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

[@charlesyates6687]

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

[@not_moist]

BUT IT ISN'T

[@miki_9034]

That's why we've a for-profit prison system.

[@not_moist]

Wrong

[@SNEEKY-PETE]

It’s always been for profit

[@Galm1Cipher0]

@@SNEEKY-PETENot true it’s never been until now

[@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.

[@lionsdejudah]

O,wow link pls

[@malkallamx8009]

@@lionsdejudah you must not be paying attention. Because anyone who has paid even 10% attention knows what this refers to lmao

[@johndell5088]

@@lionsdejudahgoogle ulvade cctv

[@Lift4gainz]

​@@malkallamx8009links please or your lying 🤥

[@Lift4gainz]

​@@malkallamx8009not everyone is paying attention to the same thing you must not be paying attention

[@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.

[@ghost.of.aleksz.salad.]

IT WAS JUST LIKE THAT IN OKC FOR ME

[@705michaelwilliams]

Dude stop expecting a stranger to protect you. Get armed and handle your own. These cops today are useless and will more likely harm you than help you.

[@CN45475]

Look at who Dallas voted for. Why act surprised?

[@Manuel3525m]

Not just Dallas

[@DalerMehndiDeekSheik]

@@CN45475 A republican mayor? Like hot wheels, our special ed republican governor.

[@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.

[@whereisthedollar]

There you go, being all logical.

[@CognitiveHeatsink]

And the case in this story would have been easy to solve. They didn't even need to assign a detective since the victim did the work for them.

[@ZayStacks892]

15000? LMAO Toronto is up 40000 a year in our metro area and that’s it dropping since 2020..

[@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

[@jeffk464]

I don't think people get it, the cops are here to control the public, not help them.

[@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!

[@ultimatedude5610]

Now we know who to call!

[@daryl4225]

Lol thanks for clarifying that the MLB wasn't on the case

[@ColeTurner-sr8mc]

@@daryl4225...they would have been as much help as the sheriff, evidently Andy was on vacation and left Barney in charge.

[@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!

[@focussport]

Get insurance payout, buy another one. Camaros aren't rare. Huge risk can lead to bad outcomes.

[@valesverga9]

​@focussport no wonder insurance company are raising the insurance... too many stolen cars and too many claims they probably losing money 😂

[@BluelDev]

@@focussport his insurance didnt cover theft remember

[@focussport]

@@BluelDev then it's still on him... who has car insurance that doesn't cover theft?

[@BluelDev]

@@focussport What? Did I read something wrong? You said he should make an insurance payout, I said his insurance doesn't cover theft, you said it's still on him. What do you mean still? Have it be known I'm not the best at english and im hispanic

[@dreamkasts]

Recovering stolen property doesn’t bring revenue to the city. This is a cops main objective

[@CognitiveHeatsink]

Actually it does because they tow the car to the city impound lot and you have to pay to get it out. Some cities might have it towed to a private lot, but that is their own fault for giving up that revenue.

[@chrism9493]

@@CognitiveHeatsinkin places where they know chop shops are thriving it’s not going to bring in enough revenue compared to writing tickets.

[@marcromanello3770]

Yall should hire that dude that got his Camaro stolen than

[@epicmickey2351]

Street justice is needed sometimes.

[@705michaelwilliams]

Oh but the cops would be there in a heartbeat for that.

[@GeneralHawk505]

@@705michaelwilliams There is always the deep decision.

[@yung829]

Exactly. My brothers scatpack was stolen. We tracked it down it was in a million different pieces. Poor thing. Cops never found it but we did.

[@DebbieOnTheSpot]

​@@yung829this is common. I think the cops are involved in the theft.. like Clearwater Florida PD being exposed for selling large quantities of Fenty

[@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.

[@CN45475]

Look at who Dallas voted for. Why act surprised?

[@snowflakehunter]

It wasn't Biden. ​@@CN45475

[@calisingh7978]

@@CN45475can’t vote your way out of global covenant 🧙🏿‍♀️ of mayors

[@mylescornelious7096]

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

[@lianemarable]

DPD is DISGUSTING !!!

[@buck9668]

they're lying!

[@jcc9thSI1917]

His insurance is disgusting.not dpd 😂

[@not_moist]

WRONG

[@WilliamJames-e3u]

Nobody is coming to help you ever.

