the dirty not so little secret that is RUINING skate events: thievery!

**rosewood thief** · 09-10-2009 02:05 PM

for some reason i feel like im being attacked right now....

**BigDaddy@TactisSkates** · 09-10-2009 02:17 PM

Yeah people that steal will go to hell...

Some one ripped off Killer Bees fresh BigZigs when he had to switch his wheels in the rain.

When the truck came down the wheels were gone... he needed them for the race and we had to go scrounge for wheels to keep him in the big show... it pretty much sucked...

I would like to catch that #### head....

**Bruce22** · 09-10-2009 02:21 PM

I leave my longboard in front of my house every day its not raining for years..
no ones stolen it. I love my quiet ass town

**8ftbed** · 09-10-2009 03:01 PM

^ ^ .... oh I cringe when somebody feels that way. There's always stories in the news how "it never happens in our neighborhood" but did and the people wonder what they're being punished for. Bruce - this is one lesson you really don't need to experience personally to believe.

Put your stuff up pal. You won't always be in Kansas and someday some flying monkeys will swoop in and give you a badddddd day.

btw - where'd you say you lived exactly? lat/long will be sufficient

**Irrationalist** · 09-10-2009 03:03 PM

Originally Posted by Wolfin

Stealing a longboard is a stupid idea. It's like stealing a hoodie. You're going to use it outside where everyone can see you.

Like what the ####. I can't believe someone would steal a board at all, let alone at an event! >_<

People these days.

QFT!

I mean wtf are you going to do when someone sees you on it and knows its not yours? I mean honestly.

**8ftbed** · 09-10-2009 03:07 PM

Originally Posted by Irrationalist

QFT!

I mean wtf are you going to do when someone sees you on it and knows its not yours? I mean honestly.

Hope you don't step on a wheel trying get the hell out of dodge before all hell breaks loose.

**Xgecko** · 09-10-2009 03:15 PM

On a related note, anyone see this??? Dude thought it would be a good idea to drill a messengers lock.....

**8ftbed** · 09-10-2009 03:22 PM

I wanna rep them guys... what's their screen name?

and that loser is all "I said I apologize!" A little vigilantism is good for what ails us sometimes.

**Ogre** · 09-10-2009 03:55 PM

Those guys had it going on,, It's obvious they took it easy on him, and merely slapped his wrist (so to say) But it was obvious, they meant business. He got lucky, and probably learned a lesson and it saved tax payer's money by foregoing the police/court system.
I urge anybody to not turn your head if you see stuff that's wrong going down.. Let a handful of people know that you're leaving gear somewhere.. They tend to keep an eye on things and we should all be each other's sentrys

**FlyKneeGrow** · 09-10-2009 04:25 PM

lame... very lame. and I, too, would enjoy catching someone in the act...

I agree with the suggestion that it would be great if the event organizers provided a coat-check-like place to securely store your gear (big lockers like at the train station maybe... I bet whole sections of those can be rented somewhere, and keeping them guarded would work).

but ultimately - it falls on the shoulders of the owner who left it unattended and unsecured. no one should assume it's ok to leave something of value sitting around unsecured in public. no one, no where. be vigilant and responsible for your s**t. end of story, really. sad as it is.

**7m28** · 09-10-2009 06:35 PM

Originally Posted by srq_jeeves

Good luck wishes to Zak.

It shouldn't have to be a consideration, but If you lost a 'trunk load' of decks at an event last year, it would be my prerogative to not lose more gear. It should have been locked in the car, or left in a place where it wouldn't matter. Similar to what Lead suggested.

The REALLY sad part is that whom ever stole it probably isn't even riding it.

