Venice Boardwalk Confrontation: Local Man Reclaims Stolen Bike as Safe Team Steps In

[@longliverocknmetal]

Neither the cops nor the "Safe Team" prevented the theft. They didn't recover it either. It's sometimes up to the victims to get the justice we deserve. Well done!

[@bubbagasm1]

This is California. Remember the place that defunded the police and voted to take it easy on criminals. You get what you vote for.

[@NonEuclideanTacoCannon]

Especially in larger cities, cops only respond in a timely fashion if you are a big business or wealthy individual. That's why many smaller crimes go unreported, no one wants to sit and wait 8-12 hours for an officer to eventually show up and take a report. Because that's usually as far as it goes, they're not going to send in the detectives and forensic team because someone smashed your window or took a package off your porch.

[@BaronKilaton]

They were there if it escalated and safety team helped. Police in Venice do a great job so do the Park Rangers, Beaches and County etc. Cool place to live the community is awesome!

[@Finder76]

Call the cops while some one is actively breaking in your house or attacking you. Let me know how those police protect you.

[@NonEuclideanTacoCannon]

@@Finder76 People who've never had to deal with police seem to think they materialize out of thin air like fuckin' Batman when you need them.

[@sbg911]

The dad did all the work. Nice to see the SAFE team in their role as interested observers.

[@2FRESH-4U]

They probably help the thieves

[@scruf153]

crime is legal in blue states/cities

[@kumaquattro-le1vk]

He bought it at a garage sale, and immediately tries to sell it ? Right!! Total disgusting thief .

[@Misfit-from-Zanti]

Liar liar 👖 🔥

[@HiThisIsMine]

“Here, have your bike back…. It’s not even your bike…” Well, why’d you even say, “have your bike back”

[@beekeepermariadelgado6806]

3 days ago my arse!

[@AStanton1966]

A good ? would have been, do you have a bill of sale?

[@moonbind]

proof of stealing where?

[@biknjak]

I was in law enforcement for 31 years, and I still to this day am amazed by the number of absolute a$$wipes there are in the world. You'd think I would have got used to it by now. Beam me up, Scotty....😬

[@JohnSmith-op5vq]

this isn't about you, narcissist . typical old has been cop trying to be important get a life

[@Photosynthesisbeing]

I'm not in law enforcement and I'm amazed at the amount of total fuckwits there are in power around the world.

[@1ROB82]

Props to the dad for taking back what already belongs to him. I can’t stand a thief..

[@CoopyKat]

@Bobert82 I can't stand a MAGA, or anyone that supports them.

[@ramongonzalezdiaz9511]

I was ok with him till he pulled the maga crap @@CoopyKat

[@CoopyKat]

@@ramongonzalezdiaz9511 Me too, whenever someone pulls the Jerk card like that, it's a major turnoff.

[@naturallaw1733]

@@ramongonzalezdiaz9511 yeah, my Sympathy quickly just sailed away after that... 😊

[@victormontoya117]

​​@@CoopyKatyeah the other white guy that stoled the bike was probably a trump supporter too trying to blame Democrats.

[@theexperiment8498]

Who leaves a bike overnight in Venice and actually expects to find it the next day? Pure luck they found it again.

[@billstill1794]

Not the brightest bulb in the box!

[@Mark16NZ]

"You're violent!" Proceeds to throw the lock at the dad twice.

[@Ifoughtpiranhas]

Yep, every accusation was a confession.

[@jnicksnewstart]

Is actions were pretty typical of leftist/socialists.

[@lcfflc3887]

he should have asked the guy to open the lock, that would have made him look even worse, the fact that he still have the Lock with him not even knowing the combination.

[@JewBoy-co7yw]

Felony Assault With A Deadly Weapon. ADW PC 245

[@JamesBond-py8xs]

Just because someone grows up physically doesn't mean they all grow up mentally

[@JEDIM4REAL]

Bought it Three days ago but the bike was stolen 2 days ago and the guy had the combo to the lock. Glad you got your daughters bike back.

