[phreeZin]

Hi everyone,

On Saturday morning these two bastards broke into my underground parking and stole my pride & joy - a '92 300ZX Twin Turbo. The guy in white was driving a black (maybe dark blue) Pontiac G5. Here's my original thread (http://www.revscene.net/forums/stolen-black-92-t588301.html?p=6579326).

Can you identify these guys?? If so, you PLEASE call either the Coquitlam Police, or if you prefer to remain anonymous, call the TIPS line...


Coquitlam RCMP, ph. 604-945-1550, File # 09-28659.
Anonymous reports (BC CrimeStoppers): 1-800-222-8477 - quote RCMP File # above.


http://lh3.ggpht.com/_GCkFdr9hUVE/SqWCoWcgQYI/AAAAAAAAATI/44nmjCFspt0/ZThieves1.JPG

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_GCkFdr9hUVE/SqWCo10i-_I/AAAAAAAAATM/085fr42bosE/ZThieves2.JPG

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_GCkFdr9hUVE/SqWCpJD3ynI/AAAAAAAAATQ/NjfrDf_CbkA/ZThieves3.JPG

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_GCkFdr9hUVE/SqWCpd-m7LI/AAAAAAAAATU/oT-i0w4EQb0/ZThieves4.JPG

By now I'm sure my Z is long gone, :cry: but PLEASE.... help get these guys off the street before they take another car... maybe yours!

Thanks for your help, and also for everyone's sympathetic replies in my other thread.

-Rich

[kristianhay]

Pictures aren't loading!

[phreeZin]

Thanks for noticing that. I tried it in IE and Firefox and they work, but you are right, in my version of Safari only one picture loads. I will work on trying to fix the problem, although right now I can't tell exactly what's happening. Anyone else please let me know if you have the same problem. Thanks!

Try this if the photos don't load (web album) (http://picasaweb.google.com/phreezin/MyStolenZ)

[silk]

the pics works ........!!!

good luck finding that ride man !!

[albert116]

i am sure karma will catch up to these 2 scumbags...

[kristianhay]

Damn, sad to see your car was stolen by such douchebags, look what the one in the white is wearing. Hope you find them!

[ilvtofu]

They gon' get busted, I'm shocked that they didn't try a better job at being a bit more stealthy =.=

LOL yeah the guy in white is priceless, ingrown retard...

[StealthFighter]

those two look like complete douchebags. Good luck on catching them. Was it targetted cause they went from the front door and knew how to get to the underground lot?

[JesseBlue]

are you sure it was those two? i mean how did they get in? a key or a fob?

[tiger_handheld]

are you sure it was those two? i mean how did they get in? a key or a fob?

thats what i thought .... :|

[racerman88]

If it helps, get the strata to install a timing mechanism on the postal key. That way the postal key is only good for whenever the mail is delivered. We did that at my old condo and the hidden camera caught pics of so many ppl trying to get in the building by way of the postal key. It made a huge difference.

[BMW135i]

nice hair and pose on the black shirt douche. Hope you find your car back.

[jlenko]

Maybe it's just me... but I don't think you're going to find anyone on here that knows who they are. I don't hang out with car thieves... but again, maybe that's just me?

Would the Province or a news broadcast be a better avenue?

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

shit so thats how car thives look like



I FUCKING HATE CAR THIVES!!!

is metrotown still a bad mall to park???
:(:mad:

[phreeZin]

THese are just screenshots of about 1.5 hrs. of video we have (which I can't post). It shows them picking the lock to the front door, working their way downstairs, figuring out how to break the garage door and then driving out with their car behind mine. So yeah- pretty sure it's them. I wouldn't post these unless I was sure. The media may be a better way to go but right now we are working with the police but it's slow. I didn't think anyone would recognize them but usually people don't advertise they're thieves and sometimes people from your past reappear in unusual ways...

[SkinnyPupp]

Fuck man I can only imagine how sick to the stomach you must feel, seeing them on video like that. I don't think I would be able to control the rage. Good luck finding these fuckers.

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

car thives deserve to die, no im 100% serious


dont fucking mess with another man's property. cant fucking afford it? dont fucking get it, simple as that.
:mad:


cant get any lower than that

[albert116]

^

agreed.

seriously hope these fuckers get run over by a truck or something.

and good luck to the OP in recovering your vehicle.

[!Yaminashi]

I'll keep an eye out in coquitlam/poco

[shantz]

were you able to get the license place of their car?

[death_blossom]

what colour is your 300zx? is it RHD?

