[bars] Hold up at HRO parking lot

JOHN SCHULMAN john.schulman at comcast.net
Mon Sep 29 13:04:55 CDT 2025 

Re: ATM robberies, I had a part-time Field Service rep weekend job on-call for BayBanks (remember them?)  years ago correcting faults on the Merrimack Valley ATMs from Andover to Newburyport. I assume this crime was a customer robbery, but if someone wanted to clean out the ATM ($60K back in the day) they would have to grab the cash person as he or she was going into the service entrance in the back of the kiosk with the Field Rep already inside. Both persons were required to access cash. The Rep. had the combo lock dial key. One industrious Rep. named Bob looked over the cash person's shoulder to get the combos one Sunday evening. He later went back and cleaned a few ATMS, splitting for Canada in the bank's car. The Canadian police pulled him over after he went through a stop sign. He had a wife and a baby at home.
 
73,
John
K1JG

> On 09/29/2025 1:42 PM EDT Christopher Lennon via bars <bars at w1hh.org> wrote:
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> 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!!!".
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> 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.
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> Chris 
> W2BPL
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> Sent from my phone.
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> On Mon, Sep 29, 2025, 1:24 PM Juan Jiménez <k1cpr at bd5.com mailto:k1cpr at bd5.com> wrote:
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> > 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 mailto:bars at w1hh.org> wrote:
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> > > 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
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> > > Sent from my phone.
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> > > On Mon, Sep 29, 2025, 12:09 PM Christopher Lennon <kwaj.speedo at gmail.com mailto:kwaj.speedo at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > 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.
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> > > > On Mon, Sep 29, 2025, 12:04 PM geoffreyf--- via bars <bars at w1hh.org mailto:bars at w1hh.org> wrote:
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> > > > > 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
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> > > > > From: John Schulman <john.schulman at comcast.net mailto:john.schulman at comcast.net>
> > > > > Sent: Monday, September 29, 2025 11:46 AM
> > > > > To: geoffreyf at comcast.net mailto:geoffreyf at comcast.net <geoffreyf at comcast.net mailto:geoffreyf at comcast.net>
> > > > > Cc: bars at w1hh.org mailto:bars at w1hh.org <bars at w1hh.org mailto:bars at w1hh.org>; Tim K1DC <k1dc.radio at gmail.com mailto: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
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> > > > >  
> > > > > 
> > > > > Sent from my iPhone
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> > > > > > On Sep 29, 2025, at 11:39 AM, geoffreyf--- via bars <bars at w1hh.org mailto:bars at w1hh.org> wrote:
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> > > > > > If this happened, I'm absolutely sure that HRO has the serial numbers for what was in the box.  
> > > > > >  
> > > > > > Geoff / W1GCF
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> > > > > > From: bars <bars-bounces at w1hh.org mailto:bars-bounces at w1hh.org> on behalf of Tim - K1DC via bars <bars at w1hh.org mailto:bars at w1hh.org>
> > > > > > Sent: Monday, September 29, 2025 11:04 AM
> > > > > > To: bars at w1hh.org mailto:bars at w1hh.org <bars at w1hh.org mailto: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:
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> > > > > > > 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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