Bad News, Good News for Fillmore Local
Bad news for Fillmore’s Mike Van De Mheen, owner of Fillmore Air Conditioning & Heating; Mike’s service truck and tools were stolen from in front of his Mountain View home on August 15 at 4:41am. Good news; the truck was recovered in Los Angeles County Tuesday morning. Items were missing but Mike, pictured above left, and his crew are happy to have the truck and its remaining contents back. The outpouring of concern and offers from Fillmore residents to Mike were greatly appreciated by him and his family. By Anonymous — Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018
THANK YOU FILLMORE
Courtesy Mike Van De Mheen, Fillmore Air Conditioning & Heating For those that haven’t heard my work van full of all the tools I use to make a living was stolen from in front of my home at 4:41 a.m., on 8-15-18. Having been in business for 23 years and surviving through tough times like the recession and new competitors, I knew I would make it through this. What surprised me was how much support I would receive from this community. As soon as the news spread, I starting getting calls of support. People have offered to loan their work trucks, tools, money and a secured yard to store my truck. Several have offered a reward. Many have just said they would do whatever they can to help and are keeping an eye out for my van. Several neighbors offered security footage of the suspect’s car. Thanks to Patrick Maynard for checking city video. The Sheriff’s Department has been great. Deputy Peterson was very thorough in taking the report. Detective Meixner has called daily with any updates. He seemed to have taken it personally since he had a family member who was in the construction business and knew how important the tools were to make a living. At this point we have a very poor video of the suspect walking around my van and stealing it, as well as the suspect’s car making a U-turn at the corner of Mountain View and Second Street at 4:18 a.m. before he steals it. I know the tools are gone. It’s a waiting game to see if my van shows up and in what condition. I have heard some people complain about the crime in this town. People have to realize that the population hasn’t grown that much compared to most cities but the amount of strangers driving past us on Hwy 126 has seemed to have gone up 500% in the last 10 years. I have never been prouder to have Fillmore in large letters as my Logo. If you have any information on this theft you can contact Detective Meixner at the Sheriff’s office 805-524-2233. Thank you, UPDATE: Any information on this crime please Contact Detective Meixner at 805-524-2233 |