bike chop shop supossedly raided.....

[barton29er]

Ahhhh the drama

http://www.atxbs.com/?q=node/784

"Oh sweet, sweet vindication. I've been having to sit on a lot of information regarding this case for quite some time, but it looks like there IS some justice out there amongst the Austin Police Department as it pertains to bicycle crime. A certain Mr. James Clayton has just had his house raided by the police, according to an email I received (names/locations changed to protect whomever):" - ATXBS.com

[barton29er]

supposedly I know english

[livewirerc]

Ahhhh the drama

http://www.atxbs.com/?q=node/784

I know, ain't it grand? Two of the detectives involved in the case actually called me today, and want to go through me to see how much of the stolen frames/components they can place with their rightful owners. If any of y'all have had any nice bicycles stolen in the past two years, it might behoove you to see if you can track down a serial number or a picture just in case.

Jason

[rearviewmirror]

So this guy WAS busted.. damn, he was called out on here months ago! Someone post up that thread! I bet he's lost a few facebook friends... or perhaps his facebook friends will get their bike parts back!

http://hotimg25.fotki.com/a/66_68/22_21/BikeThief.jpg

[livewirerc]

So this guy WAS busted.. damn, he was called out on here months ago! Someone post up that thread! I bet he's lost a few facebook friends... or perhaps his facebook friends will get their bike parts back!

http://hotimg25.fotki.com/a/66_68/22_21/BikeThief.jpg

Oh snap!

[livewirerc]

Did you mean this thread: http://www.bikemojo.com/speak/showthread.php?t=74221

[Mellow Ronnie]

Jason,

After looking around a bit this guy sounds like the same flake that would reply to some of my craigslist ads for high end stuff. I found the old mails and his name was James. He replied to different ads but after he no-showed to an appointment ffor the 2nd time (not at may house) I didn't take him seriously and wouldn't reply to him anymore. He always started the same way, I have cash and will meet you today. After the exchange of a few mails he would die off or not respond.

If it is the guy maybe my info would help APD. I have emails with phone numbers etc...

If it was him I suspect my only saving graces was that I worked from home a lot and most of all have 2 big very loud barking dogs...

[EdM]

On Facebook he is listed as an official fan of "Ellsworth Handcrafted Bikes"

Don't let that guy into Hammerhead!

[bartman]

wow..so that CL list was true..I thought it was just someone yanking that dude's chain..I hope they give the range roving driving punk the same time in the joint as the dude that tried to kill the treaty oak (9 years)...the ATX, you can rape and kill people with a slap on the wrist (Pena) but dont steal bikes or try to kill a tree cuz you're going to the hole, big time.

[livewirerc]

That sounds about right. According to the police his (alleged) MO was to contact a craigslist seller, get their address, no-show, then burglarize the house at a later date. I was actually just contacted again by the police about 30 minutes ago, and the Detective in charge of the case wanted me to pass on his name and phone number to anyone who might have more information on James Clayton, or believe themselves to have been victimized by him in the past:

Detective Scott Askew - 512-974-5978

The police also said that there are now a total of 5 felony charges on James, with more expected in the future as they further identify stolen property. I think he's officially done racing.

Jason

Jason,

After looking around a bit this guy sounds like the same flake that would reply to some of my craigslist ads for high end stuff. I found the old mails and his name was James. He replied to different ads but after he no-showed to an appointment ffor the 2nd time (not at may house) I didn't take him seriously and wouldn't reply to him anymore. He always started the same way, I have cash and will meet you today. After the exchange of a few mails he would die off or not respond.

If it is the guy maybe my info would help APD. I have emails with phone numbers etc...

If it was him I suspect my only saving graces was that I worked from home a lot and most of all have 2 big very loud barking dogs...

[I Am Weaver]

That sounds about right. According to the police his (alleged) MO was to contact a craigslist seller, get their address, no-show, then burglarize the house at a later date.

exactly why i ALWAYS meet at a public place when selling stuff of CL...

[Doughboy]

The police also said that there are now a total of 5 felony charges on James, with more expected in the future as they further identify stolen property. I think he's officially done racing.

I wonder if he will be listing his unused Pay Dirt points on Craig's List.

[germ]

Dude, this guy bought a fork from me off of CL last year. Luckily I live in a condo downtown with security, so nothing ever happened. Wicked.....

If you see a RockShox Reba World Cup in white laying around...that's it!

[sherpaxc]

This whole situation blows my mind. What did he do for a living? Is he married with kids? Sad...

[bogeyman]

Wonder if this db had anything to do with Jimmy's bike out at Flat Rock?

[Mellow Ronnie]

Dude, this guy bought a fork from me off of CL last year. Luckily I live in a condo downtown with security, so nothing ever happened. Wicked.....

If you see a RockShox Reba World Cup in white laying around...that's it!

Call the detective. He needs people that met the alleged and completed transactions.

I just spoke to him and gave him the emails from the alleged to me. I think right now he needs people that can tie the email addresses to the face that showed up. Since you met him I am sure it would be a big help.

Detective Scott Askew - 512-974-5978

[Mellow Ronnie]

Wonder if this db had anything to do with Jimmy's bike out at Flat Rock?

This guy has raced and USA Cycling shows results at Flat Rock

[CycleMainiaC]

Is that HuffyRider?

[rearviewmirror]

This guy has raced and USA Cycling shows results at Flat Rock

He raced at lot of the dirt derby's as well. I heard, don't know if this is fact or not, but I'll say it anyways. Supposedly he would befriend people, then through common interest he'd find out when they were going on long rides and that's when the stuff would get ganked. The CL plot seems more plausible, but also knowing when your "friends" are out on long rides or away for the weekend would help if you wanted to lift their shit. Also when you're friends with someone you know where they live and how many bikes they have. What's creepy is how many "friends" I share with this dude on Facebook.

[rearviewmirror]

Did you mean this thread: http://www.bikemojo.com/speak/showthread.php?t=74221

Yep.. I closed that thread back then because people needed to speak to law enforcement rather than prosecute him on this forum. I'm glad the law caught up with him. Now let me see if I can find that image with the old CL posting.