Thief Hunting

[NicPaus]

My local area has been getting hit every night for months from a local thief. He got my Moms ride a few times. Few friends in her area as well. Now it's every night and people are constantly posted pictures and videos of him. He is known as the Lomita Thief. But targets the edge of Torrance that borders western. Djunkies and Rvruns hood.

I am out looking for him now along with a few others. I know we got a lot of ex LEO and current. Getting a lot of leave him be posts on our local pages and blaming us for not emptying are cars every night.

My thoughts was just run him over. He is on a white stolen electric bike and hauls ass when I chase him. But he doesn't have lights on and is hard to see if I even see him crossing the street at all. He lives in Harbor city a few minutes away by bike. Local sheriff could care less. But now the community is getting a posse to take him out.

You guys always have some great ideas. How would you change his mind from being a thief?

Last night he was on video in a garage a few blocks from my house and in a few vehicles. Lure him in or just find him on the street? Not trying to get in trouble. But he stole from my Mom and several friends. Hard to just sit back and watch him own our neighborhoods.

 

[4Waters]

If you do catch him he might trip and fall a few times because he is clumsy

 

[bilz]

If your local le is ok looking the other way, let's hope they'll do the same for you. Did you remind the gascon is gone and it's OK to do their jobs again?

 

[Angler]

Paint ball machine gun comes to mind...

 

[azsunfun]

You as a citizen can detain by force, but better make sure your right.

 

[ChumpChange]

If you do catch him he might trip and fall a few times because he is clumsy

I remember this happening to a thief at Ralph’s back in the day. When the deputies arrived, they immediately asked us if we found him that way. Sure did. That was probably late 90s.

 

[Looking Glass]

My local area has been getting hit every night for months from a local thief. He got my Moms ride a few times. Few friends in her area as well. Now it's every night and people are constantly posted pictures and videos of him. He is known as the Lomita Thief. But targets the edge of Torrance that borders western. Djunkies and Rvruns hood.

I am out looking for him now along with a few others. I know we got a lot of ex LEO and current. Getting a lot of leave him be posts on our local pages and blaming us for not emptying are cars every night.

My thoughts was just run him over. He is on a white stolen electric bike and hauls ass when I chase him. But he doesn't have lights on and is hard to see if I even see him crossing the street at all. He lives in Harbor city a few minutes away by bike. Local sheriff could care less. But now the community is getting a posse to take him out.

You guys always have some great ideas. How would you change his mind from being a thief?

Last night he was on video in a garage a few blocks from my house and in a few vehicles. Lure him in or just find him on the street? Not trying to get in trouble. But he stole from my Mom and several friends. Hard to just sit back and watch him own our neighborhoods.

Is he Fearless? To continue returning when he knows you are on to him.

 

[DWC]

Good luck. Hope you catch the SOB.

 

[Backlash]

On a public forum, I'll just say you would want to request a "Private Person's Arrest" for the crime(s) that you are a victim of. If you are somehow able to contact him and a law enforcement officer at the same time, and law enforcement is able to respond to you in a timely manner, that is the legal route I would suggest.

 

[BingerFang]

Good luck!

 

[evantwheeler]

My local area has been getting hit every night for months from a local thief. He got my Moms ride a few times. Few friends in her area as well. Now it's every night and people are constantly posted pictures and videos of him. He is known as the Lomita Thief. But targets the edge of Torrance that borders western. Djunkies and Rvruns hood.

I am out looking for him now along with a few others. I know we got a lot of ex LEO and current. Getting a lot of leave him be posts on our local pages and blaming us for not emptying are cars every night.

My thoughts was just run him over. He is on a white stolen electric bike and hauls ass when I chase him. But he doesn't have lights on and is hard to see if I even see him crossing the street at all. He lives in Harbor city a few minutes away by bike. Local sheriff could care less. But now the community is getting a posse to take him out.

You guys always have some great ideas. How would you change his mind from being a thief?

Last night he was on video in a garage a few blocks from my house and in a few vehicles. Lure him in or just find him on the street? Not trying to get in trouble. But he stole from my Mom and several friends. Hard to just sit back and watch him own our neighborhoods.

