I live in an apartment, and share it with my friend. Sometimes we are loud at night when we have people over, and we've gotten one complaint from someone in the building. Since then we've been pretty cool. Anyway my car broke down and I've been using a bike until it's fixed. Last friday I went outside to take my bike to work and the chains were clipped and the bike was stolen. It was next to like 5 other bikes so I found it funny why only mine was taken. Later that night when I got home from work, in the entrance area of the apartment complex there was a letter in my room mailbox. I opened it and it said "Thanks for the gift, you really shouldn't have."
It was obvious the person who wrote this letter stole my bike. Well today I came home and there was another letter there. This one was longer. It said basically:
We know your plot, we know your scheme, we know what you are up to, you can't fool us. We are not the landlord so keep that in mind. You have the brain size of a pea.
I have no idea what they mean by that, and I don't know how to find out who is doing this. At first I thought it was a joke, but if it was I know my friends very well and they would've returned my bike by now. I'm not sure if we pissed someone off in the complex and they are trying to drive us out of there. The landlord doesn't like us, and he's mean anyway so there is nothing he'd do for us. I don't know who is doing this but I'd like to find out. The only thing I can think of is to set up a video camera outside, but there is really nowhere to hide it.
Anyone have any ideas in what I should do?
Thanks for any help.
In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire...the A-Team.
^^^^ :-D ^^^^
Philly... See if you can get some prints off the letter.
Quote from: hbionic on December 21, 2005, 04:55:41 AM
In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire...the A-Team.
oh jesus christ.. you forgot the "ratatatatatatat" sound right before the A-team. how dare you.
oh.. dude.. take the letter to the police station.. i'm pretty sure they can finger print it for you. alsooo, its kind of odd that the person who was writing the letter would want to make sure he let you know its not the landlord. ya know? if i was doing this and didn't want to get caught, i wouldn't let you know who isn't doing it. go to one of them spy shops, they have cameras of all sorts now an days. then.. when you have photographic evidence, buy the most bad-assed can of pepper spray you can find, and the meanest tazer. now by mean, i mean like a couple hundred thousands volts of pure unadulterated you got knocked the fargk out. then drag his blind, bumbling, foaming at the mouth ass on down to the police station with the video duct taped to his face. the end.
Quote from: hbionic on December 21, 2005, 04:55:41 AM
In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire...the A-Team.
this is your swan song of posts, well done!
Quote from: hbionic on December 21, 2005, 04:55:41 AM
In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire...the A-Team.
:-D bravo
I'd definitely consult with the cops first. They might be able to give you insight on what you can do. Other than that, you'll have to figure out who is doing it so you can straighten the issue out. It does sound like somebody trying to mess with your head, rather than being overtly threatening.
Maybe you should post a "to my secret admirer" letter near the mailbox, and suggest that if the person had any balls, they'd deal with you to your face.
Quote from: hbionic on December 21, 2005, 04:55:41 AM
In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire...the A-Team.
lol...that was your best post ever. Next time one of the posters does your mom, they should print out a copy and post it on her fridge.
Oh, as far as the problem goes. Call the cops.
Any other advice would depend on whether you live in a generally safe area, whether you're male or female, how much support you have in the building, whether you have a legit list of suspects...etc. Think about anyone you had any incidents with, or anyone who might think you're up to something nefarious. But before you do anything, call the cops and hold on to those notes.
Quote from: Zanshin on December 21, 2005, 08:33:17 AM
Quote from: hbionic on December 21, 2005, 04:55:41 AM
In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire...the A-Team.
lol...that was your best post ever. Next time one of the posters does your mom, they should print out a copy and post it on her fridge.
:-D
PhillyForever, as LBI already stated, take the letter(s) to the cops and let them handle it. There's really not much else you can do other than hiding in the bushes all night to see if this guy(s) return.
Good job, bionic :-D
Sus has a good idea...post a note and tell them to deal with you face to face. Then if someone confronts you beat the shtein out of them.