[@Defender78]

How did the theef unlock the bike lock though

[@emmettturner9452]

@@Defender78Bypass or decode, but the owner didn’t have to do either proving he was the real owner.

[@emmettturner9452]

Yeah, the timeline doesn’t add up. Since it was stolen overnight it was more like 1 day ago.

[@bigbob16]

Thise little barrel locks are very easy to open​ Not going to describe how to do it here@Defender78

[@tristanwwsd]

I had the same thing happen to me. It was a year after my bike was stolen, I saw it being pushed down the boardwalk by 2 guys. I was riding my newer bike with a buddy and told him to hold my bike and I went and grabbed the bars and wouldn't let go. We pushed and pulled our way to the Lifeguard tower by the Roller Coaster at Mission Beach. I told a lifeguard the situation and he called the cops. I had bought it new and had the receipt with serial number at home but I had reported it stolen by serial number right after it was taken. The cops verified this and asked the guy where he got it. He said he bought it from a friend but couldn't remember his name. The cops told me it would be too hard to prove who stole the bike and told the guy if he wanted to press the issue they would arrest him. He decided to walk away. I had to ride home holding the 2nd bike next to me like the bums do when they steal bikes. Ha. It took me a year to find it and was probably a very lucky event to come across it, but I looked at every bike after the loss and one day, there it was.

[@auteurfiddler8706]

I thought they disguise it with spray paint or by swapping parts with other stolen bikes.

[@richardelliott8352]

Thats why the pros would take the bikes in mass up north, to sell them to kids on the first day of collage in Santa Barbara. It got so established , some kids included it in their collage plans . I think someone finally took action, but have no details, only hearing about where the stolen bikes from Southern California went.

[@auteurfiddler8706]

@@richardelliott8352 There is a LA news reporter that let her bike get stolen. They put a couple of trackers on it. The first time time it got stolen, a man in the subway had it. He was angry when they asked for it back. He said "I'm an addict! I have to get high!" As if it was everyone's responsibility to facilitate this. He was a big scary dude. The next time it was stolen similar to the they one in the video. The news crew found a middle aged man and woman loading it along with dozens more in the back of a van. They could well have been on their way to to some college.

[@steverenom.299]

You Trumper, you. Lol.

[@melvinturner6513]

Nh

[@craigklein5563]

That guy should have been arrested for possession of stolen property but law enforcement is about his lazy and unprofessional as it gets! Shame on law enforcement!

[@XDNonstop]

They should ask the guy where he bought the bike from if he said so. They never ask about the tracing of the bike

[@Rt-ig4bk]

Because the bullshit politics in California have made it to where the cops can’t even do their job!

[@jimrehman904]

Unless I am wrong, they looked at all the videos of the perp. and noted it as such. They will now patrol the area and if the see him they should get his side of the story. Does anyone want them to send out an APB and light up the red lights in a frantic search?

[@oledahammer8393]

Kalifornica, there is NO law enforcement....

[@JoeOvercoat]

@@jimrehman904That guy plainly was in receipt of stolen property worth over $200. That’s a felony in VA. so…yes.

[@IntegraDIY]

If the crook actually bought it at a yard sale, he wouldn’t be that desperate to try and sell it for $60 yelling the price out loud..

[@Ghostdog4]

It was an investment purchase

[@authordent170]

​@@Ghostdog4Kool reply

[@Francedefence]

@@Ghostdog4 😂😂😂

[@jesseredden7123]

People buy shit at garage sales all of the time to resell.

[@mtlnascarfan]

Fortunately for dad, thieves aren't too bright when it comes to fencing stolen goods.

[@saysar5625]

He did what a father was supposed to do for his daughter. . Glad to see ordinance and ppl stepping up. Hopefully the boardwalk gets to be what once was

[@htomc42]

He's mad that he couldn't make any money off the stolen bike. Also note his political bigotry.

