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Story: Travis Geny Illustrations: Jonathan Case pen. The investigating detective would not return phone calls, and no contact was made to the club even though they had some substantial evidence that these were the stolen wheels and even contact information for the seller. “at this point, I figured someone pulling a prank would have gotten the idea. I did an IP check; it crossreferenced with no other members on the board, and anywho.com revealed that [this] was a Springfield IP address,” said nosmo. “at this point, I called the non-emergency police number, and got on the phone with a detective that took my information, and as far as I’m concerned didn’t care. The seller now had sent myself and a few other members his phone number to arrange for the sale. by this time, every mod and a vast majority of the members on the boards knew we were playing this guy. Everyone asked if he would bring the rims to our weekly meet so they could possibly buy them.” The gambit worked, and in the background, a trap was prepared that would bring the thieves to justice and reunite the StI with its prized wheels. “The seller seemed like he really wanted one of our phone numbers. Knowing that I was about to quit my job, I gave him my work cell phone number so he could not trace it back to me,” said nosmo. “He agreed to come to the meet and said he would call me when he got there. I still had no call back from the police, so, I called and spoke with the General manager at the dealership, hoping he could get in touch with the This story is based on actual events. Facts, names and locations have been altered due to the ongoing police investigation. proper authorities. obviously, with a police report and a dealership name, he got a lot further than I did. I received a call later after work from WEStY, a fellow club member that works at the dealership. He informed me that they had contacted the police and that there would be police present if the suspect did indeed show up with the goods. He told me that he would be in contact with the police and that he would have to make a phone call if the rims were verified as 2008 StI rims.” from here, nosmo and WEStY were going out on a limb. They weren’t crime fighters, they were just guys protecting their home turf. but what happened next is the stuff of fiction. “The night of the meet was dark, cold and raining. I got a call at about 7:45 p.m. from the suspect, asking me if we were going to be there and I told him we would. He said he [would] show. I got to the meet a little early and talked over the plan with WEStY. I told him the suspect would call when he arrived and I would confirm the wheels’ identity. Shortly after the seller called to say he was on the way. “Right after this, I got a call from one of the detectives working the case. He actually happened to be a friend of mine from years ago. The detective asked if the suspect was there. I told him not yet, and that he said he was in route. at this point I informed him that I was going to confirm that they were in fact 2008 StI rims, and that I would tell WEStY, who would call the detective. I also informed him that I myself was armed and had a carry and conceal permit. He told me not to use my weapon.” The stage was now set for the club’s weekly Thursday night meet at the local burger shack, where the “seller” would bring the wheels. nosmo would feign interest just long enough to confirm that the merchandise was indeed the stolen rims. Even though the police would be on the scene, nosmo and WEStY were very much acting of their own volition to bring a set of thieves to justice. They had no ulterior motive other than to do the right thing. Without the quick thinking of the members and two particularly brave guys, the police and the dealership would be dead in the water. “about 15 minutes later the suspect arrived,” said nosmo. “Everyone noticed that it was him. I acted oblivious, and waited for his call. The suspect and two of his friends got out of their car and did not approach anyone. When I received his call I went to meet with him. “I got to the car and he popped the trunk. I was amazed at how efficient this guy was. He actually got two full sets of rims in his tiny Hyundai! I looked at the 2008 rims and without a doubt knew that they were the ones because they had Dunlop tires, Subaru’s new tire for the non-bbS rims. I told the suspect, Chuck, that I SUBIESPORT MAGAZINE 19 http://anywho.com

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