I had a problem several years ago with my car getting broken into and other things coming up missing from our house. We thought about a video camera but they're a hassle unless you feel like dishing out some good money for a surveillance type hookup.
Let the cops know as well so everything is legally documented in case it gets worse/
Arm yourself. Buy an assault rifle. Or at least a shotgun and a hacksaw.
Buy several. The revolution could use the firepower.
Next time set very large mouse traps around your bike and front door.
Quote from: rjs246 on December 21, 2005, 09:12:45 AM
Next time set very large mouse traps around your bike and front door.
I concur. I hear good things about Acme products of that type.
Quote from: rjs246 on December 21, 2005, 09:12:45 AM
Next time set very large mouse traps around your bike and front door.
Yeah, and he can prop up a box with a stick and some string while he's at it.
dude it obviously is someone in your building. go door to door asking if they know anything about this. and don't stand their like a pansy. act really pissed and really crazy, and say the police know about it and are finger printing the letter and are checking into it. no one is going to admit, but maybe someone will act kinda strange. then go to your landlord and tell him your situation. if hes not going to help you out, then contact police. either way you can prob narrow it down to 3 maybe 4 people. beat all their asses, ya might get your guy, ya never know until ya start beating asses. holler
Quote from: mussa on December 21, 2005, 10:12:30 AM
dude it obviously is someone in your building
i think we've found the real sherlock holmes.
Quote from: T_Section224 on December 21, 2005, 11:47:08 AM
Quote from: mussa on December 21, 2005, 10:12:30 AM
dude it obviously is someone in your building
i think we've found the real sherlock holmes.
Oh yeah, nothing ever gets by Mussa (http://www.concretefield.com/forum/index.php?topic=17353.msg357455#msg357455). His attention to detail is unmatched (http://www.concretefield.com/forum/index.php?topic=17353.msg357669#msg357669).
in honor of bionic (http://mrtdance.ytmnd.com/)
The funny thing about the first letter is they spelled thanks as "thnx" which makes me think it's a girl or if not a girl definitely a kid. No 40 year old will spell thanks that way, and I don't know of many guys that do.
When they purposely went out of their way to say it wasn't the landlord and they double underlined wasn't. It makes me think they want me to stay away from the landlord at all costs, so again it makes me think it's someone in the building. My friend that I room with talked to the cops but they said there isn't really anything they could do. Even though my bike was stolen, there is no proof the people who stole it wrote those letters.
It seems the only thing I can do is a stakeout. I wouldn't have even cared if it was just letters, but that bike was expensive. I'm pretty angry and I would to meet these people face to face. I'll probably just stay alert, but if I come home and our place is busted into then I'm going to stakeout for a week if I have to.
It was me I stole your shtein. I'm comin to getcha bitches!
Quote from: Philly Forever on December 21, 2005, 03:59:12 PM
The funny thing about the first letter is they spelled thanks as "thnx" which makes me think it's a girl or if not a girl definitely a kid. No 40 year old will spell thanks that way, and I don't know of many guys that do.
When they purposely went out of their way to say it wasn't the landlord and they double underlined wasn't. It makes me think they want me to stay away from the landlord at all costs, so again it makes me think it's someone in the building. My friend that I room with talked to the cops but they said there isn't really anything they could do. Even though my bike was stolen, there is no proof the people who stole it wrote those letters.
It seems the only thing I can do is a stakeout. I wouldn't have even cared if it was just letters, but that bike was expensive. I'm pretty angry and I would to meet these people face to face. I'll probably just stay alert, but if I come home and our place is busted into then I'm going to stakeout for a week if I have to.
Thnx for the update.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on December 21, 2005, 12:05:10 PM
Quote from: T_Section224 on December 21, 2005, 11:47:08 AM
Quote from: mussa on December 21, 2005, 10:12:30 AM
dude it obviously is someone in your building
i think we've found the real sherlock holmes.
Oh yeah, nothing ever gets by Mussa (http://www.concretefield.com/forum/index.php?topic=17353.msg357455#msg357455). His attention to detail is unmatched (http://www.concretefield.com/forum/index.php?topic=17353.msg357669#msg357669).