I fear that this only ends in someone with something to lose losing. Cops don't give a shit if someone with nothing to lose breaks the law. The second that someone with something to lose does, now they care, now the DA cares. You'll get caught on some camera chasing this turd down in a truck and it will come back to bite you I fear. Its a shitty situation that is the reality across this country, not just in CA.

That being said, I support your quest. When you do catch him, figure out what his dominant hand is and act like you're going to cut if off with a sawzall blade installed backwards. Then inform him next time it will be installed the correct way, and you won't stop with his hand....

 

[CoolCruzin]

If you get him and beat the hell out of him .
No need to call the cops.
Just leave him for dead and be on your way .

 

[outboard_256]

Paint ball machine gun comes to mind...

I have heard frozen paintballs are non-lethal.

 

[CLdrinker]

I would start with deleting this.

 

[Maestro]

Hog tie his ass and record and call the police from his phone

 

[4Waters]

I have heard frozen paintballs are non-lethal.

They definitely hurt like a MF

 

[Melloyellovector]

Steal his bike he can no longer take off, find where he stays, steal his tent, chairs, bedding and anything else. Leave him w nothing. Be his Karma
whats he gonna do call police ? Lol

 

[monkeyswrench]

I'm with @CLdrinker , delete thread, proceed with caution. There's not just LE to deal with, but also family or "next of kin".
Leave cell at home as well if out riding.

 

[4Waters]

I remember this happening to a thief at Ralph’s back in the day. When the deputies arrived, they immediately asked us if we found him that way. Sure did. That was probably late 90s.

I've transported a shoplifter or 2 that kept slipping and falling while trying to run out of the store

 

[DLC]

Get some HVAC zip ties and a black pillow case! After you catch him Slap him around and make up a bunch of shit like molesting an year old lady in a wheelchair & see if he will then admit to only the thefts

Wear gloves & a mask

This almost sounds like fun …. Until you get picked up by the fuzzz

Cover your lic plate or use an e bike

Don’t get caught !


You could play sniper w/ a pellet gun wait for him to ride by ….

It would be great if you could air tag his bike somehow


Oh the joyful thoughts ….

 

[boatpi]

People can fall
Off of bikes.

 

[Aces & Eights]

The show Dexter comes to mind

 

[DLC]

I'm with @CLdrinker , delete thread, proceed with caution. There's not just LE to deal with, but also family or "next of kin".
Leave cell at home as well if out riding.

Need to buy a burner phone! Nick names

I like gray squirrel, red fox, rock O, Smash, Grab ….

 

[Orange Juice]

Steal his bike he can no longer take off, find where he stays, steal his tent, chairs, bedding and anything else. Leave him w nothing. Be his Karma
whats he gonna do call police ? Lol

It’s best to plant a cactus garden in every public space you have a problem with in your neighborhood. Maybe a good Idea to be proactive.

 

[DarkHorseRacing]

If you're not getting anywhere with local LEO, perhaps you're not going high enough up the chain of command?

Seems they might care if the neighborhood watch is organizing a posse due to their inaction. Or call a local congress critter (don't bother if they're a D) to see if they can light a fire under the PD.

 

[BabyRay]

My thoughts was just run him over. He is on a white stolen electric bike and hauls ass when I chase him. But he doesn't have lights on and is hard to see if I even see him crossing the street at all. He lives in Harbor city a few minutes away by bike. Local sheriff could care less. But now the community is getting a posse to take him out.

Yep, run him over.

True story, that’s exactly what one of my neighbors did. A guy tried breaking into the house next to mine, took off on a bicycle when the wife hollered for her husband to bring his gun, and then she texted our neighborhood group. The guy across the street jumped in his truck and actually ran him down. When the cops arrived, they saw his mangled bike and the three guys on top of him, and they started laughing. It probably helped that the guy flew onto a lawn, and not pavement, so he was bruised but not busted up.

Of course, there is always the option of beating the shit out of him. I think that’s what a couple of neighbors did to the next burglar….all I know for sure is they texted the group afterwards that he’d learned his lesson and would never return.

I have good neighbors.

 

[whiteworks]

Remove post from Internet, go run him over with your truck.

