Bob Ransier’s truck stolen

Bob Ransier is back behind the wheel of his truck after it was stolen on the weekend, but it is a little worse for wear.

The Dodge truck with his name emblazoned on it was gone when he woke up Saturday morning. He said the truck was locked at the time.

“They had to have a slim jim to get in and I had the keys hidden under the seat,” said Ransier.

“It’s a well known truck, you don’t just take trucks like that,” he said. “All the chrome and glitter on it, you don’t drive a truck like that without getting caught.”

He said people were phoning him to report sightings.

“Tim Wilson told me he heard it go by his house at 4:30 Saturday morning. Then they saw it down in Lisle at about 6:45 in the morning,” said Ransier. “The police found it at about 1 p.m. up at the Fourth Line.”

When they found it, the back end was smashed but nothing was missing from the truck. The truck was locked but the keys are missing. He has been searching for the keys that have a key chain, a blue flashlight with his name on it.

“I was up in Alaska a few years ago and I got this good luck charm. I put that on there a few months ago. I guess it wasn’t so lucky, was it?”