fled to the North shouting "I've
> got enough for an FT-710!!!".
>
> Okay just kidding about the second part.  But the ATM is all of 1.6 miles
> from HRO, so on the game of telephone it could get confused.
>
> Chris
> W2BPL
>
>
>
> Sent from my phone.
>
> On Mon, Sep 29, 2025, 1:24 PM Juan Jiménez <k1cpr at bd5.com> wrote:
>
>> I jut passed on what was posted on the MMRA mailing list, but I agree
>> with you, I checked back a week and could not find a police report.
>>
>> 73,
>> K1CPR
>> Juan
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 29, 2025 at 12:15 PM Christopher Lennon via bars <
>> bars at w1hh.org> wrote:
>>
>>> The Google AI search can find no information about a robbery or hold up
>>> at a Ham Radio Outlet or HRO.
>>>
>>> I will be surprised if this turns out to be real.
>>>
>>> Chris
>>> W3BPL
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from my phone.
>>>
>>> On Mon, Sep 29, 2025, 12:09 PM Christopher Lennon <kwaj.speedo at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Perhaps a proto model of the IC-7300 Mk 2 and the thieves are deranged
>>>> Hams anxious to measure its sensitivity.
>>>>
>>>> Chris
>>>> W2BPL
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my phone.
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Sep 29, 2025, 12:04 PM geoffreyf--- via bars <bars at w1hh.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> if they were lurking around HRO they would have some idea of what the
>>>>> products are worth. It would not surprise me if they were in the store at
>>>>> some point.   HRO sells CB gear too.   There are many possible motives and
>>>>> plans for the thief.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Geoff
>>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>> *From:* John Schulman <john.schulman at comcast.net>
>>>>> *Sent:* Monday, September 29, 2025 11:46 AM
>>>>> *To:* geoffreyf at comcast.net <geoffreyf at comcast.net>
>>>>> *Cc:* bars at w1hh.org <bars at w1hh.org>; Tim K1DC <k1dc.radio at gmail.com>
>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [bars] Hold up at HRO parking lot
>>>>>
>>>>> Would anyone desperate enough to do something like that have the
>>>>> knowledge to sell it anywhere other than eBay? I’m sure they didn’t realize
>>>>> what they were getting into.
>>>>>
>>>>> 73,
>>>>> John
>>>>> K1JG
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sep 29, 2025, at 11:39 AM, geoffreyf--- via bars <bars at w1hh.org>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> 
>>>>> If this happened, I'm absolutely sure that HRO has the serial numbers
>>>>> for what was in the box.
>>>>>
>>>>> Geoff / W1GCF
>>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>> *From:* bars <bars-bounces at w1hh.org> on behalf of Tim - K1DC via bars
>>>>> <bars at w1hh.org>
>>>>> *Sent:* Monday, September 29, 2025 11:04 AM
>>>>> *To:* bars at w1hh.org <bars at w1hh.org>
>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [bars] Hold up at HRO parking lot
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Did the report make any mention of what was stolen?  Folks could watch
>>>>> the local ForSale boards/eBay/QRZ for 'NIB' items.
>>>>>
>>>>> 73,
>>>>>
>>>>> Tim/K1DC
>>>>> On 9/29/2025 10:31, Juan Jiménez via bars wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I have read a report that someone bought something expensive at HRO
>>>>> and as they walked out with the large box they were held up by one or more
>>>>> thieves and the box was stolen. Be careful out there, and don't forget your
>>>>> boom stick.
>>>>>
>>>>> 73,
>>>>> K1CPR
>>>>> Juan
>>>>>
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