Name that Thief.
24.09.07Filed Under: Business
My business was broken into last week by two young, moronic men. They took with them four laptops and our two iMac’s. We have the crime on tape, but weren’t able to capture a high res. image. Amazingly, one of the thieves (or at least the new owner of our hot machines) was using photobooth and unknowingly uploaded a photo of himself to our flickr stream.
If you know this guy, or recognize the tatto artist (another angle here (thanks!)), please let me know. Also feel free to re-blog this image.
[update] To answer a few questions that have come up in the comments…
a. The thief is using an access card, and we were able to track it back to one of our former members…but he wasn’t one of the two thieves. The card could have been passed on intentionally or lost, we’re not really sure on that point. The member in question has an overdue account and we haven’t be able to contact him. Any cards have now been deactivated.
b. The video that was posted is of the second entry, there was of course a first…for those of you that were keen enough to recognize the discrepancy between the photos and the video. We do have the first entry on tape, but haven’t placed it online.
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Bill, did you let NowPublic know about this? Maybe they could spread the word and widen the search.
September 24th, 2007 at 2:46 pmits doogie howser
September 24th, 2007 at 2:52 pmyou cant use this image to identify this man as one of the two in the video?
September 24th, 2007 at 3:32 pmDon’t tase him, bro!
September 24th, 2007 at 3:36 pm[…] of himself to MacEwen’s Flickr account. Someone on the internet should be able to identify him. Link -via Metafilter […]
September 24th, 2007 at 3:40 pmunbelievable! sorry to hear about the theft, but sounds like you at least have a decent chance at catching him now!
September 24th, 2007 at 3:43 pmWouldn’t flickr have a log of the ip addresses that uploaded pictures? You could get it and go to his ISP.
September 24th, 2007 at 3:52 pmIt’s JCA fault!
September 24th, 2007 at 4:18 pmwhat a fucking retard…well at least he know how to use a Mac hehehe
September 24th, 2007 at 4:37 pmTake the photo to the cops. They will sort it out
September 24th, 2007 at 4:51 pmHow was this guy able to login on the computer? Doesn’t that iMac require a valid username and password?
September 24th, 2007 at 4:53 pmI have bad news for you, Henry Rollins circa 1988 stole your computer. You’re going to need some serious time traveling to get it back.
September 24th, 2007 at 5:14 pmit would be good to indicate where in the world you are. then you will get more help locating these people who have wasted your time.
September 24th, 2007 at 5:16 pmwish i had known to do this when my macpro was stolen 2 weeks ago. bastards.
September 24th, 2007 at 5:28 pmPlease post vid of morons breaking and entering and stealing computers. Otherwise, all we have is some internet blogging claiming the tattooed man is a thief.
I’m not saying that I disbelieve the claim, just that I would insist on evidence validating the claim before I start a lynch mob.
September 24th, 2007 at 5:32 pm“blogger”
September 24th, 2007 at 5:33 pmIf he turns out to not be the thief, he has you dead to rights for slander.
Post the video of said man breaking and entering. If you can’t do that, I call slander and defamation of character.
I am so tired of stupid people.
September 24th, 2007 at 5:36 pmWow. What a moron. I blogged about this one as well.
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September 24th, 2007 at 5:48 pmIt doesn’t matter. He is in possession of stolen property which is still a crime. So even if he was not the thief, he is still breaking the law and could lead to the actual thieves.
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September 24th, 2007 at 5:54 pmpossession of stolen property is also a crime. this guy has no slander or defamation claim.
September 24th, 2007 at 6:03 pm[…] four laptops and two iMacs. The culprits couldn’t be identified by security footage. Luckily, as founder Bill McEwan noticed, they did most of the work for him. The new owner of his laptop apparently uploaded a picture of […]
September 24th, 2007 at 6:03 pmisn’t that Tory Belleci from mythbusters?
September 24th, 2007 at 6:11 pmAlicia the video IS posted. I look forward to reading your retraction of repeatedly hurling the ’stupid’ label around. Funny thing about the web, you never can be too sure what is rubber and what is glue.
September 24th, 2007 at 7:08 pm[…] Bill writes: My business was broken into last week by two young, moronic men. They took with them four laptops and our two iMac’s. We have the crime on tape, but weren’t able to capture a high res. image. Amazingly, one of the thieves (or at least the new owner of our hot machines) was using photobooth and unknowingly uploaded a photo of himself to our flickr stream. […]
September 24th, 2007 at 7:09 pmHave you got more webcam photos? With a good photo editor like The GIMP you can make the background lighter, identifying anything that may be there. The guy seems to be sitting in front of a blank wall, but there are some small objects at the bottom of the picture, behind the man, that I cannot quite make out from one photo.