[ToneCapone]

assholes, looks like (a skinny) julian annd JROC from trailer park boys

[mike300zxt]

There was a potential spotting of the car Saturday night in Maple Ridge around 7pm heading East on Lougheed Hwy. If anyone knows anyone in Maple Ridge or out towards Mission, please get them to take a peak at the thread and see if they recognize these punks.

[phreeZin]

were you able to get the license place of their car?
not yet, need the video to be processed by the police

[phreeZin]

what colour is your 300zx? is it RHD?
The car is black. It's a LHD. There should be pics and a link to pics above...

[StylinRed]

i could almost swear that guy in black is my friend, but that guys an airline pilot and doesnt hang with anything remotely thug wannabe


they really need better resolution cameras in these places :/

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

pics are down again

[StylinRed]

^^^ only 1 pic ever loads for me (usin latest firefox) but the photobucket or whatever page works fine

[thumper]

phreeZin's friend posted this link up and the pictures are working:

http://www.revscene.net/forums/stollen-1992-nissan-t588538.html


http://www.$$$$$.ca/images/hosted/stollen/rich300zxtt02.jpg

http://www.$$$$$.ca/images/hosted/stollen/rich300zxtt03.jpg

Let's find/get Rich his car back!


PS. Here are some pics of the suspected theives if anyone recognizes them:

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/2203/zthieves1.jpg

http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/7876/zthieves2.jpg

http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/9652/zthieves3.jpg

http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/7954/zthieves4.jpg

i wish you the best of luck. you have a lot more to work with then what i had back in the day when my motorcycle was stolen from the underground, DVDs were too new for security purposes and they were still using VHS tapes on continuous record, which meant by the time i found out it was stolen, all the overnight footage had already been overwritten :o

[mike300zxt]

Looks like Rich's car has been found!!!!

Holly & Dustin spotted it on a flat deck in Richmond Wednesday morning. They started to follow it, and the truck tried to out run them! Idiot, like you can outrun a twin turbo Z!

They called the police, who promptly showed up and arrested the driver!

From the outside, it looks like the car is mostly unharmed, hopefully the same is true inside!

Nice work Holly & Dustin!!!!! Power of the internet bitches!

[FatalCloud]

Looks like Rich's car has been found!!!!

Holly & Dustin spotted it on a flat deck in Richmond Wednesday morning. They started to follow it, and the truck tried to out run them! Idiot, like you can outrun a twin turbo Z!

They called the police, who promptly showed up and arrested the driver!

From the outside, it looks like the car is mostly unharmed, hopefully the same is true inside!

Nice work Holly & Dustin!!!!! Power of the internet bitches!

wow! nice.....

[phreeZin]

THANKS to everyone who was on the lookout for my car! Extra big thanks
to Holly and Dustin! It's amazing it was recovered and if not for them, it
was probably about to disappear forever.
Thanks to Mike M. and $$$$$ for all the help with posting and coordinating
during this stressful time!
:D

[thumper]

good to hear :thumbsup:

now... if an when they do catch these crooks, will they get prosecuted/jailed or just a slap on the wrist?

also curious to know what security did the car have?

[Presto]

Awesome news! Please keep us updated on the situation, OP! I hope the thieves get caught and punished with more than a slap on the wrist.

[Dragon-88]

Reminds me of the Claw!!!!

[phreeZin]

good to hear :thumbsup:

now... if an when they do catch these crooks, will they get prosecuted/jailed or just a slap on the wrist?

Well, they broke into the building, disabled the garage gate, broke into my gf's car (parked beside my Z), and then stole my car... so I would think they should be convicted of at least one count of B&E, several counts of vandalism, and of course, grand theft auto. These guys knew what they were after, and knew how to get it so I'm sure they've already got long rap sheets. Apparently theft of a vehicle worth over $5,000 carries a max penalty of up to 10 years in prison. They may be charged with CCC 335(1) Taking motor vehicle without consent; that carries a maximum 2 years/$2000 penalty. Even two years behind bars would make me smile. :D

also curious to know what security did the car have?

The car has an alarm system with starter kill, proximity sensors, and a paging remote... and more in the future.

[thumper]

The car has an alarm system with starter kill, proximity sensors, and a paging remote...

... and they still got it :cry:

for a car of your magnitude i think this is in order:

http://www.boomerangtracking.com/

[ToyotaPowah]

Glad ya got it back. I'd be pissed as hell if my car was stolen, much like everyone else on this forum. Hope they get some sort of punishment.

