Parts Theft Alert!!

[Code85]

Hey Mazda 3 community.

I'm from TSXclub.com and I would like to inform you guys/gal about a thief in Richmond/Markham/Toronto area.

Short story is that he stole a front OEM lip off one of the members' car at Yorkdale mall in broad daylight. The thief is also on other forums selling potentially stolen parts.

Heres the Thread to his (A-Spec Kid) OWNAGE!

http://tsxclub.com/forums/canada-east/35879-warning-help-all-members.html

[b.rabbit]

Thanks for the heads up!

[cwp_sedan]

Damn I just read through some of those pages. What an idiot. I hope the guy gets what is coming to him!

Hopefully the guy who had his lip stolen gets some money or the parts back.

[ZeroChalk]

interesting read.. can you post pics of the security footage? I don't wanna sign up as a new member.

[Alan]

Just read through most of the pages. What an ass-shat. Hope the scammer gets what's coming to him

[Code85]

Yep

Heres the security footage:

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/5318/imagejpeg2.jpghttp://img30.imageshack.us/img30/4317/img00136200904241556.jpghttp://img30.imageshack.us/img30/5129/img00137200904241558.jpg


Heres the picture of the thief

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/5172/joes.jpg

[AskClaudio.com]

Those are some pretty detailed photos. Cops should have him marked down by now guarantee it, looking for him to make another mistake so he can get caught in the act. I'll definitely be on the look out.

[mazdabetty]

wow....

:pop

[Alan]

wow....

:pop

GREAT read... but that really sucks for the people who got ripped off...

I love how they caught him staring DIRECTLY into the camera hahaha...

The security cams only got the stills of his car, with the black roof. I think the picture of himself was from the user profile he put up?

[stas]

just made a thread on it, in wrong section and didnt see this one yet

i think the cams took the vids too, but it wasnt posted, so other then the victim no one knows what is actually on the vid

[mazdabetty]

The security cams only got the stills of his car, with the black roof. I think the picture of himself was from the user profile he put up?

Yah I edited my post after I saw that part... haven't finished reading the whole thing yet haha...


This guy is such a twat....

[bongamk]

the power of the internet.. wow

[wtom]

Thanks for the heads-up Code85!

Most important bit of info;

Quoted from here (http://tsxclub.com/forums/canada-east/35879-warning-help-all-members-10.html#post533513);

"His real name is Joe Creti
His mom lives at Bayview + hwy 7 and his grandmother lives at Sheppard and Weston area.

He goes to all Go bus parking stations and jacks rims, goes to numerous Thornhill dealers and yanks rims as well.
He knows lots of Tow truck operators too.
1 of his sisters used to be or still is a topless dancer..
I think she has a 2006 blue 2 door civic.

Tuesday March 10, 2009
8pm
Huron OPP

London Road in Londesborough
Vehicle not identified

Joseph CRETI, 23, of Richmond Hill was charged with stunt driving for travelling 117 kilometres per hour in a 60 kilometre zone. He's due in court on April 30, 2009."

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d119/JDM_JOE/Picture014-1.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d119/JDM_JOE/Picture013-1.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d119/JDM_JOE/Picture015.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d119/JDM_JOE/Picture016.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d119/JDM_JOE/Picture063.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d119/JDM_JOE/Picture064.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d119/JDM_JOE/Picture062.jpg

[x_o_k_x]

that pic of him getting out of his car, doesnt look like TSX.. looks more like Civic..
Just read all pages and this guy gets owned!!

:pop

[cwp_sedan]

that pic of him getting out of his car, doesnt look like TSX.. looks more like Civic..
Just read all pages and this guy gets owned!!

:pop

This one also from his photobucket account. It is a civic.

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d119/JDM_JOE/JoeCivic.jpg

[Dave_The_BMXER]

I hope he gets everything that's coming to him. Having had my vehicles broken into 3 times by people like this I have no sympathy.

[whiteomega]

He outright admits to thieving the lip later in the thread, and the mods were able to link both accounts back to the same IP..what a foolish thing to do; stealing a part and then bragging about it on the same forum where everyone is bound to know about the theft..

[Cardinal Fang]

What an :AH.

[SilentJay]

While I know it's illegal, I wished some people would pay this guy a visit, take pictures, and liberally distribute some street justice.

[Fobio]

I hope an arrest will comes out of this....hope it makes it on TV!

another thought tho is that this is actually teaching future thieves how to smarten up...

