Minnies (Modesto, Ca) tikis stolen!

Several of the tikis at Minnies have been stolen. First Frankie's sign and now this. What's going on???

There's a news video here:

http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/video/6490623-tiki-statues-stolen-from-modesto-restaurant/

(I was gonna joke "All right, one of you bastards 'fess up" but I imagine you are sad about it as well.)

[ Edited by: Brandi 2011-11-25 20:46 ]

The Tikis that were stolen were carved from our very own Trader Vic!
This is old news, Modesto is just in a time warp.

Yes my tikis were stolen,.....in January. No Modesto is not in a time warp. We just last week filed them stolen with the Police. What can I say, we are on Hawaiian time.

I guess their original logo Tiki was too decrepit looking for the thieves, glad that It's still there. And at least Minnie's got some TV PR, you can't pay for that.

I don't think that many major city Tiki places put Tikis outside anymore without chains or anchoring them on a pole in concrete. A few months ago, some crooks tried to steal this big boy outside of Oceanic Arts:

They bent the hell out of the pole it was on, you should see the photo. They must have pulled it with a truck, it slipped a little up the pole, but held fast, and they had to give up.

These were on the back patio. The thieves parked there pick up truck up next to the 10 ft. block wall, leaned a ladder from the bed and came over. The plants were trampled on the other side.

This is sad. But the tiki scene is really gaining in popularity. So we can expect people to steal. Its just the way it is. If I had exspensive tiki carvings outside for display, I would really ancor them down. But if a thief really wants it, that may not stop them. Amazing how ballzy some are getting to get something.

It's an old problem:

L.A. Times, 1962

That Tiki like many others migrated down to the Hanalei Hotel after the Luau closed:

By they time I discovered the Islands restaurant, it was gone, I can't say if because of rot, or because of another theft.

Remember: Tiki theft is breaking the Taboo, and brings bad mana!

Stealing tikis is taboo. Just ask Old Mr. Hanalei!

glad to hear that they finally filed a report vic. maybe you can collect some insurance then??

On 2011-11-26 15:14, tikicleen wrote:
glad to hear that they finally filed a report vic. maybe you can collect some insurance then??

I wish. You know how that goes. It's a long story cleen. But they have updated security on the patio.

Bad news! I LOVE Minnies!

My carvings were actually on the news. But not the ones that were stolen. Link is on my Facebook wall. Maybe Matt Hull can put the link up here. Peter is all smiley cuz he gets to be on TV. He should be sad face. Gee whiz!

Tiki thievery!!! Very bad!!! I filed a police report when mine were taken from the front yard as well. Still no sightings!!! :( Tiki Thievery :(

There's a special place in HELL for these people.

On 2011-12-02 16:36, rugbymatt wrote:
There's a special place in HELL for these people.

For all the trouble it was worth to pull them out they might as well have just carved their own...

wrong thread...

[ Edited by: Cavemoai 2020-01-24 15:40 ]