Theft ring busted in FL!

Talon · 10-05-2007, 11:42 AM

This made my day! Thanks to all of the law enforcement involved

Can you believe it? $400,00 worth since beginning of '07

NBC2 News Online - Massive motorcycle theft ring busted

dattaway · 10-05-2007, 11:53 AM

My bike was stolen a few years back. News like this makes the pain a bit more bearable.

gthotchkiss · 10-05-2007, 12:08 PM

Their punishment wont be enough...

slickwill · 10-05-2007, 5:17 PM

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Originally Posted by gthotchkiss

Their punishment wont be enough...

No joke.

.OrgOwner · 10-05-2007, 5:57 PM

What about those photos!!! Talk about name and shame. I hope they serve those guys tinned cat food for the next 20 years. What a collection of

heads..

slickwill · 10-05-2007, 6:00 PM

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Originally Posted by .OrgOwner

What about those photos!!! Talk about name and shame. I hope they serve those guys tinned cat food for the next 20 years. What a collection of

heads..

That's kind of what I look like

Maholli · 10-05-2007, 6:00 PM

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Originally Posted by .OrgOwner

What about those photos!!! Talk about name and shame. I hope they serve those guys tinned cat food for the next 20 years. What a collection of

heads..

dattaway · 10-05-2007, 6:03 PM

prison food. 20 years. This video will put it all in perspective:

YouTube - Youtube Prison #3

.OrgOwner · 10-05-2007, 6:06 PM

Twincam · 10-06-2007, 3:48 AM

They deserve the worst and longest punishment. No easy killings or anything...

They did have a nice collection of bikes there, i feel sorry for the owners

ezekiel808 · 10-06-2007, 6:56 AM

seeing the pics of those guys makes me so glad i live in florida

...sorry slickwill

carmRR · 10-06-2007, 2:31 PM

hope they hang

Talon · 10-06-2007, 4:03 PM

This (Bike theft) is one reason I will wait to re-locate before I invest in another bike!! The other reason....................the way the same !@#$* heads drive around here.

Jfriday · 10-26-2007, 2:12 PM

are motor numbers linked to frames? If I need a motor off of ebay, should i get the number off of it and have it run before purchasing. I know its not the same number as the vin, but I want to make sure im not buying stolen property.

Twincam · 10-26-2007, 2:44 PM

Over here in the Uk, there is a frame number and also the engine number (stamped on the block itself - normally on the O/S). Both are registered with the DVLA (The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency).

If the bike has been stolen, you would have been able to ask them and have got it checked.

I hope you have a system like ours.

RiotSauce · 10-26-2007, 3:32 PM

chop shops and the chop vans make me cringe... on the subject of bike jacking, does anyone recommend any good anti-theft alarms? is it worth it/does it even work? I tell ya what, "i pity the fool" who gets caught by me in the process of jacking a bike

clive crompton · 11-13-2007, 11:40 AM

pearlVFR · 11-13-2007, 11:51 AM

careful about your ebay buys ... some come from these chops

ldavis · 11-13-2007, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by RiotSauce

chop shops and the chop vans make me cringe... on the subject of bike jacking, does anyone recommend any good anti-theft alarms? is it worth it/does it even work? I tell ya what, "i pity the fool" who gets caught by me in the process of jacking a bike

i had an alarm on my 600.. they are super sensitive. it did scare some guys off that were stealing license plates.. but in all honesty if you really want a good security system.. get lojack. the rest of them aren't worth it.. if somebody wants the bike they'll get it.

dattaway · 11-13-2007, 12:19 PM

With technology like it is, I wish they would laser the VIN number on the engine and every other significant part when assembling the bike. That might put an end to theft.

N2DEEP · 11-13-2007, 12:30 PM

They must be good at what they do. When they lock them up they should be made to rebuild each bike that was stolen and have the bikes returned to the owners. Then string em up!

RiotSauce · 11-13-2007, 3:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ldavis

i had an alarm on my 600.. they are super sensitive. it did scare some guys off that were stealing license plates.. but in all honesty if you really want a good security system.. get lojack. the rest of them aren't worth it.. if somebody wants the bike they'll get it.

Yea, I hear nothing but good things about LoJack but I hear the service varies on your area. I talked to a local cop and he said he wasn't sure if our PD supported it. Ill check again though.

adriano1k · 02-15-2008, 2:39 AM

some lucky bastards will actually get their stolen bike back

low-rider · 02-15-2008, 5:28 AM

wherever i go im not leaving my bike out of sight.

those guys deserve many years in jail.

adnewcome · 05-16-2008, 7:42 PM

All these stories of bikes being stolen makes me glad i live on base lol one of the few benefits of being in the Navy. As far as i know there hasn't been one motorcycle theft here.

soupnazi · 05-16-2008, 9:01 PM

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All these stories of bikes being stolen makes me glad i live on base lol one of the few benefits of being in the Navy. As far as i know there hasn't been one motorcycle theft here.

Because people don't tend to keep motorcycles on Navy ships?

Talon · 05-16-2008, 9:32 PM

adnewcome · 05-17-2008, 2:53 PM

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Originally Posted by soupnazi

Because people don't tend to keep motorcycles on Navy ships?

Im not on a ship. Im stationed on an air base in Jacksonville

quil900 · 05-17-2008, 4:03 PM

Vehicle/motorcycle theft is high here in Texas. The insurance companies told me the reason my insurance is so high for my vehicles is because of theft as they cannot recover vehicles once they cross the border.