James Weiss, a man from Portland , Oregon has used Craigslist to help him find his stolen car tires. He received a call from the Werkstatt Auto Shop detailing him about his new wheels being stolen overnight. He saved up to buy those new wheels and they were worth around $2,000.
James Weiss knew it was a long shot to find the perpetrator by posting an online ad but this didn’t stop him from posting an ad on Craigslist. He later received a tip from an anonymous person telling him that he/she knows who stole his wheels and gave him the thief’s address.
James Weiss stalked the house of the thief first to confirm and when he saw a car pulling up with his wheels and tires, he called the police. The thief turned out to be a 17 year old kid who then confessed of his crimes.
Craigslist is indeed a great way to find answers to your needs and this is just one proof of that.
Thanks, this helped me a lot! Actually, I am researching on buying Quality Wheels and Tires online from past 5-6 days
Hi, good post. I have been wondering about this issue,so thanks for posting.
Follow-up:
This was my son who used Craigslist and found the thief. Today he went to court as a witness against the boy who was 17 at the time of the crime. They charged him as an adult and he was found guilty. The defendent admitted he still had the center caps and he is suppose to get them back. The thief will be sentenced to up to 5 years for this case and will be back in court on the 21st. We had learned that this same thief has a long record and was suspect in many similar cases and has other current cases of misdemeanor crimes. I believe this one, due to dollar amount as the stolen items were new and we had receipts, was a felony. Maybe he will finally be held accountable?