Someone marked our car

[DCR]

Several years ago we got off a plane and drove our rental car to a Sarasota Walmart. When we came out there was a yellow spray painted dot on our rear bumper, right side, about the size of a silver dollar. There is no way it was an accident. Yep we looked like tourists straight off the plane in a rental car. Our bags were in the trunk, but of course the inside of the car was pristine. Once we got to our unit, nail polish remover took it off. I have searched for years to find out what this was about. I believe we were targeted for something, but I don’t know what, and it never happened AFAIK.

 

[fullmetaljesus]

You were supposed to find the paint and remove it. That was a red herring. You found it, removed it and we're disarmed about it.

However you missed the small tracking device that was placed up against the frame under your car. This way the fed was able to track your general where abouts. Something happened while you were traveling arose suspicion so they had to check you out.

So they probably tracked you until you dropped off the rental and went home in which case they retrieved their tracker and osed the case on you.

I'll bet if you do a f.o.i.a request for your info it will pop up on the results.

 

[Ark]

You were supposed to find the paint and remove it. That was a red herring. You found it, removed it and we're disarmed about it.

However you missed the small tracking device that was placed up against the frame under your car. This way the fed was able to track your general where abouts. Something happened while you were traveling arose suspicion so they had to check you out.

So they probably tracked you until you dropped off the rental and went home in which case they retrieved their tracker and osed the case on you.

I'll bet if you do a f.o.i.a request for your info it will pop up on the results.

Anyone else hear that beeping?

 

[DCR]

Anybody in LE want to give it a try?

 

[LEaSH]

If the paint was dry when you came out of Walmart, it probably was on the car before you rented it.

 

[Jaybird1980]

Anybody in LE want to give it a try?

What, you not buying FMJ's version?

 

[cg21]

If the paint was dry when you came out of Walmart, it probably was on the car before you rented it.

Spray paint dries in about 10 seconds.

 

[Leo]

At the world Sporting Clays championships in San Antonio, TX, there were a large number of vehicles broken into while parked in motel lots. Many competition grade guns were stolen. They all had a small red sticker on the back bumper. I carried everything into the room with me every night, to heck with the motel rules. My company truck was stolen. It was recovered later and was stripped. It also had the same small red sticker on the bumper.

 

[Super Bee]

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Anybody in LE want to give it a try?

I've seen theft crews walk a parking lot, tag likely vehicles, then break into them all at once as their getaway driver pulls in. It's rare and usually happens at high value locations where people have valuables, the place I saw it was a gym. I never saw anyone use spray paint, usually just a group walking around all on their cell phones coordinating (on video, I didn't watch it real time).

So, it's plausible but impossible to say for sure.

 

[DCR]

THX BBI

So far I like Super Bee's too.

 

[femurphy77]

It used to be a taxi and the new paint got knocked off when you struck the car next to you while parking. It would seem that you got away with it.

Until today when you freely admitted it on the internet, soon Al Gore will be knocking on your door.

 

[radar8756]

Basic Scams are for the Victim to Notice the Object after you have unlocked the car to allow the Thief to do what he wants while you are Distracted

Paint on the Back Bumper would not align with that plan

 

[Ark]

The annual Blackhawk migration, so majestic

 

[BiscuitsandGravy]

So not the water bottle pinched in the front tire scenario we've been warned about? (I have no idea what that is about either.)

 

[04FXSTS]

So not the water bottle pinched in the front tire scenario we've been warned about? (I have no idea what that is about either.)

I have seen this mentioned also but when I tried to see what it meant the site was just "click bait" and I don't have time for that. Jim.

 

[BiscuitsandGravy]

I have seen this mentioned also but when I tried to see what it meant the site was just "click bait" and I don't have time for that. Jim.

Same here.