[philipfreire]

Hopefully none of our members on here will ever dare pull something like this. Because if they do, the same thing will happen to them as it did to the assjerk guy name Joe.

I'm glad he got caught. The funny parts are his idea of creating another account to defend himself to only expose the same IP thus admitting he is the theif. But nothing tops the clubs investigation to getting all the details they can. Right down to where his mother lives, his sister the stripper and his house/cell number! It's gold.

I hope they do a meet at his house and record the entire session. This guy must be pissing himself with all the info the board members got on him. He just ****ed his image up to everyone who sees this and is now wanted by all - I think this is worse than having the cops on you in some ways.

Way to go. He got what he deserves and hopefully he will get more coming to him.

I love the idea of them all meeting up at his place to pick and choose parts off him. **** if that was me, I'd probably smash his windows, key his entire car, break anything that is breakable and then knife him in the eye.

We should have some type of forum directed towards stolen parts just to keep all the documentations in order, just in case anything like this was to ever happen to us here. *knocks on wood* hope it never does!

[Soyabean]

He outright admits to thieving the lip later in the thread, and the mods were able to link both accounts back to the same IP..what a foolish thing to do; stealing a part and then bragging about it on the same forum where everyone is bound to know about the theft..

http://tsxclub.com/forums/533272-post82.html

This is the funniest post i've ever seen. He apoligizes to a-speckid because he is supposed to what, feel bad that someone took the blame for him? Shouldnt he be happy that they are off his back? I cant believe no one is taking this into his own hands especailly the victims.

My blood is boiling just from reading this. We work hard to buy our parts and it sucks when :AH's like him come and rip it off our car. If that happened to me, oh man, I'll act first and think about the consequences later if i knew where he lived

[sauga_kid]

Wow, ownage!

[FoXy]

This story is effed up, somebody needs to break this kids knees.... Any takers?? :bang

[Thrizzl3]

This story is effed up, somebody needs to break this kids knees.... Any takers?? :bang

no need he already cooked his own goose by creating a new account and like an idiot he apologized to himself via a different account:loco everyone caught on after that point

[mazdabetty]

This story is effed up, somebody needs to break this kids knees.... Any takers?? :bang

LOL.... I'll be in TO this weekend... I'm up for it :P


Really though, they might just need to leave it alone and present all evidence to authorities, otherwise they're just gonna end up in even more trouble than this :AH will be in....

Wow though the grammar was a dead giveaway... hahhah one of the many dumbest criminals for sure...

[FoXy]

Honestly, they should just let ppl like us disipline ppl like this. Ripping shyt off from other ppl's cars is SOO wrong. I mean we all work hard and put our labour and love into our cars. Just so some a-hole can come along and eff it all up. I mean seriously now, get some morals, buy your own shyt and for the love of God grow a set buddy. Sheesh! :complain

[Gizzmo_jr]

I love stories like this, I'm still reading all the forums. This guy has spanned like 7 different forums, each with it's own story. F'ing crazy, he's gonna get a bat to his car now.
Edetectives FTW, someone should post this on Beyond.

[kurse]

lol so wait this is all a joke ?

[cwp_sedan]

lol so wait this is all a joke ?

Huh? Where did you get that idea from? Did you read any of this thread or the one posted?

[Thrizzl3]

lol so wait this is all a joke ?

read the TSXforum thread and you will understand..

[Fobio]

not only is this not a joke, but you guys seem to think that along with our recent round of "pretend-serious" fail threads that everything is a joke.

think of it this way...the Mazda3 has been one of the top selling cars in Canada, lotsa ppl need lotsa parts...your "buddy" you met at a meet might be the guy who will rip off your rims...

[omalak]

not only is this not a joke, but you guys seem to think that along with our recent round of "pretend-serious" fail threads that everything is a joke.

think of it this way...the Mazda3 has been one of the top selling cars in Canada, lotsa ppl need lotsa parts...your "buddy" you met at a meet might be the guy who will rip off your rims...

I didn't steal nothing! :gone lol

Ok all jokes aside..

This thread over at TSXClub just goes to show you really have to be careful when divulging into your details on the Internet, both on the victims side, and on the theifs side..

Victim becasue he divulged his work location

Theif caught due to his info being all over the net.

I really hope the TOPD do something about this guy, the internet has a wealth of knowledge, and TSXClub members just proved it Kudos to them!

In an age where they can find people posting pictures of children on the internet and charge them, I would like to think the police can put together info on this case as well.

