Theft of trailer from Electric Norman Ogden UT

Were you the first one he called?     WHY???   

I hope he wasn't targeted for the trains, as it is a low life thing to steal, but imagine the looks on some punks face when they pry it open and its full "of stupid toys" as opposed to power tools or electronic gear........

A local modular group had something similar happen with their trailer.  They lost many of their modules as well as the other stuff that went with the layout.  The trailer and the contents were not insured.  With all the trailer thefts, I hope other clubs take steps to secure their trailers and insure the contents.

Please keep us posted on this. We thought Electric Norman had retired from long road trips.

A train repair friend has bought lots of parts from Electric Norm, and we helped Norm pack up his trailer after a train show in Eugene last year. It was ingenious how he shoehorned all his supplies and parts display cabinets into that trailer. What a huge loss to lose it all ...

Now our trailer is stored at an undisclosed location with armed security.

Charlie's group wasn't the one I was referring to.  C'mon, Charlie...  all that watchdog needs is a good steak and he turns into a pussycat! 

Here is a little bit more about the theft. No new details, I would thing that whoever stole it is not wondering what they stole and what to do with it. I too had thought Norman had quit the show circuit. Oh the total price is now estimated to be $80,000

http://fox13now.com/2012/11/11...ins-stolen-in-ogden/

http://www.ksl.com/?sid=22943013&nid=148

Were you the first one he called?     WHY???   

Because I keep calling harassing him whenever he makes local new.. something about him being a publicity hound (he's a good friend and the PR guy for the sheriff office)

This is certainly a sad commentary on the state of society today. If Norm wanted to keep his trains safer; alarms, GPS tracking devices, steel tire boots and the like could have prevented this. The choice of Motel 6 also has to come into question. You don't exactly get an upscale audience at those places but admittedly a theft can happen anywhere.

Many of the four star hotels offer 24 hr security and some use video surveilance of the lobbies and parking areas. If I were transporting $80K worth of trains, I would definitly employ anti-theft measures. We can only hope that the thieves are apprehended and that Norm gets his trains back