[@patmcbride9853]

He figures such ad hominem attacks will be accepted in Venice.

[@Ifoughtpiranhas]

@bigfatolddude; You're either psychic, or personally interview each thief to check his/her political affiliation.

[@naturallaw1733]

@bigfatolddude Except Literally Trump though... 😆🤪

[@HiThisIsMine]

@bigfatolddude- the sketchy thing I’ve seen about people in power… whenever someone commits a crime multiple times, over and over again, and continues committing more crimes and more fraud and more theft… well, it’s usually Trump.

[@patmcbride9853]

@bigfatolddude I actually learned those TWO words in a philosophy class. Of course, you know all about fallacious argument since it's all you seem to have.

[@sidx32]

I had a guy steal my bike out of my backyard and take it a block over to his house. I called the police and we went over there. Police said because I did not register it with the city and could not prove it was mine he could keep it. That was 20 years ago and still baffles my mind today.

[@Francedefence]

You should have stole it back! Then say the guy couldn't prove it was his!

[@thekamotodragon]

@@Francedefence yea exactly, at that point, you've shown the law can't help you and is ineffective at stopping crime, so you have to stop it yourself. Stealing it back should've been a given but he also should've doled some "street justice" because without punishment, that criminal will just come back for his bike again.

[@joeybiden7755]

Calling the police after a crime is damn near waste of time. I often tell people that police don’t prevent crime most of the time, they just react to the crime after it’s happened.

[@marcelotapia3970]

I say you go and get him back lol

[@Jez2008UK]

You 'had a guy', meaning you got a guy to steal your bike? Makes no sense dude.

[@scorpio85]

The man should be put in jail. The sheer audacity of it, disgusting.

[@importon]

You can often find that guy riding around town yelling similar nonsense at people he passes. He's been at it for years

[@naturallaw1733]

the issue here looks more like that man just Unknowingly bought Stolen Property. it happens but all we can do is Learn from it.... 🤷‍♀

[@desertratsummers]

⁠@@naturallaw1733Yeah I’m sure that’s the issue😂

[@naturallaw1733]

@@desertratsummers it appears that it could be if we don't Assume so much. 😉

[@richarddemp2413]

Right!!...When someone sells you a bike for $20, of course it's totally legit.@@naturallaw1733

[@LincolnZ5]

What’s more disturbing the guy stealing the bike or the guys daughter having the combo on the lock as “DO ME”

[@stefunkylove]

Or, is it disturbing that you automatically insinuate her combo implies “f” me? Lol. She could be reminding herself each time she unlocks her bike to just be herself with a simple “do me” message as in the saying, “Do you boo-boo”. People make passwords that tell themselves something all the time.

[@kirbywaite1586]

​@stef.12 Nice try but pretty hard to swallow.

[@stefunkylove]

@@kirbywaite1586 Try? There is no try. You’re just revealing where your mind goes and where I’m sure plenty of others go too. Straight up. If you can’t swallow, you might want to get checked out…

[@kirbywaite1586]

@@stefunkylove What does your crazy rant even mean?

[@stefunkylove]

@@kirbywaite1586 You just had to insert a comment that further proves what I had previously stated. It seems you are unable to take in another probable perspective that actually holds weight. I guess it’s because I have the perspective on it and you don’t, which makes it difficult for you to swallow. My mind didn’t go where the OP and yours did with the, “Do me”. Simply put. Is it that difficult to understand?

[@LisaJayne63]

Good for you! Way to go to stand up for what is yours. Great Dad !

[@nakedkitten]

Not such a great Dad to teach your child to hate everyone who is not like you. If you haven't figured out who Trump is yet then you really aren't all that intelligent, in a cult or everything hateful that the monster stands for.

[@2011woodlands]

I want to see the grocery chains reclaim their carts.