And yeah im down for a TSXClub meet along with TM3 so we can ransack the *******s house and his car!:flaming

[Fobio]

I didn't steal nothing! :gone lol

Ok all jokes aside..

This thread over at TSXClub just goes to show you really have to be careful when divulging into your details on the Internet, both on the victims side, and on the theifs side..

Victim becasue he divulged his work location

Theif caught due to his info being all over the net.

I really hope the TOPD do something about this guy, the internet has a wealth of knowledge, and TSXClub members just proved it Kudos to them!

In an age where they can find people posting pictures of children on the internet and charge them, I would like to think the police can put together info on this case as well.

And yeah im down for a TSXClub meet along with TM3 so we can ransack the *******s house and his car!:flaming

I agree with everything you said except the retribution part...when I was 19, I'd be gung-ho to go over and tear buddy a new one...gladly, I'm no longer 19 and would rather see this guy arrested and have his face plastered all over the net and have his family carry around their shame...instead of me going to jail for assault over a $400 lip theft...

Unfortunately, justice isn't always delivered and it's easy to feel that you must deliver justice yourself...

There are definitely thieves among us...it's a given...the smart ones just don't get caught, and that's sad in itself...so like I said, this story will partly teach owners AND thieves to be more careful.

I tend to think now, that chatting on the forums and letting ppl know about your car might be the best insurance policy from thefts...:bana2...or not...

[kurse]

o wow

[COMPANION3]

That's an awesome read.....

[MRT_MS3]

Just read the whole thread....I'm amazed how the members figured it all out.

The power of internet.... I hope they bring this guy in to justice....

[Slipstream]

PWNED

great work all around

[DumpInfo]

What an idiot and happy he got burned :flaming

[Dragazn]

hahahhah wow i honestly couldn't stop laughing. I'm at work too. People are looking at me funny. But this guy, he can't show his face anywhere. HAHAHAH what a TOOL!!!

[seelsy]

probably the funniest thing i've ever read. And the funniest part was after he got caught without a shadow of a doubt, he had the balls to still denie it, and actually fan the flames by saying he'd be ready for anyone who wanted to go face to face with him. Anyone down for a trip to richmond hill :) :)

[openuser]

That user just confessed his crime in writing.. If internet post counts as a "written material"..
All one needs to do is to trace the IP used by the poster, and inquire the ISP to get the information on the thief..

[chinsterr]

For all you guys seeking retribution, just remember that the charge for assault is far worse than the charge for "petty theft" !

Remember to walk to his house , wear a mask ,and then beat the sh!t out of him.

[tmpz]

ROFL that's awesome, he had it coming!

[EastYork3]

If you have to steal parts maybe you're not ready to own a car. What a dink.

[casperwonder]

O man, I spent an hour reading the entire thread. Awesome work done by the members. Justice has finally served.

[omalak]

The guy looks like a farking dipshit from his picture.

I'd like these guys to be psychologically assesed and see why the hell they do this shit..

stuff gets stolen, but it's pretty sad when you join a community (which are almost always welcoming), gain the trust of members and then basically rip them off by stealing parts..

If this were to happen on TM3 i wouldn't know how to react.. i'd be at a loss for words honeslty.. i just cant comprehend someone stealing from their own community!

[Fobio]

i just cant comprehend someone stealing from their own community!

that's exactly what he preys on...and in fact, he ripped cosic (TM3) off on a Honda part sale back in 2007...and he basically lives in the GTA's back yard.

if he's some other form of predator, they'd have him locked up and psych assessed...

[Thrizzl3]

KARMA is a biotch..i hope it bites him in the ass:flaming

[casperwonder]

Hey osman, I saw your post on that thread as well. Thanks for showing some support from our forum. I agree with the Mod that we should leave it to the authority and this guy is going to jail most definitely.

[laksman91]

^ what happened with cosic if you dont mind me asking?

[Fobio]

^ what happened with cosic if you dont mind me asking?

http://www.teknotik.com/jdmrides/forum/showthread.php?t=3613

[aris]

damm that's alot of reading...i gave up after a 20 mins of reading:chuckle

[stas]

damm that's alot of reading...i gave up after a 20 mins of reading:chuckle

dont worry, nothing more will be posted. mods locked thread...:loco

[jaimie08mazda3]

what a tool.

