BUSTED! So. Cal. Theft Ring
05-10-12, 06:56 PM
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Greetings Bicycle Riders,
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has just concluded an investigation into a residential burglary crew, operating throughout Southern California. These Suspects identified bicycle riders through Facebook, geotagged photos and Craigslist. They created email accounts with fictitious names and communicated with their victims until they gathered enough information to identify their houses and bicycles. Armed with that info, they compared the photos of the houses to street view photos on the internet, and researched the victims on White Pages Online. In the middle of the night, they drove to the house, burglarized the garages and stole the bikes.
Your email address was in the computer belonging to the crooks. It appears as though they have communicated with you identifying themselves as Joe Wayne or Mark Silverstein (both YAHOO email accounts). They may have negotiated with you about the purchase of a bike or just talked about the hobby, which they had in common with you. It is likely that you ultimately emailed them a photo of your bike.
If you were targeted during a residential burglary and your high end bicycle (or component) was stolen, PLEASE contact me immediately by replying to this email address. The information that I will need is:
Police report number (if crime was reported)
Date/Time of theft
Description of stolen property, including serial numbers
The goal is to return the stolen property to the rightful owners and prosecute these thieves, but we cannot do this without supporting documentation, so take the time to locate receipts or paperwork for your stolen property. We will ultimately have photos available. Most components have been removed and sold, however we have frames and rims/tires.
I understand that you may be skeptical about the origin of this email (considering the manner in which you have already been victimized). Feel free to call me directly and I will be happy to provide verifiable credentials, if needed.
We currently have approximately 40 bicycles and 100 wheels in custody.
Thanks for your time.
Lt. Kent A. Wegener
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Major Crimes Bureau-Metro Detail
562-946-7008 office
562-762-7019
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has just concluded an investigation into a residential burglary crew, operating throughout Southern California. These Suspects identified bicycle riders through Facebook, geotagged photos and Craigslist. They created email accounts with fictitious names and communicated with their victims until they gathered enough information to identify their houses and bicycles. Armed with that info, they compared the photos of the houses to street view photos on the internet, and researched the victims on White Pages Online. In the middle of the night, they drove to the house, burglarized the garages and stole the bikes.
Your email address was in the computer belonging to the crooks. It appears as though they have communicated with you identifying themselves as Joe Wayne or Mark Silverstein (both YAHOO email accounts). They may have negotiated with you about the purchase of a bike or just talked about the hobby, which they had in common with you. It is likely that you ultimately emailed them a photo of your bike.
If you were targeted during a residential burglary and your high end bicycle (or component) was stolen, PLEASE contact me immediately by replying to this email address. The information that I will need is:
Police report number (if crime was reported)
Date/Time of theft
Description of stolen property, including serial numbers
The goal is to return the stolen property to the rightful owners and prosecute these thieves, but we cannot do this without supporting documentation, so take the time to locate receipts or paperwork for your stolen property. We will ultimately have photos available. Most components have been removed and sold, however we have frames and rims/tires.
I understand that you may be skeptical about the origin of this email (considering the manner in which you have already been victimized). Feel free to call me directly and I will be happy to provide verifiable credentials, if needed.
We currently have approximately 40 bicycles and 100 wheels in custody.
Thanks for your time.
Lt. Kent A. Wegener
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Major Crimes Bureau-Metro Detail
562-946-7008 office
562-762-7019
05-10-12, 06:58 PM
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Here is the story abc ran: https://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?se...les&id=8655616
05-12-12, 07:31 PM
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For those with garages, I highly recommend reading this. You can never be too careful.
https://www.itstactical.com/intellico...ent-break-ins/
https://www.itstactical.com/intellico...ent-break-ins/
05-12-12, 07:48 PM
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I park my car in front of the garage door. I dont know how anyone could open it. Doesnt cost me a penny. Works great (except when i'm not home, lol)
05-12-12, 09:18 PM
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Doesn't work with roll-up doors. I do know that I"m going to start locking the deadbolt on my garage/kitchen door from now on.
05-13-12, 07:34 PM
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