[HollyZ32]

Ha ha I'm glad your happy you got your car back me and Dustin were just in the right place at the right time eh I hope nothing besides that nose pannle was missing!
And to think I thought I was gonna have a quite night last night ha ha boy was I wrong! But non the less glad we found it for ya

[Dragon-88]

Ha ha I'm glad your happy you got your car back me and Dustin were just in the right place at the right time eh I hope nothing besides that nose pannle was missing!
And to think I thought I was gonna have a quite night last night ha ha boy was I wrong! But non the less glad we found it for ya


So who was driving?? Was it the same guys in the pics that was driving the truck?

[HollyZ32]

I don't know who was driving we never saw we didn't wanna get to close just in case and the lady on 911 told us to keep a distance because he was doing sketchy things

[you!]

wow sick z

[StylinRed]

Wow great news! Grats!!

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

wow holly shit, congrats dude..definitely a touching story


who is holly and rich? are they from revscene? did revscene saved the day?


fucking thives, its definitely great timing for someone to spot ur ride at the right place. I really hope these assholes learn their lessons and show more respect towards people's properties. Just because one envys another ones ride or needs fast cash doesnt mean u can start stealing shit. Fucking low, hate car thives. these guys obviously are quite professional at what they are doing

Seriously hope these mofos learns their lesson and NOT getting a slap on the wrist (again?) , despite our weak justice. Sigh.
:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

[MWR34]

wow holly shit, congrats dude..definitely a touching story


who is holly and rich? are they from revscene? did revscene saved the day?


Seriously hope these mofos learns their lesson and NOT getting a slap on the wrist (again?) , despite our weak justice. Sigh.
:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:


HOLLYZ32 is a few posts up.


I think I speak for some of us, If I saw My car, or a friends car on a flatbed, the cops wouldn't have been called.

[!Yaminashi]

Congratulations! Good news :)

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

HOLLYZ32 is a few posts up.


I think I speak for some of us, If I saw My car, or a friends car on a flatbed, the cops wouldn't have been called.

oh wow big props to HOLLYZ32, u da "WOMAN" (fixed)


good citizens still do exist....and internet DOES HELP after all. HOLLYZ32 needs a reward from the OP for recovering his car

:)

thives definitely needs a brutal beat down before handed over to our weak law system. = = i dunno he tripped while i told him to stop running and he fellt on his head, i tried to stop the bleed but he refused my help. wat can i do

[!Yaminashi]

^You mean woMAN?

[What_the?]

wow revscene does indeed save the day... props to holly and dustin for keeping a watchful eye...

lol to the tow truck trying to outrun you guys hahaha must've been priceless :D

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

^You mean woMAN?

yes yes :p:p:p


RS is amazing :thumbsup:

[InvisibleSoul]

WIN

[BoS_DC2]

CRAZY STORY!!

[Death2Theft]

Well if it was Holly it would be a n/t 300zx with a slipping auto tranny but i digress.
Looks like Rich's car has been found!!!!

Holly & Dustin spotted it on a flat deck in Richmond Wednesday morning. They started to follow it, and the truck tried to out run them! Idiot, like you can outrun a twin turbo Z!

They called the police, who promptly showed up and arrested the driver!

From the outside, it looks like the car is mostly unharmed, hopefully the same is true inside!

Nice work Holly & Dustin!!!!! Power of the internet bitches!

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

CRAZY STORY!!

needs to be stickied lol

[HollyZ32]

Ha ha yeah it was me and Dustin that found it he was driving me home at 2:30 Am abd we were going east on Westminster highway and all of a sudden we see this
van towing a 300 behind it on a flat bed and we were like oh cool 300 abd then about a
block later I was like hey we should turn around an check the car about (love the 300zx wanted to see if that one was any special) so we
turn around we catch up abd then the guy runs a red light turning left on number 5 road so we were like ok what ever maybe he is a shit driver so we wait for it to go green and then we catch up the van stops in the middle of the road so we stop abd keep a bit of a distance we look at the car and was like wait a second ...OMG that's the stolen 300 so we call 911 and then the van starts moving and taken every turn possible so we follow obv and this starts going for about 5 mins with the turning and then we starts to speed up (we are still on the phone the hole time cops are trying to find
us) so the guy turns on number 5 road again and just starts rippen it east on Westminster he was going about 160 and were still following the guy abd then coming north on number 6 a cop rips out in front of us turns on his lights and the guy in the van runs for 2 miles before he pulls over...and now I'm sure you guys know how the rest of the story goes lol .......


Sorry for
bad spelling no sentences ect I'm on the iPhone and I'm way to lazy lol

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

^



holly shit thats awsome, i wonder if the driver was the thieve


:confused:



you really deserve a reward

[Scotsman]

Awesome...good karma for Holly and Dustin!

[Meowjin]

that explains alot last night.