[@mrtodd3620]

The grocery chains could come up with policies and technology to keep their carts from being taken if they wanted to, but it is probably cheaper to just let the carts go.

[@bigbob16]

​@mrtodd3620 They just add it to the store prices ... We all pay for it

[@HardRockMiner]

He needs to be arrested by the fashion police.

[@kendi1417]

Do people really lock bikes up overnight in public places and expect it to be there in the morning?

[@bguerra4]

Yeah, I would only do that if I wanted to get rid of a bike.

[@MrReymoclif714]

Roaming around somewhere?

[@deed421]

It’s not the same world we grew up in

[@smckay6438]

Your sick for not expecting laws to be obeyed! YES , IT SHOULD BE THERE! IT WOULD BE IN JAPAN !WHY NOT IN AMERICA?

[@hpb5495]

There it is..

[@Makethetruthyourown1990]

I had someone steal a bike from me right in front of the building I was working at. He cut my lock wire with his bolt cutters and rode away like it was his. Little did he know I was right behind him running and gaining. He slowed down to check out the bike and wham I was there. I got my bike back and it was the best feeling ever. 4 years later the bike was stolen again.

[@bguerra4]

It would been hilarious if the daughter said something like “No dad my bike is red.”

[@CoopyKat]

@bguerra4 LOLL I'm a little amazed that the dad didn't even bother with the police! That is the first thing I would do, is call the cops on the guy.

[@Onix.556]

LOLOLOL

[@mikeca98]

@@CoopyKat Nothing good happens when you call the police.

[@steverenom.299]

Lol.

[@beng4647]

Or she traded it for dope on the boardwalk.

[@ottomatic3123]

"He's a liar and a thief!", says the liar and the thief.

[@Longj1918]

Slinging a lock at someone not violent he should be arrested for assault 😂

[@dustinguriel620]

I love this guy!! "you better stand for something or you'll fall for anything!" Self reliance at it's best here.

[@wacko6219]

I bet she's glad she got her bike back but I bet she's embarrassed because her dad's wearing those shorts LOL

[@noahperius8291]

What about the socks with no shoes on lol

[@roblovegreen]

I had my bike stolen a few years ago. A month later I rode my new bike right by the guy and recognized my bike. Me and my buddy chased him and his friend down. I confronted him and said where is my bike. He said he bought it for ten bucks and it was stashed behind a bush. I got my bike back.

[@LuckyBaldwin777]

The guy buys a bike worth hundreds for ten bucks and that doesn't tell him it's stolen?

[@thenotoriousgryyn342]

Glad he got his bike back.

[@brisvegas859]

Leaving a bike in Venice beach overnight is not a wise move to begin with.

[@dinoman4451]

- I know i'm not the only 1 who binge watch Mr. Fabian's videos! Awesome stuff i tellya. 💯❤✌

[@duncecap65]

He can’t stand thieves, but he voted for Trump and his grifter family

[@MUISHAGGY572]

Legend has it that thief is still screaming "that's my bike!"

[@jp8950]

Being on the safe team is like going hiking without a gun.

[@Freakwhencee]

This was straight up like a GTA side mission 😂

[@kikeruiz539]

LA is based of Los Santos

[@rheel6747]

Bike thievery is a serious side effect of Full-Blown TDS

[@elmSTREETnasty]

Yeah, apparently wanting your property back make you a "Trumper".

[@roskypolkerkan8355]

I lived right off the boardwalk for 16 years and had my bike stolen too. I'm glad he got his back, it's a rare occasion, believe me. Word of advice, a cord lock is just ASKING to be cut, if you're serious about locking up your bike you NEED a good U lock.

[@GardenerEarthGuy]

Good job, Dad!

[@arok.tibetan]

This happened to me last year. Some guy was riding my wife's bike (not 3 days after it was stolen) in the EXACT SAME STREET it was taken. When I confronted him and tried to take it back, everyone was thinking I was in the wrong because I'm a young Asian man and he was an old Middle Eastern man. Few people threatened to attack me too.

