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Wednesday, April 30, 2008
The world can be such an ugly place. Sometimes I cannot believe how many bad
people there are out there. But as my husband says, "Greed is a Mother
F*cker" and that is EXACTLY what got this SOB caught!
Over the weekend, while I was away enjoying Lake Tahoe with my girls, my
husband had been planning and scheming to catch that guy who more than
likely continued victimizing others through his scandalous ways.
As if swindling $1,250.00 from my family wasn't enough, he kept posting fake
advertisements on Craigs List. My husband continued to respond to his ad's
from alternate email address's, leaving other phone numbers of friends and
neighbors (who also wanted to catch this guy). And then he waited for him to
bite the bait. He agreed several times to meet this past weekend, not
knowing it was my husband who he already robbed on Friday night. Both times
he no showed.
Last night though things just worked perfectly (for us) and when he agreed to
meet again, my husband was READY. Let's just put this in a nutshell: He was
SHOCKED when it was my husband who showed up to meet him and not another
victim. My husbands demeanor was COMPLETELY different, not the kind
gentleman that he met back on Friday night. To this 509, 150 lb, 26 year
old, blonde hair, blue eyed kid, my husband who is 605, 220 was a pissed off
giant ready to kick some ass!!!!! And that kid was scared. He tried to run,
but was detained several times. (I keep imagining a Lion knocking around a
mouse and it makes me laugh.) He said he was sorry, that he messed up but he
didn't have our money. He said he would scrub our toilets to make it right.
(I'm thinking more like rub his face in shit.) He pleaded not to call the
cops but we were 10 steps ahead of him already. I was at work and had
already ensured police were dispatched.
Now, he is in jail and there is no amount of bail that will get him out
until his court hearing. He was on probation for forgery and the chick that
was in the car driving was on probation for multiple thefts. They were
searchable and more evidence was found in the vehicle. The police also
conducted a search of his apartment. There were a bunch of scum bags there
and I hear the place was a sesspool. filthy and dirty. A house full of meth
users. 37 more items were booked into custody as evidence.
Financial Crimes is investigating and so far there are 16 victims. Some of
the things found in his apartment were 5 drivers licenses belonging to other
people (more victims), 45-50 credit cards, 2 social security cards, 2 credit
card verification machines, stacks of blank checks and a print making
device. Apple computers, Canon ' L' Lens and Digital SLR.
When he was arrested he was high on crank. It sickens me to know that my
money probably kept him high all weekend, that it supported a drug habit and
I know even if the judge orders victim restitution that I will more than
likely never see that money again. He isn't the type to earn an honest
living. And he'll probably continue to rob Peter to pay Paul. But being that
I am an optimistic person and always look to the brighter side, I AM happy
that he has been caught, I am happy that we put an end to his fraudulent
schemes. I am proud of my husbands persistence and diligence in catching
this guy. I am thankful for the thoroughness of the officers investigation.
And if I never see that $1250 again, then I'm okay with knowing that every
penny was worth it to get that scum off the streets !!
Monday, May 5, 2008
I've since learned the suspect's court date is May 21st and since he cannot
bail out of jail, that will be his permanent residency at least until then.
That puts a smile on my face! With that one arrest there were 10 felony
charges and 1 misdemeanor charged against him. The suspect admitted to my
husband just before police showed up that he had an inside connection to the
Apple computers so I dropped a dime to the head of Apple Security today
to let them know that the 2 computers the guy tried selling might be stolen from there warehouses from an inside source. I'm hoping they can prove they were stolen and if
so, then Apple will become yet another victim and hopefully they'll add 2 more charges of being in possession of stolen property. My husband had even contacted the woman who owned the box with the shipping label (the one he claimed to be his employer) and she said that he must have stolen her boxes when she sent business supplies down to southern california.
She thinks he might have stolen her items which never arrived in Southern Cali.
(stealing mail is a federal offense!!)
Anyways, Here's some lessons that I have learned.
Be careful out there.
Never judge a book by it's cover.
Always keep your guard up.
Trust your instincts.
Buy from a reputable source.
Criminals are sneaky but can be out smarted !!!
Keep your heart strings wrapped tightly around your heart
so strangers can't pull at them!
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