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Location: Patterson, New York | Subject: Whatever Happened to Just Stealing Hub Caps?
This story begs the question: where is security on the base?
How did Kahlif, now with a fake name like Frank, get on the base and why?
How did he just drive off with "stuff" in his pick up and no one asked for some paper work?
Jury convicts man of stealing submarine parts in Norfolk
NORFOLK - Pilot Online
A New York man accused of stealing parts from the attack submarine Hampton was convicted on two charges by a federal jury Tuesday, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
The jury convicted Frank E. Spaulding, also known as Khalif Immanuel Bey, of one count of theft of public property and one count of a false statement, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for Virginia's Eastern District. Sentencing for Spaulding, 37, of Jamaica, N.Y., is scheduled for Aug. 21.
According to trial testimony, he was at Norfolk Naval Station in December 2006 when he found two pieces of submarine equipment at Pier 1, the Attorney's Office said. The steel domes are used as protective covers for anti-torpedo units bolted to each side of the submarine. Each one is 3 to 4 feet high and weighs 230 pounds. They had been removed for refurbishment.
"After examining the domes closely, Spaulding believed that they were a valuable type of metal that he could sell for scrap at a profit," the release said. "He loaded the domes in the back of his pickup truck and removed them," it said.
Spaulding called scrap dealers the next day and sold the domes for about $2,000 to a dealer in Virginia Beach, the Attorney's Office said.
A week later, a sailor who had worked on the sub saw the domes in the scrap yard. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service handled the case.
Spaulding told investigators he found the domes outside a restaurant. The news release didn't say why he was on the naval base.
Patrick Wilson, (757) 446-2957, patrick.wilson@pilotonline.com
Edited by Thomas Courtien 2008-05-22 2:47 AM
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Mess cooking
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Location: No. CA | Subject: RE: Whatever Happened to Just Stealing Hub Caps?
Marines don't guard Naval Bases anymore.
At least with Marines you had to be in uniform with a handfull of paperwork (at least looking official) and a good line: "I'll tell you what, You sign here and I'll unload this by your guard shack and you can have it 'till the COB comes looking for it. I'm late for my first beer at The Loading Zone as it is."
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Old Salt
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Speaking of the USMC guarding the base........At Pearl back in another world, the Marine SGT on duty at the exit lane stopped a car when the driver, who was going too fast, hit his brakes.....the Marine heard "bells" ringing, after opening the trunk, he found two dozen empty 5 inch shell casings.......the GM2 driving the car was going to make a few ashtrays......needless to say, the GM2 and the casings went back to our ship with a USMC escort.....he was demoted to GM3.
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Master and Commander
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Location: Hopewell Junction NY | Subject: RE: Whatever Happened to Just Stealing Hub Caps?
Chew - 2008-05-22 9:17 AMMarines don't guard Naval Bases anymore.
They did not do much good when they did. More ceremony than anything else IMHO.
How else could a cab get on LOWER BASE in NLON with 4 drunks, a rooster and a goat?
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1269
Location: Hopewell Junction NY | Subject: RE: Whatever Happened to Just Stealing Hub Caps?
PaulR - 2008-05-22 9:50 AM Chew - 2008-05-22 9:17 AMMarines don't guard Naval Bases anymore. DOUBLE POST.....My Bad Edited by PaulR 2008-05-22 7:04 AM
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COMSUBBBS
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Location: Alexandria, Virginia | Subject: RE: Whatever Happened to Just Stealing Hub Caps?
Stealing stuff off a sub is a bad thing? Does that apply to heavies, chart table deviders? rolls of DRT tracing paper? coffee cups...ships plaques....foulweather jackets....linelocker "T"wrenches...clean cooks aprons....boxes of Krispie Creme doughnuts delivered to you as inboard boat in the nest? I thought that the art of cumshaw, scoogie-moogie...midnight requisition...Ali Baba and Forty Thieves activity...Paint Locker Raids...and inter-squadron "now you see it;now you don't" magic acts were a totally approved method of alternative supply methodology. How bout tender toilet paper theft....tender incandescent bulb removal and cross pier transport? Man, the new Navy must march you off you off to the BRIG for fleecing the Squadron Yeomaqn for office supplies.....I sure am glad I missed modern sailoring. DEX |
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Senior Crew
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Location: San Francisco Bay Area | Subject: RE: Whatever Happened to Just Stealing Hub Caps?
Hmmmm, Johnny Cash's "One Piece at at Time" comes to mind. |
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Whatever Happened to Just Stealing Hub Caps?
