North Texas man blasts DPD after tracking down his own stolen car

A North Texas man became his own detective, embarking on a risky journey to find his stolen Chevy Camaro.

[@robertstout6980]

He's right about all of it. Police are useless in recovering stolen property. I've had two experiences with stolen vehicles in Fort Worth, the first was 41 years ago. The police couldn't be bothered. They told us to go look for it, when we found it, we called them, they told us to just drive it away. Good luck with that, the thief had the only keys. The second case they claimed was a "civil" matter because the thief was also a company employee. So they couldn't be bothered. Wouldn't even file a report despite phone calls and visits. Why, if you didn't know better, you'd almost think police have a symbiotic relationship with criminals.

[@tomnguyen9931]

What would happened if all the thief stop stealing cars...... They will be in the unemployment lines,

[@Humble_Lyfe]

As long as you don’t have 💰💸💵they’re legally deaf.

[@Mr.Frost181]

Right 👍🏽

[@ab75901]

Had a friend buy a old cab for some body parts from a guy and he found a old insurance card stuck in the glovebox and contacted the original owner trying to get a title instead of the bill of sale, found out it was stolen guy gave him investigators number in Houston he called investigators numerous times only got one call back and years later cab and body parts still in pasture have heard nothing since, cops are not there to protect anybody besides themselves

[@rajpat89]

Dallas PD is a complete joke. Has been for years. You call 911 for an in progress theft and it takes AN ENTIRE DAY for a cop to show up, if they show up at all. I moved my business to Richardson bc I got so fed up with Dallas Police lack of doing fucking anything about crime.

[@mattp4079]

12 detectives for 15,000 thefts, that's over 1000 cases per man.

[@gregorylagrange]

They don't ever really actively look for the cars. They just file reports when they're made. And do the real pursuing when something comes along that gives them a definite hard lead. Like those 1000 cases. If something happens in Burleson that the Burleson police make an arrest, like arresting somebody in possession of a stolen car, then Dallas will just add their cases info to the Burleson case. Those Dallas cops were never intending to track anything down in Burleson. They would only actively do something if the majority of those 1000 cases pointed to a common location in Dallas.

[@Adam-jj3xb]

USA doesn’t have enough money to hire more detectives sorry citizens. Go find your stolen car yourself. They only have money to send to Ukraine and Israel.

[@ColeTurner-sr8mc]

Back in the 80's I was a drilling superintendent for an independent oil company and had a bunch of drill pipe stolen. The sheriff, no help. The DPS, no help. Called the Texas Rangers (NOT the baseball team) and he came out and said, "I'll have something for you soon." THE NEXT DAY HE HAD THE PIPE, THIEF AND my gratitude!

[@lianemarable]

DPD is DISGUSTING !!!

[@buck9668]

they're lying!

[@jcc9thSI1917]

His insurance is disgusting.not dpd 😂

[@epicmickey2351]

Street justice is needed sometimes.

[@solodolo1896]

DPD is trash! my 85 monte carlo ss was stolen out of my storage friday evening, i reported it that night and i ended up finding it the next morning going in every apartment complex around the storage unit. I called them to let them know i found it out so they wouldnt pull me over thinking i stole it and they started questioning me as if i had something to do with it, made no sense why they were questioning me the way they were, so i told them you all can leave while i wait on the tow truck.

[@wopalongcassidy]

Most Cops don't care.

[@me8042]

Sure….. they need more than their 6 figure salaries to motivate them.

[@nynomadfjc3907]

Fuel pump shutoff switch

[@davidmendez2418]

What the news reporters said at the end is the big issue. Yes leave the insurance to pay you off, but what happens when so many cars are being paid off to rampant theft, insurance rates go up! They’re already high enough as it is living here in Dallas

[@pkwithmeplease]

this is why rates have gone up along with inflation. inflation topped last year and yet insurances keep raising. also insurance is a scam.

[@SecureBorderIntel]

Maybe if they would solve one of those thefts, they wouldn't have 15,000 theft cases.

