kdm

Expensive or not, wheels are wheels and moreover, STOLEN.

The dude will not last long. Keep us posted OP if you hear any fresh news.

Aggression

This is the best thread I've read in a while. I wouldn't mind doing the world a favor and curbing a scumbag like this. Glad to see the lower echelons of society continue to prove themselves incompetent even as POS thieves (fingerprints, contact info, immediate sale while the heat is on, etc).

NickawdIs

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Glad to hear , the worse is someone that works hard for something & for someone else to take it !

Rossi

iTrader: (4)

Are you getting your wheels back?

thekhmer

iTrader: (2)

Uhh mr Adam whitten just emailed me back a minute ago asking if I was still interested.......?

melbitoast

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Absolutely yes. Contact the OP and police immediately.

yardie876

Wow this guy does not give up! Hope this a**hole gets shackled soon.

SPoon22

He is a fugitive right now and I am assuming he did not want to turn himself in after his parents pleaded with him and the detectives willing to drop some lesser charges. Please DO NOT attempt to retrieve the wheels from him under any circumstances. He is insane if he is willing to evade the cops and all. I do not want to hear any other horror stories just because of rims. Thanks for the heads up though.

vbb

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I am assuming at this point it is an insurance claim and the OP will not only get the money for his wheels (or money for OEM replacements which will be twice as much as the wheels he lost) and will get the bodywork on his car fixed. The police could catch the thief if they really coordinated a little or used an undercover, but it's probably too much work for them to continually set up a "sting" to catch some low level crook.

I'm glad they found the guy due primarily because of this thread. Great community here! Definitely pass along the fact that he is still trying to sell to the cops though.

lorenr

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California has serious overcrowding in its prison system. When they do arrest him they will be unable to lock him up because at this stage he is not yet violent while plenty of others are. Go after the parents with a civil lawsuit. They'll probably settle and you can put some money in your pocket.

vbb

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This is not true... the parents aren't going to be able to be held civilly liable for their delinquent son's criminal actions unless you can somehow prove they had some sort of knowledge that he'd commit the act. Just knowing their kid is a thief in general isn't enough to link it up. You'll spend more money and effort trying to go after the parents then it is worth, consider your very long odds at even holding them liable. Don't waste your time on a civil suit. Process your insurance claim and move on.

lobuxracer

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If he lives in their house in California, it's possible his parents are liable. Cali has some weird precedents, it's not like the other 49 states at all. Regardless of the outcome of this particular incident, it would be comforting to know this guy is sufficiently discouraged from doing this to someone again.

GL with all the repairs.

robertrios

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Sounds like he is trying to dump the wheels...crazy story. Glad there is at least some closure. I have been considering upgrading the alarms in my cars. The OEM alarms are horrible.

jcoon350

This guy is really desperate to get rid of the rims. He has made 12 Craiglist's ads so far.

Bass Mech

so what was the outcome? did they catch the guy? is he still selling wheels?