[@tomruth9487]

@Lutus.and.yonten, what a horrible situation to be in.

[@arok.tibetan]

@@tomruth9487 society is fucked

[@pargolf3158]

I'm pretty sure he was riding it the same day it was stolen LOL. Just kidding bud. Sorry that happened to you.

[@kurt6221]

Time to get out of Cali bro. i'm in Missouri. The cops here wouldn've pummeled the bike thief. Get out of that sht hole lib. state.

[@2-old-Forthischet]

"Bought it at a garage sale".....ah yeah.....that doesn't spell hot. Three officers for a stolen bicycle. I couldn't even get one officer for a car break in.

[@DadeMurphie]

Well a "safety team" member called in a fight. They probably get higher priority and there are cops there all day.

[@Misfit-from-Zanti]

He lied.. He said he bought it 3 days ago.. It was stolen the day before.

[@richardelliott8352]

@@Misfit-from-Zanti if you watch again, your timeline will prove incorrect.

[@mob4336]

Plus the moron tried selling it will the same bike lock .

[@ung427]

I really wish i was there. Over the years I've had over eight custom bikes stolen from me. I hate bike thieves.

[@scullcap357]

Me too hed been sorry really sorry .

[@bnwo]

Good thing the Safe Team was on the scene.

[@smoothoperator1083]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 1st side of a weapon they'll be pullin that pride flag out boi!😂😂😂

[@Lopezsokray_z]

Doing nothing

[@seanmahoney2755]

As useless as sox at the beach.

[@wolfgangk1]

Mr ."Safe Team" acted like a cowardly bystander.

[@MrRar66]

2:00 his daughter's lock combo "Do Me" hahaha 😆

[@sunsensational]

Prolly some homeless dude stole it and re-sold it to that one guy, who then runs into the actual owner, and the rest is history.

[@elleg3651]

That guy was the one who stole it.

[@markattila9835]

He lied about when he acquired the bike. Did you catch that? Caught red-handed.

[@richardelliott8352]

the great W.C. Fields said it long ago, "you can't cheat an honest man". one prevents theft in your community by not buying stolen goods.

[@CPny65]

Those locks are so easy to pick. Put tension on cable and start moving closest tumbler. We it is found it will slip just a bit. mover to the next until all 4 digits are found. 15 minutes for a first timers 3 min for anyone who has done it at least once. Props to Dad for standing up and getting his bike back.

[@SeaMonkey137]

The thief yelling that the other guy was being violent while throwing all that stuff at him was right out of the terrorists' PR playbook.

[@lanceolot007]

Democrats

[@meade916]

why is that guy wearing biker spandex? Does it make him more aerodynamic while riding a beach cruiser? lol

[@Lawomenshoops]

That safe team member says it’s not that serious to the guy who got his bike stolen!

[@jodiburnett6211]

The bike drama is legendary Venice. I lived in the Venice Canals once upon a time. Thank you for the tour of my old home town.

[@frankflstf]

Way to go local man good for you

[@JoeOvercoat]

I loved that everyone laughed at the thief as he went away yelling.

[@tbogie274]

That safe team member sure did a lot 😂 what a joke. Props to dad taking care of business.

[@ausername7470]

That's LA taxpayers dollars hard at work right there lmao

[@patkelly6349]

What a joke safe team. From Australia.

[@SI0AX]

@@ausername7470 It's California. They are only allowed to convince people to stop problems, not actually take any action.

[@mob4336]

@@SI0AXlol ,really ? might be a waste of tax payers money like he said…

[@SI0AX]

@@mob4336 That entire state is a hypocritical waste of tax payer money is many ways. Even the corporations in that state are a waste of tax payer money, like a certain vehicle manufacturer that gets subsidiaries from taxpayers...