[@dontbestupid6664]

mAYE IF THEY QUIT WASTING OUR TAX DOLLARS AND HIRED DETECTIVES TO SOLVE CRIMES. i KNOW ITS A CRAZY THOUGHT.

[@helidude3502]

Law enforcement used hand sanitizer in the hallway while children were dead or dying in the next room. They aren’t concerned with stolen vehicles.

[@orla2274]

My neighbor reported his truck stolen. I found it on ACCIDENT AND THERE WASNT EVEN A REPORT IN THE SYSTEM!! After the owner had a case number and everything. Even hadmto wait 2 hrs from he dpd to come and even help

[@WholeSomeHomie]

If there was a "case number and everything," then there was a report. Either you're using the wrong terminology or you've been mislead. Please go into further details so I can understand what you mean bro!

[@orla2274]

All I know is that I saw the truck and recognized it and called the owner. When he confirmed it was his license plate he started on his way and I called the cops and told them about how it was reported and given a number and I found it and they told me they had no report of it being reported eventhough the owner had a paper given to him about it...they told me to stay away from the truck so they can take fingerprints if needed. That's about it. Dallas pd is not the best... took 2 hrs to get there...

[@WholeSomeHomie]

@orla2274 bro that's crazy you probably won't believe me, but I work for Dallas pd! When was this?

[@WholeSomeHomie]

@@orla2274 ^

[@orla2274]

@@WholeSomeHomie oof like 6 or 7 years ago lol

[@davidtrejo7509]

Because it's personal property and it can have sentimental value. Because it's mine and I worked for it.

[@puppybasket3906]

Can confirm you have to get your own stuff back if it gets stolen. DPD is useless

[@MrFreddyjack]

Blah blah blah.. we can’t do anything because we are understaffed….

[@Shaojeemy]

Property taxes increase 10% and they still have no money for staff, bs

[@bobroberts2371]

Well, are you willing to be a detective in a police station? Are you part of the defund / demonize the police then complain that they are understaffed? With 36,000 cars stolen in Dallas per year and 12 detectives, that is 3,000 per year per detective , 60 per week , 12 per DAY , Just how many detectives would you consider enough?

[@lilwane6]

didn't people say defund the police? now they wanna complain it's crazy, not saying ur one of them people but that's what happens

[@schtinerbock4570]

How many less cars would get stolen for every single car thief you lock up for 10 years?

[@mylescornelious7096]

I feel so sorry for that man who owned that car.

[@charlesyates6687]

It's no longer policing for justice . It's policing for profit .

[@marleyboy7732]

Not saying ALL police depts are bad. But ours in our city is kinda OFF. I had an old & nasty bike that was stolen when I was 13yrs old, reported it stolen to police. Would you believe I was finally contacted by them 9 YEARS LATER?!?! They asked if I wanted to come down & collect my bike. I was already in my 20s and driving. Wth? LOL I just laughed an hung up.

[@Fjk2134]

For them to call you nine years later most likely your bike was involved in a crime with someone that used it to do something illegal. Your bike for the nine years was either hidden in someones home for years or sold from crackhead to crackhead for years. But for them to actually sit there and pin point it to you means they had to have dug deep,investigate about the bike and the person that was last with the bike.

[@steveandamyalso]

@4:56 Why take all the risk? Answer: Camaro SS. Chevrolet is NOT making any more, therefore you have to fight to hold onto a Camaro SS while you still have one!

[@GPWGP]

The only time the police get involved with stolen cars is when there's a high speed chase🙄

[@ddeeddee1380]

People getting paid to do nothing once again

[@thatboyaintright]

DPD: If it's not a money generating task, then we don't care. Drug busts and traffic tickets only!

[@paularaegram9965]

Lazy cops.

[@michaelfoster886]

Honestly the only way for police to find stolen cars that they have used for years is your car being reported stolen. The minute they run the tag it comes up stolen. Other then that good luck finding it.

