Stolen Lasers

[Banthai]

My good friend Peter Broerse... and Host of this years ILDA conference has just had some rental lasers stolen

He would like to make aware to those ... especialy in the Netherlands that this person may strike again

and also if you could let him know if anyone trys to sell a job lot of these lasers

Peter has a photocopy of her driving licence picture if anyone requires it

you can email peter using "dlaser at dmxlaser dot nl"
( im sure you can work out hot to decrypt that ) if you can provide any further info or help

heres peters original email on the ILDA list

HI All,


We have been the target of a scrupuless young woman who has rented laser gear from us and has since then not returned these rented items.

The rented units were standard Showtec G100 Green DMX controlled lasers.
She has rented 4 of these plus a small smoke generator and DMX controller.

All items have been rented on June 3rd and should have been returned on Tuesday 9th, but since the pickup we have not seen her or hear from her again.

We have today informed the local police about her.

The woman goes by the name:

MANDY BALVERS

Although this seems to be her real name, the address she gives out is false.
The address on her driverslicense is also no longer her real address the Police informed me.
They did not give me her real address due to privacy policies and such.

The address she used look like this:

MANDY BALVERS
BERGWEG 117
3038 XE ROTTERDAM

Her driverslicense states:

BERGWEG 177 B2
ROTTERDAM

This may be in use before but no longer is in use.

Please watch out for such fraudulent people.
Always ask for a recent bankslip with their current address.
I know I will in future events.

Please feel free to crosspost this memo to other forums and such, especially Dutch forums.

Regards,

Peter Broerse
DMXLASER
The Netherlands

Peter added

Hi Karl,



I would appreciate if you could post on PL. Would be a great option.

Even if I do not get the lasers back, at least we may get to the point where she will not be able to rent anything anymore with anyone.

She should end up on a blacklist somehow.

I am realy considering setting up a blacklist service for rental companies to check if certain individuals have done bad things in the past.

This would prevent trouble in the future.

I have a picture from her drivers license. As PL is a mebers only site we may post this along with the message. So people will know whom to look for.I'll try to get that into a file and mail you later.Regards,Peter

Peter is one of the nicest guys i have met in the business ( in fact 99% of people in this business i have met are really nice .... not like the restaurant business at all )

If any one can help you will be doing a good guy a big favour and i think that peter suggestion of a blacklist would be a good idea ... not just in europe but in the whole world


all the best .... Karl

[shrad]

a reflexion I made: are threads like "lasers inventory" or "which laser do you have in your garage" really wise?

I mean, anybody who reads such a thread coul find at least one physical adress by any means, and a garage door is easily broken

I'll have a look at the belgian market anyway, as the robbed lasers could perhaps emerge in flandria region

[FourDee]

There is this :

http://www.2dehands.be/groene-laser-...howtec%20laser

He is selling 2 of them, but that proves nothing, there are more lasers like that aren't there

EDIT : Never mind, that ad is a year old

[JeroenVDV]

Of course - before people kill me - I feel sorry for Peter this happened. However, he's like starting a worldwide promotional campaign including name and details on the web now to get his 4 lasers back.. I'm sorry, but I just don't understand this all. It's all about 4 cheap 100mw DMX-lasers, about 250 euro per piece if you have a little discount at the wholesaler. He has a company which does dry rental of those small lasers to private persons which he doesn't know. In the sound and lighting rental this kind of robbing happens every week in every country with dry rental, people not returning equipment. Simply don't rent to private persons and if you do, then calculate these kind of things in your rental price.

That's just my point of view..

By the way, making a blacklist is one of the most stupid ideas I've heard, as you're not allowed by law to do so. Posting photo/details of driver license on photonlexicon is also very stupid (it's NOT members only!!!!!!).

[Banthai]

JeroenVDV said ...

Of course - before people kill me - I feel sorry for Peter this happened. However, he's like starting a worldwide promotional campaign including name and details on the web now to get his 4 lasers back.. I'm sorry, but I just don't understand this all. It's all about 4 cheap 100mw DMX-lasers, about 250 euro per piece if you have a little discount at the wholesaler. He has a company which does dry rental of those small lasers to private persons which he doesn't know. In the sound and lighting rental this kind of robbing happens every week in every country with dry rental, people not returning equipment. Simply don't rent to private persons and if you do, then calculate these kind of things in your rental price.

That's just my point of view..

Ive just paid the Hit man so hes on his way

Peter is not interested in getting his lasers back ... he actually wanted to try and help others that may fall victim of this con woman ....

all the best ... Karl

[ledfreak3d]

ill keep an eye out for any suspicious laser here in the netherlands
i know most of the profecional laser users here