[@Lessgo00]

The criminal thing here are his glasses

[@saymstuff]

Calls him violent.....starts being violent...

[@joevarga5982]

Safe team. What a joke. Just another layer of bureaucracy.

[@PROGAMING-yu5ef]

Well done dad!

[@David-vt3hn]

This was a very good video, the police should see this video for what it really is. If it was not the guys bike he would not know the combination to the lock on it which he certainly did when he finally opened it up! A crime was stopped, the rightful owner did not back down, and it was proved the bike did belong to him and his daughter. This is why it is very important to know how to hold your ground no matter what situation you're in. If you're in the right then stay in the right.

[@DJ-jx4jm]

Venice Ale House, best place in Venice. I feel bad for the owners for how bad things have become in their area

[@chrisreynolds6152]

Lmao. A thief calls someone a Trumper as an insult? Typical....

[@kennethpereyda5707]

what the heck is a safe team ?

[@MexFlexToyotaTacoman]

They keep you safe while violence goes around and yell out "safe" when the baseball goes and hits the batter then the police come with bear spray and douse the children hoping they don't grow up to be cowboys

[@Aaron-rk5kl]

Someone that stands around and does nothing

[@kristiwilbun18]

What a weird lock combo. 💅💅💅

[@warrentopping4442]

This guy is the DAD of Dad's!!

[@nakedkitten]

Yes..the kind who teaches his daughter to be racist, hateful and to vote for a rapist. My kind of Dad!

[@DanglyLingham]

"You're violent" ( proceed to ram bicycle and throw item at "violent" person )

[@Derpherppington]

just brought at a garage sale yesterday now i'm selling it for 60$

[@thomas2much601]

Saying he bought a bike three days ago and he’s trying to sell it already?

[@jazziez6467]

i'm not sure why his daughter would leave the bike and not walk it home, and he said they were together but somehow he didn't seem to know she was leaving the bike, and he approved of the idea of leaving an unlocked bike with all those homeless people around. The lock must have been left in the basket and not on the bike. Some of the story makes no sense, does he have pics of his daughter on the bike?

[@CoopyKat]

@jazziez6467 I felt bad for the guy that got his bike back until he went into his MAGA speech, then it made me wish he hadn't got it back.

[@michaelmiller410]

@@CoopyKat What about the pos bike thief that brought up the maga thing in the first place? Gettin all loud and aggressive, making an ass out of himself. Why did he suddenly make this political? But you're all - f**k that guy (that got his bike back) saying all that stuff I don't agree with. Well, to that, I say: Stay off the interwebs with your doofy comments and tell ur daddy to take his meds! 😄

[@Zoneman-dg7kr]

True@@CoopyKat

[@wolfgangk1]

SOME OF US don't live in areas where we know to think like that.

[@josephkensil8831]

Most likely his daughter got drunk at a bar, went home with some friends and totally forgot about the bike. Dad looks to be wearing his mother's sunglasses and a discount cycling kit. Yeah, and the MAGA speech, WTF was that necessary?

[@sharinglungs3226]

He’s lucky the bike was still intact. Where I live someone locked up their bike and the next day it was just the frame still locked up. They took the wheels, gears, brakes, handle bar and seat.

[@caroltremblay9511]

OMG the spandex... and the glasses...

[@duaneayers6117]

He Said that he bought the bike 3 days ago at a yard sale and now he's trying to sell it. Yup he's guilty 100% percent.

[@grimispotato245]

Dude is alright ! Get your bike back ! And I totally agree with him 100% and he's got a case ! That's how it should be.

[@nakedkitten]

They are both awful people

[@magicsinglez]

The world has gone insane. The guy who is violent keeps saying ‘you’re violent’. The guys code is, ‘do me’.

[@randolphholy-day6400]

Stick a paper with name inside the handlebars. Or, place a tracker inside the handles. Write a number on the back tire in small print!

