A suspected bike thief is caught trying to sell a stolen bike to a decoy buyer near USC. A USC student had his bike stolen on May 25, 2009. Two days later he sees his bike advertised on Craigslist. The student calls a local LA bicycle activist who assembles a team of bicyclists who will attempt to recover the stolen bike. They call the suspect and express interest in purchasing the bike. A decoy buyer meets the suspect, though he is backed up other bicyclists. They mill around at bus stops, ride by the location on bikes, etc. When the bike is positively identified, the team moves in. They question the suspect at length. This video shows how they repeatedly suggest calling the police, yet the suspect prefers to give the bike back to the rightful owner without police intervention. Was this dangerous? Yes. Was it well-planned? Yes. But the best of plans do not always work out. We got lucky. We a got a stolen bike back to its rightful owner. One success story out of thousands of thefts. We fully intended to involve the police. In the end, the suspect wanted to give the bike back. Maybe he will spread the word...bicycle theft doesn't pay. At least this time it didn't.
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stu, you’re the man.
look how FAT this kid is! jeeez!! jabba the hut’s son needs to ride more and steal less.
the fat kid has bigger titties than most girls…
Fucking Mexicans…..get a job.
totally looks like this mexican would be riding a fixed gear lool
shutup you pathetic retard. I’m Mexican and i gaurantee you i have a better job than you. piece of shit. i hate ppl like u.
buyin stolen goods? how the fuck would u kno it’s stolen if u buy it?? stupid!
haha look at his man tities XDDD THIER SO NOTICABLE
This video was pathetic.
That stupid asshole will be out there tomorrow with another stolen bike.
Should have called the cops, or at least given him a beating. Pussies.
Gay @ss Fixxie
There’s no way anybody would sell that bike to that tub of lard.
Man that sucks. I would never buy a bike from Craigslist unless I could somehow certify that it is a legit sale. I always see those ads from someone selling about a dozen fixies or so. Sure, the guy selling them MIGHT be legit, but with so many stolen bikes in LA, the chances are good that they a stolen.
So a guy rides up to some fat kid and offers to sell him the bike for $90. Sure. This guy is a terrible liar.
At least spell ass correctly.
Looks like that fatass should be riding a bike, not trying to steal and sell them.
a REAL biker duznt talk shit about other bikes..unless its BMX hahaha