[CanadaGTO]

Made it to Jalopnik:

http://jalopnik.com/5271238/vigilante-canadian-tsx-forum-nabs-alleged-theif-troll

[MAZDA Kitten]

holy shit this guy is such an idiot!!!! I have no words. Similar thing happened to the VW community last summer

[aris]

dont worry, nothing more will be posted. mods locked thread...:loco

:chuckle

[HunGJaI]

wow,

that a read...30 pages... lol!

[jaimie08mazda3]

the guy got owned and still tries to defend himself

[Fobio]

I want an update...are the cops involved yet?

[SpeedBaby]

im pretty sure the cops were involved from the beginning. question is if they will be willing to follow up on the lead that is being given to them.

[ds2chan]

what an ass.. I hope he gets what's coming to him.. if anybody hears anything more about this clown post it up here so that we can follow..

[SilentJay]

It's upsetting, but I highly doubt cops will do anything of significance

[Code85]

Update!!

So we're still waiting on the OP to report back. But I highly doubt anything is going to happen...

BUT!! it made it to CBC radio and another column

http://tsxclub.com/forums/canada-east/36197-spec-kid.html

[sauga_kid]

Thanks for the update Code85, keep us apprised of any further developments!

[Code85]

A little update.

So this weekend at the Nextmod Grand Opening Meet, the infamous A-Spec kid showed up. Too bad no one recognized him and did something.

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/3048/aspec.jpg

[Fobio]

A little update.

So this weekend at the Nextmod Grand Opening Meet, the infamous A-Spec kid showed up. Too bad no one recognized him and did something.

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/3048/aspec.jpg

There's a picture of him trying to steal a burger...but I think he failed at that too cuz they were giving them out for free.

I think all the shops should just hang "Wanted" posters for this kid...like they do for counterfeit bills.

[rick@garage16.ca]

well im sure whoever took the picture must of knew it was him

[mit-gee-mui]

*post removed*

[FLIPDADY]

I saw this guy trolling around the back lot behind Peter's shop. I believe he was all by himself. Oh and if you look at his remote it's either from an Acura or Honda.

[rick@garage16.ca]

I wonder if he knows that his face is all over the net about stealing parts...if he does then he must have balls to show up to this kind of stuff

[Fobio]

I wonder if he knows that his face is all over the net about stealing parts...if he does then he must have balls to show up to this kind of stuff

I liken it to a firestarter, watching from the crowd the fire he set, while the fire fighters battle the blaze...

Kleptos and thieves often relish being seen and not being caught...

[bunchi]

wow should have been busted right there while in line for a burger.. cops were just across the street... obviously someone recognized him

[Tizmee24]

the kid got balls :chuckle

to bad the guy that took a picture of him didn't do anything except putting his picture on the web. well atleast now we know.

[rick@garage16.ca]

he made the news

http://jessehirsh.com/an-epic-thread-yields-rapid-internet-justice

[AskClaudio.com]

he made the news

http://jessehirsh.com/an-epic-thread-yields-rapid-internet-justice

Pretty good read ...

"Ironically, one of the real tell-tale signs of the connection between all these accounts and identities was the language and writing style used by the suspect, which included poor grammar and spelling."

[ThucP]

I hope Peter got some good security system because he might have a plan for the shop. That's probably why he showed up and was behind the shop by himself.

[MistaChin]

I hope Peter got some good security system because he might have a plan for the shop. That's probably why he showed up and was behind the shop by himself.

That bitch wouldn't dare take on Peter. That's like asking for a public beatdown. Peter supports so many auto clubs that if he ever tries something like that against Nextmod, too many people will look out for his fat ass

[cosic]

LOL sorry for bringing this back from the dead, but I had no idea until now, just how big this had gotten. Posted on JDMRides in 2007 when I was a pissed off 17 year old, and it led to this..

[ziegs2020]

That bitch wouldn't dare take on Peter. That's like asking for a public beatdown. Peter supports so many auto clubs that if he ever tries something like that against Nextmod, too many people will look out for his fat ass

This guy is still coming around to large meets, so I don't think anything has or will happen until I see pictures of his car(s) on jack stands completely stripped :chuckle

[kaval]

That bitch wouldn't dare take on Peter. That's like asking for a public beatdown. Peter supports so many auto clubs that if he ever tries something like that against Nextmod, too many people will look out for his fat ass

As logical as this sounds, this dude clearly lacks the capacity to think this smart. I kind of wish he does try something with Peter, because he would get caught, and beat down for sure. It's people like him that give the car scene a bad rep.