:-D
Quote from: Philly Forever on December 21, 2005, 02:43:33 AM
ILast friday I went outside to take my bike to work and the chains were clipped and the bike was stolen. It was next to like 5 other bikes so I found it funny why only mine was taken.
Anyone have any ideas in what I should do?
Thanks for any help.
Did you try looking in the basement of the Alamo?
(http://www.dummocrats.com/images/x/2005/bklyncm_peewee_bottom.sized.jpg)
Besides the notifying the police notify the postal service..messing with mailboxes can get someone into deep trouble and the postal service has it's own investigators >:D Cops work on the bike issue....postal service on the letter issues :yay
I'm beginning to wonder if my friend has any enemies. I don't really have any, at least not any that know where I live or could find out that easily. Also other than my friend who I live with, only 2 other people know what my bike looks like. Which is another reason that makes me believe it's someone in the building. The part that angers me most if I believe they live right there in that same building, but yet I can't do anything about it until I find out for sure who it is. Knocking door to door will only let them know that I'm on to them. I want them to keep doing this stuff so I can eventually get them, because I want my bike back. If my bike was destroyed or stripped and I found out who did it I am taking something back of equal value from them.
They left you a note. They know you know, you know?
Yeah, I know they know I know, but they know I don't know who it is specifically. Until I know for sure, I won't let them know that I know or else if they know they may stop doing it and I'll have no evidence if I decide to, you know... go to the police.
Quote from: Philly Forever on December 21, 2005, 05:45:43 PM
Yeah, I know they know I know, but they know I don't know who it is specifically. Until I know for sure, I won't let them know that I know or else if they know they may stop doing it and I'll have no evidence if I decide to, you know... go to the police.
You're trying as hard as I used to try. Stop it and regroup.
Anyways, ever heard of checking the note for prints? It can't be that hard to find out how to do it. If the perpetrators steal bikes...most likely, they're not that sophisticated....unless they're really sophisticated...then you're farged.
Quote from: hbionic on December 21, 2005, 06:04:54 PM
Anyways, ever heard of checking the note for prints? It can't be that hard to find out how to do it. If the perpetrators steal bikes...most likely, they're not that sophisticated....unless they're really sophisticated...then you're farged.
Sophisticated bike thieves?
:-D
PS: Good one with the A-Team. :yay
What would I do with fingerprints? Not like I have a database to search them. The cops wouldn't do it. The letters aren't threatening.
Quote from: Philly Forever on December 21, 2005, 06:15:32 PM
What would I do with fingerprints? Not like I have a database to search them. The cops wouldn't do it. The letters aren't threatening.
Ok...what are you complaining about then? You say you're getting harassed...yet the letters aren't threatening. farg threatening...its a game. Hopefully you don't catch the perp and after you pull the mask off, you find out its your own room mate. Actually, hopefully you do...that would be funny as hell.
If you have a view from your apartment to the bike area...I'd use one of these:
I heard of someone who recorded his girl and him having sex while she didn't know she was being recorded with this thing (http://www.x10.com/products4/google/cameras_wireless.html?47688591597fc83a43a9e365)
I'm complaining because my bike was stolen, but I came up with an idea. I'm going to use a real cheap bike and chain it back up where my other one was. Then I'm going to have my friend park in the closest spot to that bike rack and put a video recorder in the back seat. I'm going to try to bait someone into stealing that bike, and get them on tape. Meanwhile I'll keep a look out to try to notice any suspicious activity.
Quote from: hbionic on December 21, 2005, 06:23:35 PM
I heard of someone who recorded his girl and him having sex while she didn't know she was being recorded with this thing (http://www.x10.com/products4/google/cameras_wireless.html?47688591597fc83a43a9e365)
Is that what they use on 'Cheaters'?
