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Tricky theft of video equipment in Vienna, Austria:

End of January '95 we have been contacted by a canadian/brasilian company 
producing a winter-video for an american client. 35 days of shooting with 
helicopter all over Austria were planned. The general manager of the 
production company, Mr. Louis Alberto Andrade, also named "Monge" (both 
names are false!), wanted to rent three camcorders (2 x BVW-590, 
1 x BVW-D600).
After several days of negotiations he announced that his client would come to
Vienna to bring the helicopter, to sign the contract and to pay cash in 
advance. 
Helicopter landing was planned outside the airport on some suitable place in 
Vienna. After a short flight for test purposes the contract should be fixed.
With all equipment we came to the proposed landing place. Mr. "Andrade/Monge" 
asked us to help and to direct the landing helicopter to the correct place. 
For this he gave us signal cartridges. He placed us waiting on the green and 
went back to our car to contact the helicopter with his walkie talkie. Our 
people were waiting some time, no helicopter appeared and as we went to look 
for Mr. "Andrade/Monge" we had to see that in the meantime he had stolen our 
car and the complete equipment. Total value of the stolen equipment is about 
US$ 300.000,-. 

A very similar case occured in Switzerland in summer 1994, so be careful, 
maybe he spreads his activities Europe- or world-wide. 

Stolen equipment: 
1   Sony Camera		BVP-90 		Ser.No. 40123
1   Sony Camera		BVP 90 		Ser.No. 40120
1   Sony Recorder	BVV-5PS		Ser.No. 16623
1   Sony Recorder	BVV-5PS		Ser.No. 16640
1   Vinten Tripod	VIN-22A		Ser.No. 3386-00255
1   Fujinon lens	A14x8,5		Ser.No. 766970
1   Fujinon Lens	A14x8,5		Ser.No. 764023
1   Sony Camcorder	BVW-D600P	Ser.No. 40075
1   Canon Lens		J15Ax8B4I	Ser.No. 410009AB

If you should hear something about our equipment somewhere around, please, 
immediately contact us. Thank You!

VIDEO COMMUNICATION GmbH
Gerhard Halwachs
GUSSHAUSSTRASSE 14
1040 VIENNA, AUSTRIA
Tel: Austria / 1 / 505 57 01-0
Fax: Austria / 1 / 505 02 17
E-mail: bettina@echm10.tuwien.ac.at