[@melvinmanuel1060]

Houston pd same. Problem

[@axemastersinc3269]

The only thing all law enforcement coast to coast needs is Qualified immunity to be abolished.

[@waxandwayne]

If he has time to track the leads... .why don't the cops have the time???

[@KevinTumlinson]

"Police do not recommend doing the job they were supposed to do but failed to even attempt."

[@7_of_9]

MAKE ALL ONLINE COMPANIES RESPONSIBLE FOR SELLING STOLEN ITEMS. SUE THEM!!

[@Mr.267LosAngeles]

Cartel murders are worked first. Then car thefts...

[@chrisa1495]

That’s way too much work for them. They rather sit on the side of the road and stop motorists

[@isntrael]

who the hell has insurance without theft? LOL

[@carlwilson867]

More than 18,000 vehicles were stolen in Dallas in 2023, an all-time high that represents a dramatic surge from the year before and made motor vehicle theft Dallas' most common crime in 2023, according to the Dallas Police Crimes Analytics Overview. How many police detectives does DPD have? Dallas city council voted to defund the police department, which they did.

[@danielrandolph9170]

Here is another fine example police officer doing awesome work sitting at their desk doing nothing !! What a joke

[@axemastersinc3269]

4:00 Right. Police recommend you should not do their job for them. Just let the thieves keep what you worked for...

[@maxherrera396]

what about his insurance? Wouldn't they pay for the loss?

[@jamesclemons3844]

Why you may ask? Because when the government fails to protect the people then the people have a right to protect themselves and each other. The very principle of the government is to protect the people and ensure basic rights and safety. The real question to ask is why have a government and why have a police force in Dallas if they're not going to serve the people?

[@xlightfootx]

Police just drawn a check.

[@scottparrish2422]

Everyone’s insurance is going up for every case you just let them pay out.

[@SeeBS2]

TAKE THE LAW INTO YOUR OWN HANDS. WE ARE CLEARLY ON OUR OWN.

[@rickuyeda4818]

Shame on DPD.

[@dallas75241]

Lol you mean he was too cheap to have insurance

[@txtchjmb29]

He must not have carried comprehensive coverage. All insurance companies pay for theft if you have comprehensive

[@gregorywright7263]

People are going to be like Charles Bronson in Death wish movies 🎬

[@mymobilebuddy4392]

A person hit my vehicle and drove off. The vehicle was black, so I never noticed until I got in the light. The cop had to come out 3 times because he forgot key facts for the police report. The driver was never charged for a hit-and-run. I was told by the police, they had better things to do besides solving my hit-and-run. Later that night, I solved my own case. There was part of a tail light cover laying in the street. I connected it to a vehicle across the street. Then, since we had the same insurance company, they at first refused to pay. I made sure the car repair shop replaced parts that didn't need replacing, since the insurance company was so crappy about paying the claim. DO NOT BUY BLACK CARS. It was 8 days old when it was hit.

[@MissionaryForMexico]

Install a power shut off device. Install front back hidden dash Cam, must run when engine is shut off! Install in a hidden location tag for location finding! Keep car locked at all times!

[@charlestoole1789]

Sounds like he has State Farm insurance, I had them when my truck was stolen in 2017. I had basic full coverage which had comprehensive coverage, and I asked if it covered theft when I purchased the coverage. The guy who stole it was caught driving it the very same day as i reported it just hours after he stole it, by then he had already removed the stereo, speakers, amplifier, and other personal items like my pool cue stick with custom carry case. It took Ft Worth police 3 weeks to let me know my truck was recovered and had been in impound for 3 weeks, I called State Farm to report what was lost and was told that nothing was covered not even the damage to the steering column. I dropped State Farm and now have insurance with The Hartford and all the coverage I was told I had with State Farm. I will never go back to State Farm again and avoid Progressive like the plague.

[@jcc9thSI1917]

Never understood why they need a building shouldn't they be out looking for cars.