Your best shot of course are the tats. Just let the police visit all Vancouver tattoo shops with a print of this photo.
September 24th, 2007 at 8:08 pmWhere is the video posted?
September 24th, 2007 at 8:16 pm[…] So needless to say, if you live in the Vancouver, BC area and you know this tatted up dolt, the Vancouver police and the victims would love to hear about it. Edited to add: This is catching on fast. More can be found at Boing Boing, digg, and a blog of one of the theft victims. […]
September 24th, 2007 at 8:21 pmAlicia hates stupid people, how ironic… when she herself doesn’t consider the video and keeps running her stupid mouth. So much noise on the Internet would be averted if only parents would install software to keep foolish children like Alicia off the computer before they get home from work.
September 24th, 2007 at 8:39 pmtake this to police check mug shots.
September 24th, 2007 at 9:20 pmNot many people have an “Alien” tatoo on their left shoulder/upper arm (because Aliens, as an icon, suck). Maybe the police might be able to help you with this one… or you could always have a PI look into the matter for you.
September 24th, 2007 at 11:17 pmThe local news would carry this story, I bet..
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September 25th, 2007 at 12:47 amTry checking with flickr if they capture the IP address. Good luck in catching the dumb thief.
September 25th, 2007 at 12:55 amDEATH TO ALL THIEVES
September 25th, 2007 at 1:48 amIt this guy:
http://sickboy.livejournal.com/
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September 25th, 2007 at 7:01 amGo Facebook with this!
September 25th, 2007 at 8:13 amThat should close this case
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September 25th, 2007 at 11:39 amWhat a dumbass alcoholic..
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September 25th, 2007 at 1:31 pmhttp://www.abcnyheter.no/node/52780
September 25th, 2007 at 1:50 pmnothing…
September 25th, 2007 at 2:13 pmdumbass, how do u unknowingly take a picture of yourself?
September 25th, 2007 at 3:04 pmgod if you’re gonna steal something, be smart about it. bastards.
Great link-bait :p
Hope you get your stuff back.
September 25th, 2007 at 3:05 pmI enhanced the image and found some similarities, the distinct grove on the side of his face can be seen on video + flickr pic.
Can’t see his bum chin on the video
There is a black bomber jacket in the background of both pics and on one it looks like it has a reflective part, similar to the one on the video? Check my link
http://www.heypresto.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/theif.jpg
September 25th, 2007 at 3:15 pmHAHAHA..What a dumb, imbicil idiot! Thank´s for bringing me a long, good laugh..HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH HA HA..and you look´s like an insect with thoose tattis, sissy!
September 25th, 2007 at 3:26 pmI hope that you are going to put this in your local paper or something. Honestly, the chances that someone who knows this guy is going to run across “THIS” website are very slim. You would have a greater chance of telling the local paper and letting it go from there.
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September 25th, 2007 at 3:43 pmYou should indicate in your opening paragraph where you business is located.
September 25th, 2007 at 5:23 pmTry calling the cops dipshit.
September 25th, 2007 at 5:34 pmSeriously, just go ahead and spread the word more and more to your neighbors and such. It’s possible that this will reach the police in a year or so, good luck then, fucktard.
September 25th, 2007 at 5:39 pmAlicia ok take a chill pill girl someone may think you had something to do with is or maby u did. . . hmmmm. . . that is the question.
September 25th, 2007 at 6:02 pmSean that is so true i would really have to agree with you
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September 25th, 2007 at 6:27 pmGreat Story!
September 25th, 2007 at 7:36 pmAlso in the news here in Norway as the world`s most stupid thief.
maybe that isn’t the guy and he uploaded the picture to throw you off course, that’s what i would do
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September 26th, 2007 at 11:31 amWe got the story here in Spain. It is in the main National Newspaper in the Technology section. http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2007/09/25/catalejo/1190753037.html
Good luck in catching the thief!!!
September 26th, 2007 at 11:59 amThis guy is not so bad, he is famous now & will make money - after leaving jail
September 26th, 2007 at 11:32 pmLOLthieves…
http://conjectureplus.com/2007/09/27/hes-been-officially-lold-another-reason-to-learn-to-use-a-laptop/
September 27th, 2007 at 9:48 amI just heard him in a chec 6 newscast,claims it was three one armed black guys,he is a real whinner needs to be bitchslapped
September 27th, 2007 at 12:55 pmModern technology is great, now if only we could fuse it with medieval punishment.
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September 27th, 2007 at 6:55 pmHey, look! It’s Morton Downey Jr.!
September 27th, 2007 at 9:37 pmMaybe flickr has the IP log of the photo submission. Might be able to trace it back. Hope you get the scumbag.
November 17th, 2007 at 6:27 pm