Stolen Tires

The following text is headed to the Letters to the Editor sections of our two local newspapers next week:

Five TRPTA bus snow tires were stolen from our 5th street base last week. These tires protected the public and our customers last winter. We still have enough tires left to mount on our two primary vehicles but our backup bus will probably go without for a while.

A lot of folks worked out of the Public Works yard this summer and obviously the tires were too much of a temptation for someone, as winter approaches. If you notice slightly used LT 225/75R 16 Hankook (I*Pike RW11) tires mysteriously appearing on a truck nearby, please call the sheriff’s office at 208-354-2323. Thanks, from BusDriverJim!

You may recall my recent Winter Ready post. There were three stacks of six tires each and yesterday I discovered the stacks lower by one, and a couple of older street tires stuck into the third stack. Four snow tires and a spare for some thief!

I went down to the base this morning and locked up the remaining 13 tires in the back of my bus. Our tire dealer will clean them up on Monday.

Update: The tires have been recovered…