[@mikefuston4494]

maybe the cops are in on the theit

[@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.

[@nd7783]

yeah those people have clearly never dealt with having to deal with filing an insurance claim

[@lcfflc3887]

Came here to say the same, she's trash and the other dude too, this type of people are the main problem because numerous time we see people like them telling people to be idiot and lazy when it comes to stopping the criminals victimizing you, things like: if a burglar gets in to your house don't look for your gun and try to fight him, get out of the house and call 911 lol, this people are terrible.

[@DebbieOnTheSpot]

They dont care. News networks work for the same Devil that our cops work for.

[@bigwitt187]

The clearance rate for property crime is 12%. They don't care and they're too busy extorting fines at gunpoint.

[@toxic1venom]

Handing out fines that people wont pay or darn sure wont show up for court for their ticket. Total waste of taxpayers hard earned money.

[@fraydizs7302]

As a fellow ex-Camaro driver who lost his car due to the actions of others this man has my utmost condolences.

[@dtla5052]

Thanks for exposing the incompetence of the Dallas PD

[@SeeBS2]

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

[@AAALLDAY07]

Keep a hidden AirTag in your car

[@masterjedi677]

They are too easy to detect.

[@ThatOneCatNyx]

And make sure to remove the speaker as well.

[@ThatOneCatNyx]

@@masterjedi677Easy to detect, sure. A great deterrent for a thief to either take the time and risk being caught to dispose of it (wherever you have it in your car), or the thief risk being caught by taking the car with a tracker wherever they want to take it and risk being caught.

[@iankerr1549]

Anything but an air tag. Even if you have to pay a subscription. Air tags have to be near other iPhones for the signal to ping.

[@dbeats6576]

PSA: For those of you that don’t know, law enforcement in most major cities do NOT search for stolen cars. They merely stumble across them when their license plate readers signal them a car is reported stolen. This applies to when cars are in motion in traffic and when the cars parked (most departments have Plate readers installed/affixed to patrol cars. LPRs are sometimes hidden in patrol car front bumper grill. Some are attached to the rear trunk). Don’t ask how I’ve learned this 😂.

[@shelbynamels973]

you make it sound like you believe them when they say the purpose of LPS is to identify stolen cars. That is last on the list. The primary purpose of using LPS is to check for expired registrations. The secondary = or may be even the primary - is to track a car without having to have an active pursuit going on. Everybody is being surveyed all the time, so when an Amber alert goes out, the first step is to sift thru the LPS data base. Third, LPS data is not protected by privacy laws. Agencies sell that data to private companies that have an interest in finding you, i.e. repo companies looking for your vehicle that you may be using after you moved from your last known address.. It's a Brave New World. Embrace it, you don't really have a choice.

[@Lorrieboi]

Typical thin blue line moment

[@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

[@schtinerbock4570]

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

[@doug45vamp]

You can blame the DA for that. If the keys are used in any way during a car theft, the DA's office will refuse to prosecute.

[@junito1008]

No excuse for DPD incompetent work.

[@thatboyaintright]

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

[@adamdysarz4404]

Car theft = little to no help by police. You get pulled over for a tail light out, 5 OR 6 POLICE CARS SHOW UP AFTER PULLED OVER TO PULL YOU OUT OF THE CAR AND SEARCH YOU, YOUR PASSENGER AND YOUR CAR AND FISH FOR MORE "CRIMES" SO THEY CAN TAKE YOU, YOUR PASSENGER AND YOUR CAR TO JAIL AND GENERATE MORE MONEY AND PROMOTIONS FOR THE PD!! TELL ME IM WRONG!

[@stevengenusa]

THATS THE PROBLEM WITH THE NEWS AND THE LAW, just let the insurance cover the cost and the criminals keep on being criminals.

[@reggieburris]

This chief makes excuses, no wonder he is in charge. Covering up the lack of caring of his staff. If it was his or his family members' cars, he would use the force all out. Makes me sick!

[@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

[@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.

[@doug45vamp]

Most stolen vehicles are recovered by regular patrol officers who may by chance happen upon the stolen vehicle or are actively looking for it in their spare time.

[@yung829]

It's Texas, they definitely have enough money to expand operations. It's ON THEM FOR noticing they need to expand operations.