My redneck buddy and I were driving the other day and we saw this ass hat tagging, I said let’s go fuck that guy up and my redneck buddy said turn around without even a thought. For one second I almost flipped a bitch so we could stomp him a bit. Then I realized I have an amazing life and why would I fuck that up over some dip shit tagging as well my redneck buddy is kinda broken and I’m not sure he might kill the guy, you know just because n shit.

I kept driving

 

[rivermobster]

My local area has been getting hit every night for months from a local thief. He got my Moms ride a few times. Few friends in her area as well. Now it's every night and people are constantly posted pictures and videos of him. He is known as the Lomita Thief. But targets the edge of Torrance that borders western. Djunkies and Rvruns hood.

I am out looking for him now along with a few others. I know we got a lot of ex LEO and current. Getting a lot of leave him be posts on our local pages and blaming us for not emptying are cars every night.

My thoughts was just run him over. He is on a white stolen electric bike and hauls ass when I chase him. But he doesn't have lights on and is hard to see if I even see him crossing the street at all. He lives in Harbor city a few minutes away by bike. Local sheriff could care less. But now the community is getting a posse to take him out.

You guys always have some great ideas. How would you change his mind from being a thief?

Last night he was on video in a garage a few blocks from my house and in a few vehicles. Lure him in or just find him on the street? Not trying to get in trouble. But he stole from my Mom and several friends. Hard to just sit back and watch him own our neighborhoods.

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[bilz]

4x and a shovel in case things go a bit to far

 

[NicPaus]

I posted to call the Sheriff and make reports as that's what I was told when I called. About 30 local residents replied they had made police reports. So 1 lady made a trip in person. She messaged me the detective assigned to it. Claimed there was no reports and he couldn't do anything without them. Turns out they have submitted numerous videos of him in the act to the detective. Another video was posted 10 minutes ago of him from last night. 3 videos of him last night already on top of hundreds of others.

I mentioned chasing him a few times. Now there's several others trying to one up me. They crossed each other paths last night looking for him. Bith were pulled over for looking suspicious. The good news was TPD was actually looking for him and looked at all the videos and pictures.

Another resident posted earlier to start a posse and detain him legally. He has already looked into it

I am not trying to get In trouble. But the pos stole from my Mom. So I am taking it personally. My first thought was get the bike. That bastard is fast on it. He has lost me twice. I switch vehicles each time so he is caught off guard. I think I got a location of where he is. Figure I will zero in on him and let one of these other guys do the dirty work. They want to all meet up and spread out to get him.

Just leaving my project house now. Which is close to his home base. So going to do cruise the hood before i go to dinner.

 

[brianwhiteboy]

Throw his bike in the dumpster, RD style!

When you find him, take him up to PV and show the nice view from the cliffs. I hope you can find that POS and educate him.

 

[Member: 71]

Fire extinguisher filled with whatever paint you got left on the job site, preferably white. Make sure the extinguisher is fully pressurized.

Disclaimer: it’s going to be messy, but satisfying.

 

[NicPaus]

Throw his bike in the dumpster, RD style!

When you find him, take him up to PV and show the nice view from the cliffs. I hope you can find that POS and educate him.

All the Sheriff are up on the hill lately. Leaving none in Lomita. From my inside work I have heard 5 units on the hill and a occasional 1 in lomita. They have some home theft ring they are trying to bust up there. 1 unit gets paid OT to just sit there all night Making a presence.

The councilmen is on the lomita page claiming I am wrong. But inside each unit it shows where the others are. Friend of Friend is on the task force to bust the theft ring and giving me the inside scoop. The hill subcontracts the sheriff's so they are going where the money is. Which I totally understand. But it's a free for all in lomita. Last night the catalytic converter thief was out as well. Hundreds of them stolen locally this year.

 

[NicPaus]

Fire extinguisher filled with whatever paint you got left on the job site, preferably white. Make sure the extinguisher is fully pressurized.


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Disclaimer: it’s going to be messy, but satisfying.

Mine is at the river pad for when we have water wars and balloon fights.

 

[txmxer1]

I had my truck broken into some years ago at the local la fitness. They busted my window, stole my pioneer double din, and ruined the dash in the process. Ended up being a $3000 insurance job with a $1000 out of pocket cost and I ended up getting only a stock radio out of it. All that for a pioneer double din that I paid $200 for brand new and the thief probably pawned for $80-100. I would have given them $200 cash to not fuck with my truck at that point.

