[Hammer]

STARBOYZ.COM


Posted on Tue, May. 17, 2005

Police finally catch up to motorcyclist after he bragged on Internet posting

Officer recognizes bragging post on Internet. Man charged in February high-speed chase

By Gina Mace

Special to the Beacon Journal

NORTON - A motorcyclist who outran a Norton police officer during a high-speed chase in February was arrested after the officer identified the cyclist through an Internet post bragging about the incident on the Star Boyz Web site.

Raef Canter, 18, of New Franklin, was 17 on Feb. 14 when he took a 17-year-old friend for a ride on his 1988 Suzuki GSX-R 750 around 2:30 a.m.

He faces charges of delinquency by reason of fleeing police, reckless operation, speeding, no motorcycle endorsement, unauthorized use of plates, obstructed plate and failure to obey a traffic control device.

Norton police officer Dennis McDonald was patrolling state Route 21 when he clocked the bike in excess of 100 mph. He turned and gave chase, but called off the pursuit as the bike neared Fairlawn.

McDonald spotted the bike again on Medina Road near Acme Fresh Market in Bath Township. As he tried to get close enough to get a plate number and description, the driver spotted a Fairlawn cruiser and sped up.

``I wasn't in pursuit,'' McDonald said. ``I wanted to get a better description of the bike in case we saw it again.''

McDonald continued to follow the bike as best he could, as the motorcyclist rode 50 to 60 mph on Copley Road.

``He was taking the curves pretty slowly, driving pretty responsibly,'' McDonald said.

Once the cyclist cleared the railroad tracks at Copley Circle, he accelerated to more than 140 mph, McDonald said.

Bragging on Internet

As pursuits go, this seemed destined to be the one that got away -- until the officer heard about a post on StarBoyz.com, the Web site of a group of extreme motorcycle stunt riders known for their antics on public highways.

In an April 28 post under the subject ``Tales from the Streets FTP Style,'' someone who called himself ``rc138705'' bragged about outrunning three cruisers while carrying a passenger.

FTP stands for ``F--- The Police.''

``My friend comes over on (sic) night and he wants to go for a ride so I take him out on 21 and open the bike out well my luck a Norton cop passes on the other side when I was slowing down, I was doing about 90, I didn't really think he would try to chase a bike so I speed up to about 120... ''

McDonald said he knew when he read the post that the writer was the cyclist he chased in February.

So he joined the Web site, read other posts ``rc138705'' had written and discovered the cyclist was planning to sell the bike he was riding the night of the pursuit.

A motorcycle enthusiast himself, McDonald owns a newer model of the same bike. So, he e-mailed ``rc138705'' and expressed an interest in buying it.

``We e-mailed back and forth five or six times,'' McDonald said. ``I asked different questions about the bike and pretended that I didn't read the section about the police chase, that all I did was read the classified ads.''

When the cyclist e-mailed McDonald his phone number, McDonald traced it to Canter.

McDonald arranged to meet Canter on Saturday so that McDonald could look over the bike.

When they met, McDonald said he mentioned a post he read in the classified section that intimated that Canter's bike had been used to outrun the police.

``I asked him what that was about,'' McDonald said. ``He told me: `That's all I've done on this bike is run from the cops.' He said: `Every time I go out, they chase me.' ''

McDonald said Canter then told him the story of the February chase, and even told him that he could read the whole story on the Web site.

``He got all excited that I was interested in the story,'' the officer said, ``and started bragging away about it.''

Badge revealed

McDonald said he asked to test-drive the bike, and Canter said he would ride it first to warm it up. When he pulled back into the driveway, a Norton cruiser pulled in behind him.

``He didn't know why they were there,'' McDonald said. ``He started coming up with excuses, telling them I was there to buy the bike and he knew it had bad plates on it.''

That's when McDonald flashed his badge.

``I told him, `I'm the officer you ran from on 21,' '' McDonald said. ``He got white as a ghost and just stood there.''

Reached by phone Monday, Canter said he has been riding for about 10 years, starting on dirt bikes. He said he got the idea to run from police by reading the Star Boyz Web site.

``The Star Boyz do it. Everyone else on that Web site does it. I know a lot of people who do it and they get away with it and tell their stories,'' Canter said. ``I knew he couldn't catch me if I tried to get away. I didn't know it was a serious thing.''

`An everyday ride'

Canter said he usually did his fast riding late at night, and he stayed in the middle of the road so that cars would see the bright light from the motorcycle and wouldn't pull out into its path.

``It's dangerous,'' Canter said, ``but it didn't feel crazy. It felt normal to me. Just an everyday ride, really.''

Canter said he doesn't smoke or do drugs. He said riding is a way to fight boredom.

``I'd rather hang out with people who outrun cops,'' he said, ``than people who sit around and smoke dope.''

But, Canter said, his running days are over.

``I made a bad choice that night,'' he said. ``There's no way I'd ever run again.''

He was booked Saturday by Norton police and released pending an appearance in juvenile court.