[brute_4s]

ive heard that to get ppl to do time u have to charge them and be sure that the charges stay there the whole time....just keep talking to the cops and make sure u let them know u want the thieves to be prosecuted

[danizer]

nice!!!

so RS ppl saw them in a truck or something? or were they driving the car? if they were driving the car as is they are fuckn stupid LOL

[Volvo-brickster]

Apparently theft of a vehicle worth over $5,000 carries a max penalty of up to 10 years in prison. They may be charged with CCC 335(1) Taking motor vehicle without consent; that carries a maximum 2 years/$2000 penalty. Even two years behind bars would make me smile. :D



slap on the wrist
probation
minimal jail time

i doubt charges have even been laid

they are probably out walking as free men as we speak

[spoon.ek9]

nice!!!

so RS ppl saw them in a truck or something? or were they driving the car? if they were driving the car as is they are fuckn stupid LOL


omg daniel. read before you post lol....

ANYWAYS

this totally reminded me of a thread from another forum. the OP was asking for witnesses to a hit-and-run. someone on the forum just happened to see the whole thing AND had his camera in the car. snapped pics of the entire incident including: damage to cars, driving away, license plate of driver, FACE of driver.

PWNT :thumbsup::haha:

[danizer]

omg daniel. read before you post lol....

ANYWAYS

this totally reminded me of a thread from another forum. the OP was asking for witnesses to a hit-and-run. someone on the forum just happened to see the whole thing AND had his camera in the car. snapped pics of the entire incident including: damage to cars, driving away, license plate of driver, FACE of driver.

PWNT :thumbsup::haha:

just read second post...LOL sorry :) I IZ A KID...4GIVZ ME PLOX

damn, i wish i had witness for my car getting fckd :(

[jtanner_]

Wow this story is made of win... saw this on a couple other car forums as well, congrats on getting your car back!

[thumper]

slap on the wrist
probation
minimal jail time

i doubt charges have even been laid

they are probably out walking as free men as we speak

the OP didn't really discuss this but... was the person towing the trailer who got caught one of the original thieves that was captured on the video screenshots, or was it someone else entirely? what about the other perp?

[achiam]

OMG that's so awesome. This is just like the story last year of the Calgary dude who was photographed in a stolen Skyline. The dude who had 2 thumbs or something.

[MWR34]

OMG that's so awesome. This is just like the story last year of the Calgary dude who was photographed in a stolen Skyline. The dude who had 2 thumbs or something.
yeah he did have 2 thumbs. One on each hand.

http://blog.webridestv.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/motivator5163718pn5.jpg

[phreeZin]

An update for those of you who have followed the saga thus far:

I still don't have my Z back yet, though it won't be long now. The Richmond RCMP have been holding it for fingerprinting but yesterday (Sept. 14th) they finally finished. Their "Ident" unit is waaay backed up - it seems the criminals have been busy in Richmond lately. Fortunately they were able to get some good prints, especially from the driver's side window. Now that they're all done, ICBC will be bringing the car back to Coquitlam so their adjuster can check it out to see how much damage has been done. As I have not seen the car myself since this whole thing began I don't know its current condition. The RCMP tell me it looks fine on the outside other than the missing center panel. I'm hoping the panel is actually inside the car and the thieves just took it out so they could remove the front license plate. Inside the car... who knows. Hopefully they didn't destroy things too badly.

As for the arrests... The Richmond RCMP arrested the van's two occupants at the scene - one male and one female. I don't know whether or not the male is one of the thieves, but the RCMP tell me he is a "chronic offender" so hopefully he'll get more than just a slap on the wrist. The Richmond RCMP's case is separate from the Coquitlam case: Richmond is dealing with the "possession of stolen goods" aspect, whereas Coquitlam is dealing with the theft itself.

Coquitlam is currently reviewing the video surveillance footage. We have lots of it, including video of them breaking into the building and also inspecting the gate to figure out how to disable it. I hope the RCMP's video techs can enhance it enough to figure out who those guys are and go bust 'em. Obviously I'll press charges if they can find 'em. Can someone please tell me why, with the current state of technology, all video surveillance systems yield such crappy quality video?? I bet a lot of thieves just walk due to poor evidence. No wonder they didn't even bother to hide their faces from the cameras.

A big THANK YOU to everyone who kept a lookout and also to those who helped spread the word quickly... and especially to Holly and Dustin for going way above & beyond. I hope to get my Z back in time for the DNBC Show & Shine this Sunday. With or without it, I'll be going so see you there!

-Rich

[hotong]

OMG that's so awesome. This is just like the story last year of the Calgary dude who was photographed in a stolen Skyline. The dude who had 2 thumbs or something.

anyone have a link to that thread?

[JesseBlue]

good job...okay i know who holly is ...now who's dustin?

