Sad Story!!:let_it_all_out:
Donny

 

Sounds like the guy who has it now might have bought it from the person who stole it, so from his perspective, would want it to go through a court hearing, not just have the police come over and take it from him.

I can see both sides of this, really is a terrible situation.

 

This is the latest update I could find, The Police had it at this point.
http://www.katu.com/news/problemsol.../Deputies-seize-stolen-1970-Cuda-from-gated-estate-268550612.html?tab=video&c=y

Found another... this is sad.
http://www.katu.com/news/problemsol...er/Owner-says-recovered-muscle-car-just-a-skeleton-268682522.html?tab=video&c=y

 

This is the latest update I could find, The Police had it at this point.
http://www.katu.com/news/problemsol.../Deputies-seize-stolen-1970-Cuda-from-gated-estate-268550612.html?tab=video&c=y

Found another... this is sad.
http://www.katu.com/news/problemsol...er/Owner-says-recovered-muscle-car-just-a-skeleton-268682522.html?tab=video&c=y

I bet he took it apart after the first police contact knowing they would eventually come and take it. It looks really clean to be a car that would have been in that shape. He probably figured it would go to auction and he would get it back legally and cheap. All they have to do is contact the Storage facility, witnesses could state the condition the car was in when the storage bill was paid and the car taken back to the home owner's garage. If he did take it apart to sell the components and recoup his money that could be considered attempting to knowingly sell stolen car parts and tampering with evidence.

 

Here's one that was returned after 30 years.

http://www.elcaminocentral.com/showthread.php?t=107738&highlight=stolen+car

 

Since they refiled the stolen vehicle report, couldn't he be charged with possession of stolen property? Why on earth if they have all or most of the parts would it cost $100,000 to restore that car?

 

Not every state has a possession of stolen property charge. It varies from state to state. Texas does not have that charge. I couldn't tell you if Oregon does.

 

Because this interests me and it is so close I did more research and the last I could find is that he has his car back with most of the parts but still lacking some major components. The shaker hood set up is one of those that costs in the thousands. As far as legally going after Lee Sitton its going to be tough to prove the guy knowingly had stolen property and (although I am sure he knew when he bought a 440 6 Pack Cuda for $5K) I doubt he will ever face any legal action. His name is now all over the internet as an "alleged thief" and being a contractor has received a lot of negative publicity in the Portland area which will probably affect his business. I feel for the owner as he is 76 and its probably physically getting harder for him to restore this. At least he now has it back.


http://www.yellowbullet.com/forum/showthread.php?t=958770&page=217

 

http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx198/peipal97/DSCN1656.jpg

interesting picture. assuming that is the thief's , excuse me ALLEGED THIEF, property , note the barbed wire lining the top of the chainlink fence. I've never seen private property fenced in like that before (and I'm making a reasonable assumption it is private property based on the fact that across the street is obviously residential and inside the fence? who makes a garden circle like that in a business?)

again, if it is the ALLEGED THIEF's property, that says a lot about him.

 

I have followed this to some extent when the story first came out some time ago.

after reading thru all the crap----I pretty much contend that Sitton either knew the car was stolen or stole it himself..

The car most likely was never stored at the yard either----probably just knew someone there that could get a clean title thru due process and never thought in a million years that the REAL owner of that car would see it in the legal notices