Finally Caught the Rim Stealers in NY
 

http://www.news12.com/archive/articl...news_type=news

I know a few of us on here have been victims of these dueches in this past year... I personally know of 2 370z's and a GTR that were victims of these people.. My buddy with the GTR caught them in the act outside his house for the second time, with all the lug nuts off the car about to jack the car up with a pickup truck waiting on the side of his house... He came outside and they took off. He found his car with all the lug nuts off already. The first time they were successful and it was only shortly after they purchased the car... This was within a mile of my house as well. They got another 370z that i know of not too long ago too, also in my area.

Now this may not be the only people stealing rims but they said they robbed over 300 sets of rims. They were selling them all on eBay and cops were on to them before they busted them but atleast i can sleep a little easier now that i know they are caught.

I know a member on here from merrick got his jacked and they came back again. That was the same story with the GTR as the time he caught them was actually the second time they were there. The first time the actually did get the rims.. I want to say I kind of suspect that they were tipped off by someone or some people because its hard to believe they knew where all these cars were and that the OEM nissan wheels fetch good money. Its kind of creepy to even phathom that thought, but imagine some one at a dealership was tipping them off ? Unlikely, but possible.

merrick and port jeff are 40 minutes away from each other, but I do not doubt for a second its not the same group of guys...

Its good to know that atleast this group of scumbags is now behind bars though...

The link requires a subscription to view it, but I think this is great - bunch of punks. Hopefully they go to jail.

really? It shouldnt as its just a news channels website.

http://www.news12.com/archive/articl...news_type=news

thats the url right there...

if you just go to new12 . com , you can search for " rim reapers " and it will show up... Thats the name they gave themselves. Soo Lame.

One of them tried to sell the wheels on here but everyone was on to him because a local to us got his wheels jacked.

That's great news. What a bunch of dumbasses. I guess their is truth in that saying, "Returning to the scene of the crime". Once wasn't good enough!:shakes head:

That's good to Hear! Those pieces of Shit got caught....

yeah but unfortunately, i don't think they will be locked up for long :(

Hope they get what they deserved for stealing, jail time plus being the girlfriend for the inmmates.

Fortunately for them, your friend with the GT-R wasnt armed, I would have shot the sons of bitches.

why not???:shakes head:

Maybe in the future we all get lucky, and they run into a gun owner and we get to hear it on the 6 O'clock news :tup:

because our justice system doesn't treat these type of crimes harshly. that's my perception. i hope i am wrong.

:) true, the car IS an extension of the home here in TX, hell, a man shot a guy in his back while on his property and got away with it, its the wild west out here :rofl2:

Also, they most likely will plea guilty for a lesser sentence usually.
Glad they got caught though.

Link doesn't work for me either.

Were the perps Russians or Eastern European? lol