Good luck Zak, and for shame on whom ever snatched it. I hope the fleas of 1,000 camels infest the thief's pubic region.

yea, man, seriously, gear should be locked in a car or left someplace secured. It really sucks that this happened but its kinda stupid to just leave ur stuff around in the first place. I dont care where you are, if there are other people around, you should learn to take care of ur stuff better and lock them up. This really grinds my gears b/c while we ARE fellow longboarders, some people can be really f-ed up, and will resort to doing alot of dumb things to their own brothers and sisters. I know we wish everyone was as kind and pure as we want them to be but this is real life; if you got stuff that is expensive or valuable, learn to lock that sh.i.t. up!! People will try to steal it! I mean, this is common sense. Dont be so naive to think nothing is gonna happen to it. Im not saying its ur fault for losing it, but maybe this has taught you a valuable lesson to TAKE BETTER PRECAUTION OF YOUR STUFF NEXT TIME.Consider it a life lesson learned.

p.s. find the thief the and beat them down w/ stick. Then 180 pendy onto their face.

**Wells** · 09-10-2009 06:44 PM

Originally Posted by Bruce22

I leave my longboard in front of my house every day its not raining for years..
no ones stolen it. I love my quiet ass town

Someone is going to steal it eventually. Don't tempt people. Put that shit inside.

**Team RBN** · 09-10-2009 07:10 PM

I really hope this wasn't the board I saw when I left Sunday night. I was going to my car even before the awards cerimony and found a straw columbia hat with a fish band in the road. I carried it back up to the cerimony since no one was in the lost and found and just left it on the table with the awards. I hope whoever lost that hat got it back.

I was in my car leaving and saw a board, not sure what it was, leaning against a Uhaul tire. I almost stopped and took it back up the hill but figured someone would be back shortly for it.
The one I saw was near the road where the overflow parking exit is. I was tired and had just made an extra trip for the hat with little success finding the owner, my only source of light was my camera auto focus strobe and all my gear was wet and needed attention. This really pisses me off, everyone I met was so cool, anywhere else I would have walked it back up the hill regardless. I hope you get it back. I will keep an eye out in eastern Washington.

**rahowell** · 09-10-2009 07:31 PM

Originally Posted by Irrationalist

QFT!

I mean wtf are you going to do when someone sees you on it and knows its not yours? I mean honestly.

its money 2 the thieves they know $ and steal 2 sell not 2 ride- sad but true

**MalakaiKingston** · 09-10-2009 07:43 PM

Problem with thinking your bro with everyone, is... you ain't.

People are opportunists.

Sorry for the loss, next time keep it tight.

**rosewood thief** · 09-10-2009 08:30 PM

Originally Posted by Werd

Death To The Thief!! .

well what in the hell did i do to you?

**flannelman** · 09-10-2009 08:53 PM

sucks to here that. in CA we are not allowed to have firearms in our houses if there is a minor (my little bro) so we compensate with a tomahawk, two sabers, two muskets, with bayonets, a bowie knive an air rifle, a daisy red rider, a bowie knife, a machete, and an indian war club, plus flashlights with 80 plus lumes to bling the perp before we take him down. and then if we have a problem on my street, the m1a, 2 1911s, and the 45-70 come inside (that has happen too many times.)

i live in a peaceful neighborhood. i would say that out of the 300 houses surrounding me, only a small percent are bad. three are owned by child molesters. and one three doors down has... problems. lets just say i have seen the CHP there calling people out in classic "we know you are in there. point is at 52 seconds in

YouTube - Learning About Strangers Berenstain...

**Bruce22** · 09-10-2009 08:59 PM

Originally Posted by Xgecko

On a related note, anyone see this??? Dude thought it would be a good idea to drill a messengers lock.....

YouTube - don't steal bikes

**BigDaddy@TactisSkates** · 09-10-2009 09:16 PM

I can top all this ####... One of my groms that I trusted... spent the night and stole skate moms key. He then took three of his buddies and stole $5k worth of premium decks and wheels... only to get caught on surveilance video and then deny it... the little bitches are being prosecuted right now by Placer county sherifs... have fun with Bubba

They will never skate this town again!8)

**rosewood thief** · 09-10-2009 09:19 PM

Originally Posted by BigDaddy@TactisSkates

I can top all this ####... One of my groms that I trusted... spent the night and stole skate moms key. He then took three of his buddies and stole $5k worth of premium decks and wheels... only to get caught on surveilance video and then deny it... the little bitches are being prosecuted right now by Placer county sherifs... have fun with Bubba

They will never skate this town again!8)