****BayArea: STOLEN WHEELS****

[JtWo]

My buddies wheels got jacked. Keep an eye out and PM me if anything.

work equip 01 in 4x114.3 15x8.5 -9. tires are falkzen ziex 502 195/50/15. they are around 70%-80% tread.

there are a few distinguishing features. one wheel is very dirty, and would take time to polish. it was always hit by sprinklers. 2 of the tires should have deep cuts in them since i ran them without cutting my bumper tabs. one tire looks shaved, so the "falken" and "ziex" are hardly readable.

i live in the "nice" part of east side san jose.

any tips and help is greatly appreciated. if i find them you'll be compensated.

they looked like this.

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs205.snc1/7222_149638608929_757448929_2585164_4544756_n.jpg

***The tires are the OLDER style ziex***

[Kouki_monstr]

I love those rims.. and nice corolla..good luck!

[a_ghost]

shit like this always happen
do what i do, use different locks
just don't lose any of the keys

[Gumballf355]

Since the cops are already after him for HELLA stuff and he apparently bounced to LA because he's wanted for violating parole I'll give up some info.

Skizzup emailed me on march 2nd telling me wheels simmilar to his were for sale on craigslist. We figured it could be his or Digidizzle's. I told him to get the Digidizzle's phone number while I called and made an appointment to buy the wheels. (idiot posted the Work equips for $500 or trade for rotas). I got Skizzup's and Digidizzle's wheel fitment specs and called Digidizzle in the car on the way to the meetup. When I got there I confirmed that the wheels were indeed Digidizzle's wheels and proceeded to take the wheels. When I got all the wheels out of the guy's truck I brought two to my car, then came back for the other two. I told the guy not to bounce because I had his license plate info, his name and phone number plus the house address where he met up with me. On my way back to the car with the second pair he bounced out.

I called Digidizzle (whom I had never met before) and met up with him to return his wheels. Gave him all the guy's info so he could add it to the report he filed with the SJPD. Stupid San Jose cops wouldn't do anything about it when Digidizzle gave them the info. Said that it's not a high priority case... *bastards* It's high priority to us!

Since then we've been quietly finding more and more info about "Jose" and his crew. Where they live and where they hang out. Last night I got a tip that the police where outside one of the houses that Jose was known to frequent and I drove by to speak with the police. Apparently the Milpitas cops had been working on a suspicion of stolen property case. Jose and his crew were stealing hondas and parting them out. They were all caught with stolen parts and stolen cars. Jose had recently stolen a car and parted it out at some bodyshop.

The cops were at the house to tow a car that belonged to Jose that had a bunch of stolen parts on it. I parked and spoke with the Milpitas cops about what had been happening the past two weeks with all our stolen wheels and the cops laughed. They were trying to get a hold of Jose but he had bounced and stopped answering his phone and they didn't know why. They searched his crappy honda (and towed it), searched his truck (that he used to steal parts and used to meet up with me to sell me XB guy's wheels) and searched his house/garage/driveway.

He apparently bounced to LA (which violates his probation) to get away from me and/or the milpitas cops. And is now "on the run" I gaurantee he will easily be caught. He's a stupid guy for trying to sell stolen rare parts on craigslist and meeting up with me in the first place.

Here's his info to put him on blast with the rest of us.
"Jose"
I believe his full name is Joseph Mendoza
The cell phone number he gave me is: Phone # 408-854-2742
The car club he is either a member of or associated with is Fatal Projects
Other members of Fatal projects are Orlando (silver 92 civic hatch), "woody"(white 92 civic 2door coupe) and "chimp"(green 92 civic 2door coupe)
The house the cops were at where his car was towed and everything was searched at is 833 N 15th Street address, San Jose
The house I met with him at to take back XB guy's wheels is 1615 East San Fernando St, San Jose
The truck which was used was a faded gold 88 Chevy Pickup Truck - License plate 8H63557
http://aladad.org/TruckFrnt.jpg
one of these crappy trucks
The truck is registered to a Jose Diram 131 Oak St Redwood City, CA which may or may not be the same guy.

If you have any more information reguarding Jose or his Fatal Projects friends or want to inquire about some parts stolen from you, feel free to call officer Fox at 408-586-2501.

REPOST THIS ON ALL THE HONDA FORUMS. How do you like me now.

[DALAZ_68]

do you have a description of this guy?

[w0nderbr3ad]

Hope you find the wheels and catch the bastard.

[mytwofourtee]

thats pretty desperate to steal parts to fund a honda.. i personaly like the look of hondas and would have an eg civic if they werent wrong wheel drive. and honestly unless everything on your car is mugen, spoon, or whatever other companies make honda only parts how rare can the stuff he has be. and its real weak if this guy needs to steal and part out cars to fund his own car. and i can almost guarantee by the way you described him he's real ignorant and will be caught pretty soon. im sure the cops have his plate numbers and know what kind of cars to be looking out for. good luck to those of you who havent received your wheels back.
but since he probably already ditched the wheels your going to just have to buy a new set. sounds harsh but you have to look at it realistically.

[Gumballf355]

I got Dino's wheels back today! Case closed... details to come later.

[UG180sx]

good shiet man!!!

[diomedes]

I got Dino's wheels back today! Case closed... details to come later.

This is actually one of the very few cases where the owner gets their stuff back.

How did you guys go about it to get the wheels back? Post details quick please, I want to know.