[CRS]

RS to the rescue?

[Sicnessk4]

Damn congrats dude! Theres a theif working around Coquitlam right now with a fob that can access alot of apartments. He broke into my car, and a few others in our underground. Caught him on Video but no ID yet. As far as iv heard he (or him and a friend) have hit almost all the apartments near Coquitlam Center.

Dunno if your pics are down but they wont load for me. Maybe its the same guy?

[CP.AR]

An update for those of you who have followed the saga thus far:
......... Can someone please tell me why, with the current state of technology, all video surveillance systems yield such crappy quality video?? I bet a lot of thieves just walk due to poor evidence. No wonder they didn't even bother to hide their faces from the cameras...........

-Rich

HD video takes up a lot of space, and not all the security companies are willing to invest the money to have petabytes worth of storage for servers or blu-ray burners (Casino Royale) Also I think they need to archive them for a certain amount of time, further adding to the storage problem

[orange7]

HD video takes up a lot of space, and not all the security companies are willing to invest the money to have petabytes worth of storage for servers or blu-ray burners (Casino Royale) Also I think they need to archive them for a certain amount of time, further adding to the storage problem

my prof told me that ppl are working on a new disk (don't remember the name) which can hold around 580GB. This is 10times more than what a blue ray disk (50GB) can hold.

[thumper]

Coquitlam is currently reviewing the video surveillance footage. We have lots of it, including video of them breaking into the building and also inspecting the gate to figure out how to disable it. I hope the RCMP's video techs can enhance it enough to figure out who those guys are and go bust 'em. Obviously I'll press charges if they can find 'em. Can someone please tell me why, with the current state of technology, all video surveillance systems yield such crappy quality video?? I bet a lot of thieves just walk due to poor evidence. No wonder they didn't even bother to hide their faces from the cameras.


HD recordings only happen on CSI or NCIS tv shows... you are fortunate it wasn't on VHS :o

[Pocakj]

Thanks PhreeZin for the updates. Keep us posted, I'm sure a lot of us are interested as to what happens to these criminals.

[AsBannedAsItGets]

It appears a reward is in order for the RS members that caught the theive(s)

[Ronin]

Can someone please tell me why, with the current state of technology, all video surveillance systems yield such crappy quality video?? I bet a lot of thieves just walk due to poor evidence. No wonder they didn't even bother to hide their faces from the cameras.

HD takes massive amounts of space and security cameras aren't checked often. High end security systems like that in modern casinos and most larger banks are of high quality and cost a ton on video storage space alone.

Personally, I don't know why they don't record at at least DVD quality. With about $1000 worth of hard drives and some Drobos, you could keep up to a week's worth of video with no problems.

Good to hear your car is recovered and that folks on RS were responsible! The internet is for something other than pornography! Hope they give the thieves a good while in the slammer. If not, call on the RS beatdown crew for some vigilante justice!

[bsftong]

wow holly shit, congrats dude..definitely a touching story

Was that on purpose? lol j/k

This is very cool, props to Holly and Dustin for being vigilant!

[thumper]

any updates on the recovered condition of the car, the search for the crooks, etc...

[phreeZin]

Update: After Richmond RCMP finished fingerprinting the car (they got good prints!) they turned it over to ICBC. The car was pretty dirty but I could see that the thieves had done some minor paint/body damage. I say "minor" because there aren't any big dents or anything, but they did cause some scratches on several panels, scuffed the air dam pretty good, ripped the door moulding off by the driver's side window, caused a small dent in the t-top edge, and caused an outward dent in the center of the hood - They must've left a wrench or something under the hood when they slammed it. :( So no major body damage but lots of minor stuff which will result in several pieces being repainted. And, of course, they broke the plastic off the steering column, ruined the ignition switch, and somehow bent the steering wheel.

For some reason they removed my fuel filter and replaced it with a generic Fram filter (physically larger, so not a great fit). In the back of the car there was an empty bottle of octane boost... Since they had the car for four days, I really wonder how much they beat on it before it was recovered.

My Z is currently at a shop being inspected & repaired. Stay tuned.

-Rich
P.S. Still no word as to whether or not the driver of the van was one of the thieves that (allegedly!) broke into the building and (allegedly!) stole my car. Note I've taken down the pics of the thieves because nothing has gone to trial yet and I don't want them to come after me legally (or otherwise!).

[Ronin]

Good idea. Cover your own ass. We nosy people can wait.

[spoon.ek9]

shiiit. well better to get the car back with scratches than getting the car back in pieces.

i know someone who only ever found their license plates after her BMW was stolen!

[Dragon-88]

ANy updates???