[@chorlesteajones6794]

Sadly, writing something on a tire would normally wash away. Instead have something unique etched into a part of the frame small enough to not be noticed but big enough to read if you know where it's at. Even if they try to repaint it, they'd have to spot the etching and scratch it off but nine times out of ten they are just trying to flip it as fast as possible for a quick buck and won't try to repaint it as that would take a full day of waiting to flip.

[@dgphi]

You can get microdots that you paint onto the bike. Each microdot has a serial number printed on it.

[@chorlesteajones6794]

@@dgphiBut those can be removed with paint thinner. Sketching something into the frame is easier. Could also remove the handle bars and put a small gps tracker inside the frame or even the serial number lasered inside the frame in the same manner.

[@dgphi]

@@chorlesteajones6794 You dab the microdots all over the bike in inconspicuous places. It would be hard to remove them all.

[@notanomad9320]

There are so many bikes out there people just give away. I just picked up one on a free site and it will be fixed up and donated to a needy family. No one should be stealing bikes.

[@JesseChavez-wo3ti]

And to think I did all that with my socks on. 😆

[@leom2328]

Don’t be a Trumper…that’s disgusting.

[@dyrectory_com]

Most people don't buy a bike 2-3 days ago, only to sell it for only $60. by taking it to public place and announcing a bike for sale. Glad the rightful owner go their bike back. 👍🏻Good on the father for taking back what belongs to his daughter.

[@Scottlane-zg2ur]

Salute sir👌

[@TheNinjaPicker]

I wouldnt want to spend any time where there is a "safe team" Cali is going downhill fast

[@Saunders7]

He knew the code.

[@belovedsandworm]

Now we all do.

[@risingequinox3093]

Looks like the clean up has worked though. The boardwalk looks good. Before the cleanup his daughter would have probably had some problems going down there.

[@nakedkitten]

Right..

[@druiz607]

yes thanks to the former LA county sherrif because Newsom and Venice's mayor wouldn't do a damn thing.

[@nakedkitten]

@@druiz607 obviously don't know much about how things get done in Ca.

[@nakedkitten]

@@druiz607 I'm actually embarrassed for you because you believe that a Sheriff who is involved in coverups, doesn't listen to the people he works for(the people of LA county) and has known gang affiliates working in the Sheriffs Department...and that is a fact...is going to have any positive help for the homeless? Not at all. So while you play make believe I am going to continue speaking out not only for the homeless but against gangs in police departments.

[@nakedkitten]

@@druiz607 right...not. I think people are forgetting there was a pandemic. Nobody wanted to give the homeless a place to stay. The Sheriff actually did nil ..he just continued to look the other way while his associates committed crime after crime. He is a horrible man. At least Newsom is working hard not only to help low income in Ca but in the country. You really need to look up his accomplishments. I bet some of the things he has pushed through have helped you in one way or another. Remember...this isn't a football game where red vs blue...it's our lives. I don't get why people want to put people in office who will make their lives harder 🤔 Gets me every time.

[@WootTootZoot]

Don't just leave a bike locked and walk home and think, "I'll come back tomorrow". Sorry, but that was not a smart decision to do that. Glad you got the bike back though.

[@SunflowerPower59]

I'm all in for the Bike Dad... But must say that Bike Dad shouldn't be wearing those bike shorts...Just sayin'😮

[@ligiv]

There is nothing wrong with his shorts......just saying

[@richardelliott8352]

@@ligiv It's just a rather startling choice for a beer drinking body.

[@bobp6742]

Safe team ?? Just stand there getting in the way 😂

[@Ifoughtpiranhas]

The dude who had the bike probably didn't actually steal it like he said, but it was still stolen property. That's why you have to be real careful buying items from individuals giving you a great deal on something that's obviously worth way more than what you're paying. As they say, if it's too good to be true, it probably is. Than again, maybe he did steal it, who knows. You really can't trust anybody these days, regardless of status, race, religious/political affiliation, et cetera. You know someone is lying when they say "I never lie."