Quote from: Philly Forever on December 21, 2005, 06:26:44 PM
I'm complaining because my bike was stolen, but I came up with an idea. I'm going to use a real cheap bike and chain it back up where my other one was. Then I'm going to have my friend park in the closest spot to that bike rack and put a video recorder in the back seat. I'm going to try to bait someone into stealing that bike, and get them on tape. Meanwhile I'll keep a look out to try to notice any suspicious activity.
I smell bullshtein. Otherwise, I think you're making all of this up. You're too soft and lax about all of this. I don't sense rage and/or revenge. You'd make a bad bad-guy.
If its true on the other hand....I think its your room mate and he wants you out.
Anyone want to take any bets?
Poop in your roommates bed and you should find out the truth pretty quick.
Quote from: rjs246 on December 21, 2005, 06:34:20 PM
Poop in your roommates bed and you should find out the truth pretty quick.
Yeah, you'll find out if he wants you out or if he wants you in. Him.
Maybe he'll just take a small bite to show his love.
I want them to keep dropping letters off. The more they drop off the better the chances are of me catching these people. Throughout the winter break I'm going to continue to set up some baits here and there to try to get whoever is doing this.
Set a bear trap.
Quote from: rjs246 on December 21, 2005, 06:44:05 PM
Maybe he'll just take a small bite to show his love.
You never know...hey may just get lucky and get the peanut......or the corn.
Quote from: Philly Forever on December 21, 2005, 06:44:14 PM
Throughout the winter break I'm going to continue to set up some baits here and there to try to get whoever is doing this.
Dude, what kind of bike was this?
I got a better idea...buy a cool, but not expensive bike. Chain it back where the original got stolen...but before you do...you jizz all over the bike and piss on the seat and tires. Let it cure for 10 minutes and put it on the rack. If they steal the bike again, you'll have the last laugh. Trust me, you'll have the last laugh.
Quote from: Philly Forever on December 21, 2005, 06:44:14 PM
I want them to keep dropping letters off. The more they drop off the better the chances are of me catching these people. Throughout the winter break I'm going to continue to set up some baits here and there to try to get whoever is doing this.
Tell the post office >:D >:D >:D If they catch them they will filling out paper work until Az wins the Super Bowl >:D
umm the police wont do anything?? they stole your bike and wrote you a letter about it. im pretty sure they broke a few laws somewhere in there. if the letter wasn't threatening.. make it threatening. add a little on there. use your non writing hand and put like PS if you contact those fat oinkers i'll farging kill you. that might give the po-9 a little more incentive to help you out. or you could set up a video camera like you said and comb through hours and hours of video tape only to find out the bike was stolen after it ran out of tape.
(http://www.susbirder.com/cf/largemarge.jpg)
dude just get over it. the cops don;t give a shtein about stolen bikes, they got other shtein to worry about. ignore the letter, ur playing into their game if u go along with it. are u really worried for your safety? just sharpen your nunchuck skills and when perfected, walk up and down your block while you practice. preferably in knee high socks and tight shorts. and make loud weird noises when doing it. nobodys gonna farg with a gay nunchuck master. nobody! :paranoid
Quote from: mussa on December 22, 2005, 03:22:47 PM
dude just get over it. the cops don;t give a shtein about stolen bikes, they got other shtein to worry about.
Cops need to worry about important things, like taking bribes and shooting people.
did cole ever get his bike back?
haha, this thing is great
Man, blast from the past.
Solid. Gold.
Quote from: rjs246 on December 21, 2005, 06:44:05 PM
Maybe he'll just take a small bite to show his love.
lmfao :-D
how farging awesome is this thread?
more importantly, did this super awesome plan ever work?
Quote from: King Cole on December 21, 2005, 06:26:44 PM
I'm complaining because my bike was stolen, but I came up with an idea. I'm going to use a real cheap bike and chain it back up where my other one was. Then I'm going to have my friend park in the closest spot to that bike rack and put a video recorder in the back seat. I'm going to try to bait someone into stealing that bike, and get them on tape. Meanwhile I'll keep a look out to try to notice any suspicious activity.
I never saw this thread before, I guess this was when I was in basic training. Hbionic's response is by far and away the best post that has ever been on this board.