[@doug45vamp]

@@yung829 the detectives don't decide how many colleagues they get or which cases go to court.

[@Mindgauge]

The reason why he did it himself and not wait for insurance is cause we All can’t afford to just do that and get another car. Some of us are struggling and value of what we only have

[@gilbertcouto8537]

Thats because the police department is in on it.

[@paulkurilecz4209]

DPD's typical response to vehicle theft is: "here is the incident number for your insurance claim." DPD has a dismal clearance rate of less than 10%. PS: Saying that your insurance will cover it is such an insulting claim by these two newsreaders. Why do you think that comprehensive rates are so high in Dallas? Auto theft in Dallas is a high reward, low risk criminal activity.

[@CorekBleedingHollow]

That's a damn shame.

[@DBBSYSTEMSONLINE]

Maybe the Dallas police department is getting a cut of the stolen vehicles.

[@WalkerTexas-z4w]

that's what i thought

[@ForneverstarOfficial]

Sounds like Albuquerque police department

[@nynomadfjc3907]

Fuel pump shutoff switch

[@pluto33635]

The cops are busy staking out the Dunkin Donuts and 7 eleven store making sure no one steals the donuts.

[@wopalongcassidy]

Most Cops don't care.

[@me8042]

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

[@Brian_Peppers]

They don’t need anymore money

[@doug45vamp]

lol 6 figure salaries that's a good one

[@Ruebenbayona]

No

[@angelrodriguez1857]

My boss got his car stolen from his date, he took her out on a date and while they were out she slipped him something and stole his car and police just took a report and he ended up taking my personal vehicle and found it about 4 hours later

[@ddeeddee1380]

People getting paid to do nothing once again

[@Erickdopenag89]

They lazy asf eat donuts all day

[@GPWGP]

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

[@larrybryant2811]

Hey man you can't take the law into your own hands

[@Wsfletcher]

The same thing happened to me last month: they stole my car. I live in Philadelphia, and they drove it to Delaware. Luckily, I put an AirTag in it. It took longer for the cop to come to my house so I could give a report than it took me to find my car. I got it fixed and found a place to store it.

[@isntrael]

who the hell has insurance without theft? LOL

[@shazarhaniff9053]

Sue them bruh...

[@TheRedGunNinja]

Sounds like he probably had liability insurance, aint no way full coverage wouldnt cover that. Either that or he elected not to get that coverage. They steal alot of those cars too.

[@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

[@KaraiMorotĩ]

​@@lilwane6 People were complaining even before defund the police. Most thefts aren't even solved and when you do find your stuff they won't even come help you. The whole system needs a reset.

[@podiumauto7094]

This is why I stay away from Dallas. Garbage.

[@wirepaladin4317]

DPD does not have the reasources to do anything.

[@mkultra2877]

"we are responding to the problem" by telling the public to go respond to it yourself. "Do not respond yourself to the crime" yet they told him to respond himself. Clowns.

[@horizon42q]

The police is too busy having coffee breaks

[@lineset7765]

I was told the same thing by Dallas PD when my daughters car was stolen. They were to busy with more important crimes, I did my own detective work, took me three days and some scary moments to track it down, but I recovered the car, all personal items were gone the car was complete but had a stolen dealer tag. It was on the south side of Dallas, headed to Mexico, I was told.

[@mkultra2877]

Sue that department.

[@Tjnah214]

But they’ll write 100 tickets on thanksgiving for tint 😂

[@Tprox]

Police tell you not to go do it. Ok... so if the police won't the victim will. Who's going to stop them. If you are not doing your job the people will do it themselves.

[@xlavahott4547]

Who has a car like that and only has liability coverage. Work smart, not hard.

[@davemachoukas6175]

Don't beleive anything the Captain says.

[@waxandwayne]

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

[@KaraiMorotĩ]

Because it's a low priority to them only 9.3% of car thefts are solved. My friend got his car stolen last year cops told him to his face that they weren't going to look for it. They found it at a chop shop a month ago.

[@mosmith59]

That's what insurance is for make the claim get a check buy another car

[@billdesmet3929]

Same as Detroit....... 😢

[@chiptheforger9545]

And Knoxville

[@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.

[@paularaegram9965]

Lazy cops.