[@marcuslinton310]

That bike isn't worth squat, looks like a Walmart special.

[@garyquail4996]

​@marcuslinton310 got a grant that it's a Walmart special but it's not the matter of what it's worth it's the principle of the thing.

[@marcuslinton310]

​@@garyquail4996 No S, sherlock. I was answering the idea that somebody was selling an expensive bike for cheap which should appear suspicious. No, it was a cheap bike being sold for cheap. It really wouldn't draw that much attention.

[@garyquail4996]

@marcuslinton310 you're wrong on that one actually it drew attention to the guy who was riding around with his daughter and he saw the bike plain and simple in plain sight with a very sketchy looking character but just remember this the criminals can get away with just about anything and everything and nice people like me can't have nice things whether it be inexpensive or very expensive so just remember that I'm glad the guy confronted that sketchy character I would have done the very same thing.

[@marcuslinton310]

@@garyquail4996 No, attention wasn't drawn due to the expense of the bike, the owner clearly saw and recognized his daughters bike, DUH!

[@PlanetJigobotTV]

If this wasn't on video, his story would've evolved into a Jon Wick film from this guy 😂

[@josephhernandez5922]

Dudes confidence was through the roof after that

[@dennisd4452]

It's a horrible feeling to have your bike stolen.

[@Dead_man14]

He called his daughter to come and pick up the bike and ended up showing up with another bike😂

[@juliecastle7039]

I’m the mom and I gave her my bike two days ago because her bike was stolen. It’s all legit! That was her bike. And she left it because something was wrong with it. She did lock it up.

[@jazz2020]

Cool, hey what's it like being married to a trump cult guy? @@juliecastle7039

[@andrehanderson]

Both the owner and the thief are suspect.

[@mengkhang1037]

Locks keep honest people in check.

[@andrewkim7700]

When the guy yelled, “get a fucking job pal” and then everyone laughed, it was very eerie to me. I’ve lived in NYC my whole life and people do not give a fuck about what’s going on anywhere. I think this goes to show how much better quality of life is in Venice or really anywhere in Cali for that matter. People are way more open and chill in Cali because of the nice weather and scenery all the time whereas in NYC, especially when it gets cold, nobody will speak to or want to have anything to do with you.

[@officialWWM]

He calls him a “Trumper” like that’s supposed to be some kind of insult 😂

[@mob4336]

lol exactly. He steals a girls bike and then tries to sell it gets caught and then acts like an idiot

[@michaelgeraghty3989]

I ride along Venice Beach all the time and I carry 2 bike locks, but I never leave my bike out of eyesight. Thievery is rampant. Homeless encampments often have chop shops. No one leaves a locked bike overnight anywhere in Venice or Santa Monica, much less for two days. That part of the story is a little fishy.

[@tucoblondy1643]

Standing up to a bike thief for his daughter , What a low down “Trumper ! “ That sums up everything in our Country today .

[@magicunicorn6535]

These days I won't lock my bike and walk out of sight of it. Where I go, it goes.

[@vlada]

The combination lock was intact? So how was it stolen? She forgot to put the lock on?

[@CashMacGregor]

how do you buy a bike 3 days ago that went missing 2 days ago?

[@Bwh-rm3py]

What does safe team guy actually do?

[@jamesfra48]

Nothing.

[@keithb6717]

So the criminal is a democrat with tds. Figures.

[@barbaraweiss8686]

By giving him back the lock, he returned the only evidence that the bike was actually his

[@mtlnascarfan]

It's amazing how Rockstar recreated the boardwalk in GTA V. This is like a live version of the game. Props to dad for getting his girl's bike back.

[@ComptonCJ]

I was with you until you brought the Trumper BS in the conversation.

[@tartgreenapple]

Yeah, that was weird outburst at the end.