 

[shintoooo]

Put out some traps

 

[jet496]

Unfortunately, in this new liberal world we live in, the laws protect the criminals, so if you even look at him wrong, he'd sue you. For sure if you fuck him up, even though that should be justified.

 

[NicPaus]

I just got home and sure enough someone a block over posted he was in her driveway at 1142. Got to wake up early or I would head back out.

 

[NicPaus]

If you're not getting anywhere with local LEO, perhaps you're not going high enough up the chain of command?

Seems they might care if the neighborhood watch is organizing a posse due to their inaction. Or call a local congress critter (don't bother if they're a D) to see if they can light a fire under the PD.

They keep tagging the local councilman in each post. He liked my post when I tagged him 30 minutes ago. They also tag the lomita sheriff's in each post. Councilman replies the sheriff's never do. They post often about the busts they do. I always chime in asking about this guy and they don't respond.

He is easy to spot with this big tat on his face.

 

[NicPaus]

Just got a message. They caught him on my block further down. Friend of Friend had to show the video or they were going to just let him go.

 

[shintoooo]

You’re welcome

 

[Sportin' Wood]

I'm disappointed in the lack of imagination this thread brings, however satisfied the bandit has been detained, likely temporary.

If he returns I suggest some variation of the use of these.

Amazon.com

I'm not condoning kidnapping, just temporary detainment of the suspect and the liberal use of a black sharpie.

If he was in Montana he might take a ride to the train station. 3-7-77

 

[Taboma]

I don't recall this being mentioned. Are all these vehicles unlocked, or being physically broken into ?

 

[LHC30]

He’ll be out soon so you and your neighbors will need to know where he lives in case the thefts start up again. If they do just have a few concerned “victims” wait for his return with the stolen goods. Then use what force is “reasonably “ necessary to detain for the sheriff.

 

[COCA COLA COWBOY]

I have a Dick's Sporting Goods closer to my home in a shopping center I frequent. I was driving through the parking lot and I see a guy/crack head running out the store with both hands full of clothes and he jumped on a BMX bike and starts to ride off. I slammed into him in my SUV and jump out to grab him. At that moment, the manager ran out and screamed, "let him go....we get in more trouble if we do anything." I stepped back and he picked up a few things and rode off. He left about 2/3rds the crap, but its kinda sad that this is setting a precedent to continue the theft.

 

[poncho]

I would love to see a well trained Malinois let loose on the guy, those dogs live for that shit, aint outrunning that.

 

[beerrun]

I remember as a kid a Marine had just got new wheels on his truck caught a guy stealing them he beat the shit out of the guy before he called the police when they got there they asked what happened the Marine said he tripped. That was in the late 70s when you could get away with that today I think the criminal has more rights then we do be careful

 

[NicPaus]

I would love to see a well trained Malinois let loose on the guy, those dogs live for that shit, aint outrunning that.

My Shepherd gets mistaken for a malinois often. We trained with them for a year. But not risking my dog over this pos.

After reviewing the videos last night they hauled him off. I messaged her to please have them take the bike away. There last statements to her was you better lock your house and be well protected. Because he will be out soon and seeking revenge.

 

[NicPaus]

I don't recall this being mentioned. Are all these vehicles unlocked, or being physically broken into ?

Both. Mostly unlocked. Same with the houses and garages doors unlocked. He probably checks 500 handles a night. Few videos he sees something good and smashes the window. Several vehicles the doors were jimmied open.

If unlocked the Sheriff tells them no crime was committed. But my officer neighbor says they could cite him for criminal trespass. He says it's better if he goes into a occupied home and gets caught. Unoccupied they won't do anything.

 

[poncho]

My Shepherd gets mistaken for a malinois often. We trained with them for a year. But not risking my dog over this pos.

After reviewing the videos last night they hauled him off. I messaged her to please have them take the bike away. There last statements to her was you better lock your house and be well protected. Because he will be out soon and seeking revenge.

Obviously your going to do what's necessary, personally the Mom part would shut off a certain logic part of my brain, be careful.

My friends and I used to joke about shitbags, that guy needs a Hillerich and Bradsby shampoo.