[@TexasSpectre]

Important point: You need to record ALL interactions with the police, even if you are a crime victim.

[@soadsam]

DPD: "Dont meet the seller and dont investigate on your own." Us: "So you'll be investigating yourself right?" DPD: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@alwaysconfused7664]

Do not never…call the police to get your stolen vehicle back just do it yourself

[@LoriL010]

What did people say during the Summer of 2020 riots across the country when peoples homes, cars and businesses were being burned and looted? Oh yeah..."It's okay, they have insurance".

[@runforrestrunn]

Police don’t recommend doing what this guy did. Let the criminal enterprises succeed while they collect your tax dollars as paychecks and sit at a desk.

[@melvinmanuel1060]

Houston pd same. Problem

[@djmula25]

Terrible bruh he had everything and you still didn’t help

[@Rome__king]

Cops stopped being public servants many years ago. They are basically a new gang idc what anyone says. Law abiding citizens who pay their taxes should never have to "pray" they get the right officer on the right day just for them to simply do their job. It seems like they are behaving as if they are doing us a favor. As many times as I used to get pulled over in my 2 old hellcat challengers for "potentially" stolen vehicles. I learned they just profiled hellcats and the stolen reports were years old that they claimed were the reason for their stops. They say why not let insurance cover the car theft??? They clearly have no idea how tight insurance companies are with how bad the thefts have gotten for popular sports cars. This shows how the major disconnect from honest news can be in the guise of protecting incompetent LEO behaviors.

[@davidtapia298]

Tell us what insurance company you have; save a lot of people the trouble from insuring with your carrier.

[@SirDanimal]

I would say those cops need to get a clue. But apparently even if you give them one they dont know what to do with it. 😂😂

[@ViceCityNightcrawler]

Mad respect to him. I recently had something similar happen to me and had to track down one of my cars engines. Cops didn’t wanna do anything. Only person you can count on is yourself.

[@GeneralHawk505]

Lose faith in blue bois. Raise hope in yourself and others.

[@mider9996]

Why take the risk, because it’s probably his only car and insurance is bs. Even if insurance covered it they’d raise his rates I bet

[@JoeJoe-tg3ed]

All of these people are not lying about the police.

[@axemastersinc3269]

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

[@Jhromanjr]

The thieves are likely to be armed and dangerous and could lead to the police having to give someone the bad news they wouldn't want to hear.

[@Brayan-Aviation]

Solution Get a apple AirTag it helps when a car is stolen

[@chrisa1495]

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

[@davidg160]

DPD is in on it.

[@geobyaickareth2823]

He’s a boss! Kudos on getting it back.

[@MrBobochow]

Tell the Chief to get off his thumbs 👍 👍

[@StephenSJN]

always keep an AirTag or battery operated GPS hidden in your car....Youll always have a way to track it down when the police are slack

[@robertbailey2345]

Lawsuit to The DpD

[@mikeoakley715]

My insurance is high enough , get some money from the criminals ?

[@DonziGT230]

While they were ignoring this victim and the crime, 857 traffic tickets were written because those are money makers that require minimal effort from the cops. 857 is my made up number.

[@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.

[@jeffnoob8448]

Pay your taxes and shut you mouths

[@toxic1venom]

Sounds like the MAYOR of Dallas needs a phone call to adjust the police department, sounds to me like a lazy a** police department. They darn sure dont have a good police chief for letting this happen. Always remember what my dad always told me, if you dont get satisfaction with a supervisor, they always answer to someone else. True story. Glad you got your car back brother. God Bless, stay safe.

[@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.

[@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?

[@MrRidleyDog]

Garcia is a stooge.

[@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!

[@dbeats6576]

@blown93lx EXACTLY who tf has that new of a car without Comp coverage 🤦.

[@ForneverstarOfficial]

One of those people who saves up for everything and nickle and dimes every aspect of their life @@dbeats6576

[@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............

[@powerstroke6.7]

That anchor at the end is part of the problem along with the police department. Our society is declining faster than my comments being deleted and censored..🤬

[@Diddz]

if auto theft was ALSO a ticketable offence in addition to still being an arrestable crome, guarantee the cops will suddenly care

[@allen2zulu]

we investigated ourselves, and found we did nothing wrong

[@jacobs7218]

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