[@jerryarnold5137]

we had our car stolen in plano and the cops were great they kept us in the know and tracked our car from dallas to fort worth back to plano they recovered our car even tho it was totaled............

[@gabriellefrost3014]

File an insurance claim and move on. 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@MaryNolden]

Ashamed. Accountability. That's why lot people don't come forward. How can we be protected. If we true away. Unspoken words.

[@44Mag]

This advice is one of the problems with the country. The police and left want everyone to just be a willing victim that participates in the crime by doing nothing. When American men stopped going into the street to confront the problems, the wolf packs started to grow and increase their feedings. This trend started in the 90's and has grown to epidemic proportions. Now when a guy hears a problem on their street, they are too busy peeping out the blinds to fight for what is right and what is righteous. Good on this chap - he took a stand and refused to continue to be a victim, and he did it without bloodshed, though I am sure he was prepared for whatever resistance that may have been given. Politicians want us to be victims because it increases their power and their budgets. (60% of all crime is performed by the same 80% of criminals. The catch and release system of the judges and DA's only fortify their roles in government.) Choose not to be a victim if you are an able-bodied man.

[@jacobs7218]

Sad but true. Going thru the same thing now with the police in NY.

[@JoeJoe-tg3ed]

All of these people are not lying about the police.

[@outlawedmedia4336]

Police are not obligated to do anything for you.

[@papapita4713]

My friend paid the cops in Tijuana to find his car on their own time.

[@quintonfrost1259]

I have never in my life been helped by police. I have asked for help many times but never have they done anything for me. I have been attacked by them several times though. They are useless!

[@JasonBauder-ki9ji]

That police chief is a loose, full of excuses

[@user-ep9lm5yy8g]

I give up on law enforcement they just don't seem to care to do their job

[@helidude3502]

Had a storage unit broken into and tools stolen. Deputy that showed on scene told me not to look for them. I actually recovered a fair amount just walking in the field near the fence that was cut. Thieves had dropped some in the grass. I get that most stolen property is simply going to disappear. Just the nature of the crime. But apparently walking 150 feet is just too much effort 🤦🏻

[@Armenian]

Readers Digest Version: [the Dude asks the Auto Circus Cop if there are any leads on who stole his beater car] Leads, yeah, sure. I'll just check with the boys down at the crime lab, they've got four more detectives working on the case. They got us working in shifts!

[@user-co2qv8hw5q]

This is quoted almost word for word from the movie “The Big Lebowski”.

[@skrillyon]

Totally agree about the police and their attitude concerning car thefts. What I want to know is what the hell kind of insurance did he have that doesn't cover car theft?! Since when?!? Especially when we're talking about a car that is clearly a hot ticket item!!! Sounds to me like he made a compromise on his coverage in order to be able to afford the car and insurance. Not a good decision at all if that was the case imo. Just saying...

[@constancewashington9019]

Put an apple tag in your vehicle for tracking.

[@mattp4079]

Theft insurance? Ever heard of it?

[@annoyedatthis1]

This guy undertook a potentially serious risk and had to "deputize" himself. The DPD should have jumped on this guy's case because it represents the future of solving this crap. But they were too busy. DPD can say whatever it wants, but cars are no longer $3,500, they are tens of thousands of dollars, and the loss will not be fully reimbursed by insurance companies.

[@gregorylagrange]

In a bad economy, a job as a cop could be something that entices people to apply. The famous quote, "that's why it takes 2 years to get a cosmetology license, but you can make the through the police academy in 6 months...". It doesn't take long to become a cop. And the salary can be pretty good. But cops and their refusal to police themselves turns off people from ever considering becoming cops.

[@texastornado9551]

They are cowards

[@jasonlopez4855]

The insincere copny don't want to ever help just try to get out of paying money 💰 out but like it coming into their own pocket.

[@MrRidleyDog]

Garcia is a stooge.

[@rollyherrera623]

I cant stand thieves!

