Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:09:09 -0500
Reply-To: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
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From: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
Subject: Re: Van Theft Advisory-Perp: Ken Morgan, AKA Jake Lake
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Hi Robert,
I don't know if your post was correct or not - but none of these emails says
where this guy lives or works. Does he actually have a shop somewhere? How
/ where are people leaving their vans with him for repair?
Joy
On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 9:00 PM, Robert Stevens <mtbiker62@gmail.com> wrote:
> Correct or not, I'm taking the liberty of reposting a discussion that is
> happening
> on another VW Van forum to the vanagon and Syncro groups for the purpose
> of perhaps developing a larger network for exposing a known van thief,
> and "more eyes" and legs on the ground to look for a couple current vans
> that were unwittingly entrusted to the subject individual. There have been
> several past discussions about Ken here and on The Samba, all detailing
> his penchant for ripping off van owners under the guise of taking them
> into his business to repair them. Below, find a description of the two vans
> currently being looked for. Notice also that there is a third van being
> looked
> for at the bottom of the same email describing the two. He also has a track
> record of providing rebuilt vanagon engines that have resulted in
> unreliable,
> untrustworthy work and performance.
>
> Links to discussions about doing business with Ken/Jake:
> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=255728
> http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro/message/38308
>
> Bob Stevens
> A personal perspective of Ken: he is a diagnosable sociopath and so
> has no ability to change his behaviors nor engender true, actual
> empathy for other people, those that he rips off. So, his behavior
> will continue until he is legally confronted and held accountable.
> Too often in the past, his victims have been so grateful that they
> finally got themselves out of the circumstances Ken put them in,
> so they just turned and walked away. My view is that he needs to
> be made legally liable and accountable for all of his choices and
> behaviors.
>
> Pasted emails in discussion thread below----
>
> Steve Wacker in Grand Junction posts:
> Here is a description of the two latest vans ken morgan has stolen, if
> anyone has a chance to look around or has information where ken can be
> found, let's see if we can catch him and maybe put him out of business
> for good.
>
> Steve
> Grand Junction
>
> --------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Van Pelt, Steve" <Steve.Van.Pelt@ed.gov>
> To: "s_j_wacker@juno.com" <s_j_wacker@juno.com>
> Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2010 17:03:27 -0600
> Subject: FW: Re: Ken Morgan
>
>
>
> HI Steve,
>
> I hope your holiday was pleasant..
>
> I'm STILL looking for pics of MY van, but I'll tell you what I know about
> both...
>
>
>
> 1983 Westy diesel 5 speed with gas heater... was originally that
> tan/verypale yellow they had in 1983 BUT was repainted or faded to an
> off-white... BUT both the rear hatch, and sliding door was replaced with
> a snow white colored panel, it that may stand out if it's still
> attached.. The fiberglass roof-rack section of the top was also replaced,
> with an off colored piece. The front bumper will most likely be off, and
> there was minimal rust,but no dents on the van.
>
> The 1990 was orly blue, Auto,PW,cruise, no dents, and had minor seam rust
> on driver's side.. and the rear hatch had rust under the window. It had
> the alloys... if Ken/Jake didn't take them...and I took the front bumper
> off to get it ready for towing...
>
> Thanks for all your help...
>
> (PS I know of at least one other man who's looking for a van Ken/Jake
> stole... He described it as "peach colored diesel with a sunroof, as I
> remember.
>
>
> Regards,
> Steve
>
>
> ________________________________________
> From: s_j_wacker@juno.com [s_j_wacker@juno.com]
> Sent: Friday, December 24, 2010 12:30 PM
> To: Van Pelt, Steve
> Subject: Fw: Re: Ken Morgan
>
> Steve, I will forward all the information I can gather.
>
>
>
> To: <s_j_wacker@juno.com>
> Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2010 09:46:58 -0700
> Subject: Re: Ken Morgan
>
>
> This guy is bad juju. My last sighting was just off Highway 224 between
> Washington and York at a self-storage lot on the North side of 224. My
> friend has a welding shop in the area and I saw Kenny enter driving a
> Vanagon. Confirmed sighting. I'm no longer in Denver, but let me know if
> I
> can be of more service. I know another victim, Jeff (veloseller) that
> might
> have more info. Joel
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> Sent: Friday, December 24, 2010 8:53 AM
> Subject: Ken Morgan
>
>
> >
> > Joel, I think we can use all the information we can get to find him.
> I'm
> > in Grand Junction, so I can't jump in just yet. Maybe in January I can
> > come over and help track the scumbag down. We need one place to put
> all
> > the information we have so whoever wants to help can use it and/or add
> to
> > it.
> >
> > Steve
> > _____
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