McDonald, who has been riding for nine years, said he has nothing against stunt cyclists.

``When you get on the bike, it's a rush,'' he said. ``They're made to go fast and you want to go fast.

``If they're doing the shows on the track, fine,'' he said. ``But on Ohio roads with potholes -- if Canter had hit a pothole where I'd clocked him, we would have two dead 17-year-olds.''

[thompsonian]

Stupid asshat Giving the rest of us Ohioans a bad name

[SomeStrangeGuy]

Originally Posted by thompsonian

Stupid asshat Giving the rest of us Ohioans a bad name

And that damned Starboyz website!

[Cowboy1600]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaahahaha
hahahahahahaha

*deep breath*

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahaha haaaaaaaaaaahaha
hahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahaha.......

What a cockhead.

[abtech]

``I'd rather hang out with people who outrun cops,'' he said, ``than people who sit around and smoke dope.''

Those are his only two choices?

[colryn]

He stated "I'll never do it again." Yeah right......

Carma strikes again......

[ND4SPD]

Although, if I seem to recall correctly we had about 8-10" on the ground in February so for him to be riding that fast in that weather is just nuttz

[EDDIE110171]

Originally Posted by abtech

``I'd rather hang out with people who outrun cops,'' he said, ``than people who sit around and smoke dope.''

Those are his only two choices?

The other choices would have been legal things.

[SYKOTYK]

Police work at it's finest. We'll hear more about this idiot.

[phobiaphobe]

What a moron. Glad he got caught, hopefully he loses his license for a good long while.


[jack]Abtech is that an RC30 in your avatar? Is it yours?[/jack]

[ReaperAZ]

Man he's a smart one. "Everyone else does it!" What a winner .

[sheepofblue]

Originally Posted by abtech

``I'd rather hang out with people who outrun cops,'' he said, ``than people who sit around and smoke dope.''

Those are his only two choices?

well he is from Ohio






j/k

[alexandra]

That's great!

[mr_rua]

It just amazes me how people think it is okay to try to out run law enforcement while on a motorcycle.

[abtech]

Originally Posted by phobiaphobe

What a moron. Glad he got caught, hopefully he loses his license for a good long while.


[jack]Abtech is that an RC30 in your avatar? Is it yours?[/jack]

Nope, that one is a 91 VFR 750 (sort of . . .). My RC30 was a 1990 (and it actually belonged to a sponsor).

[Red Rider]

Gotta love it...the stupid little **** got just what he deserved. I'd pay to see the look on his face when he found out the buyer was the cop.

[CVegas]

Its his own fault for bragging about it like a retard, especially the person you're selling the bike to. But still F*** the police

[Red Rider]

Originally Posted by CVegas

Its his own fault for bragging about it like a retard, especially the person you're selling the bike to. But still F*** the police

Yeah, and next time your bike gets ripped off, your home broken into, or you have a bad accident, just make sure you call someone other than the police.

[Mo Noyz]

Originally Posted by CVegas

Its his own fault for bragging about it like a retard, especially the person you're selling the bike to. But still F*** the police

Surely you're not serious....................

[CVegas]

I think the police should be there to solve murders and real crimes, but I don't like anyone hasseling me about riding my motorcycle. The cops around here are "cop's cops". Anything out of their narrow minded view is automatically wrong and should be against the law. If I followed all the rules all the time, life wouldn't be much fun would it?


And I was in an accident a few years back, and the cops saw a kid on a motorcycle and did they ask me if I was ok? Did they try to assist me at all? NO. The first thing the cops said to me, when he saw my motorcycle banged up and me sitting on the side of the road, was "License and registration"

[Red Rider]

Originally Posted by CVegas

I think the police should be there to solve murders and real crimes, but I don't like anyone hasseling me about riding my motorcycle. The cops around here are "cop's cops". Anything out of their narrow minded view is automatically wrong and should be against the law. If I followed all the rules all the time, life wouldn't be much fun would it?


And I was in an accident a few years back, and the cops saw a kid on a motorcycle and did they ask me if I was ok? Did they try to assist me at all? NO. The first thing the cops said to me, when he saw my motorcycle banged up and me sitting on the side of the road, was "License and registration"

I'm not going to get sucked into this one...

[929rrob]

Originally Posted by mr_rua

It just amazes me how people think it is okay to try to out run law enforcement while on a motorcycle.

It may not be okay but it relatively easy with these types of bikes and the manufacturers just keep making them faster, and faster, and faster...................

I hope there aren't any hypocrites on this thread. If there are shame on you.

Rob

[Mo Noyz]

Originally Posted by Red Rider

I'm not going to get sucked into this one...

Good call.

Some get it, some don't.

Originally Posted by 929rrob

It may not be okay but it relatively easy with these types of bikes and the manufacturers just keep making them faster, and faster, and faster...................

It's relatively easy to take out a gun and shoot somebody, too.

By the way, what's a "hippocrit"?