[@shaun7126]

Columbus Ohio charging to get your stolen car out the impound

[@billdesmet3929]

Same as Detroit....... 😢

[@chiptheforger9545]

And Knoxville

[@me8042]

Being asked to help cuts into their doughnut breaks. Soooooo….. many breaks.

[@hunterjones9822]

It's your property and your money so they don't care. Mess with their money though and you'll have their full attention and unlimited resources...

[@blown93lx]

His auto insurance didn't cover theft? He owned a 2022 Camaro SS without a lien and chose not to have comprehensive?

[@carbon_dot_seven]

Sounds to me like it’s okay to steal stuff that doesn’t belong as long as they were insured. Very fine people!

[@El_coyote710]

3:06 😂😂😂😂 that eddie is a joke!!

[@oliveize]

BURLESON mentioned HOLY

[@glitter_fart]

and your news stations solution .... just get better insurance...dont worry about the crime

[@jeepnutscotty]

garcia needs to step up or step down... we want results, not excuses

[@ivandelossantos6796]

DPD so lazy that I found my own lawnmower at a pawnshop they couldn’t give to me without a police report, report was taken but a investigator was never issued to my case, I did the work for them all they had to do was show up and get it for me 👎🏽

[@firefox1294]

Meanwhile a man with a camera gets multiple units

[@rsmith317]

yep..... they go harder on First amendment audits than they do for a stolen car.

[@ehkhtoo2423]

DPD doesn't get $😂

[@Leo12316]

They were probably all in line at the hospital for Officer Runoff R.I.P

[@rogeredson8709]

maybe just maybe dpd is on the take

[@vegito1087]

Poor camaro 😢

[@Mr.Frost181]

I had to do the same thing for my 2001 Monte Carlo took me 2 or 3 days to find it cops be saying they to busy to go search for your stuff

[@Cyberronnin]

lol that’s my friend Andrew !!!

[@Savorwarnings]

Fort worth PD is unless when it come to recovering stolen property i reported my vehicle stolen an a supervisor on the police radio tried to accuse of lying like how ima lie about my car being stolen an they didn't even go investigate the scene

[@walt.rbeatz7845]

Most times, theres a cop involved with the chop shop and thats why “theres no leads”

[@hyper_lokz1626]

But they can write tickets all day

[@jorgemoya2956]

I started doing things my self I stopped calling police. Or I tell them come take action or me and my neighborss will and they come 😂

[@joaquinmojado]

Do not find your stuff? Right! We have know choice the govt and LE are not helping every day citizens struggle. We don't want to just sit and call the insurance company. Our vehicles, for some of us are our forms of expression and stress relief after a weeks work. We tinker and swap this part for that part. When someone takes it we take it personal.

[@tonygates6651]

This seems to be the normal thing for cops across the country and in my mind most cops are either lazzzzzzy or on a POWER TRIP and that is my personal experience with the ones in my state over the last 30+ years including having a vehicle stolen to traffic stops or even accidents and anything in between

[@juanmacias5922]

Ah, yes, cop's go to answer " wE nEeD mOrE fUnDiNg", not their answer when they are pulling you over to meet their stupid quotas.

[@WholeSomeHomie]

You do realize a full-blown criminal investigation takes up a vast amount more resources than a traffic stop. If think you can compare to two you're lying to yourself

[@bobroberts2371]

Well, are you willing to be a detective in a police station? Are you part of the defund / demonize the police then complain that they are understaffed? With 36,000 cars stolen in Dallas per year and 12 detectives, that is 3,000 per year per detective , 60 per week , 12 per DAY , Just how many detectives would you consider enough?

[@VON-92]

I need that engine for my LT swap sho hate I missed that 5,500 6.2 10 speed trans

[@Shield.Maiden]

Vote for Kamala and you won't have whats left of the police

[@deexiong8164]

Texas ?? Take ur pew pew lol

[@markyonts7458]

Do not call the police they are as useful as a poopy flavored lollipop handle your own stuff they are useless

[@scottparrish2422]

Crime is down stop spreading misinformation