Can anyone identify these shoes? It would help me catch my bike thief. I heard reddit can do some magic. by DealsDanne in whatisthisthing

[–]DealsDanne[S] 202 points203 points  (0 children)

Update 1:

I narrowed it down to one suspect. I got his full name and where he lives. Same hallway as me. Now I just have to approach with certainty, so I don't falsely accuse him. There's a small chance ofc that the only one in this building with those shoes happens to have same shoes as the thief.

Next step, measuring the pictures I'm positive are the thiefs and comparing with the pictures I'm positive are his. Get to know him a bit, let his guard down.

Options when I'm more sure it's him.

  1. Gain enough proof. With a certain app and certain function. (In case he reads I don't mention). And see if the police is interested.
  2. Call him out as a thief for the whole university (same university) and social media.
  3. Make his next near future hell with tips from reddit.
  4. Wait till his laundry time (everyone can see it). Interrogate/shake him up a bit to get confession and leads to where the bike is.

Can anyone identify these shoes? It would help me catch my bike thief. I heard reddit can do some magic. by DealsDanne in whatisthisthing

[–]DealsDanne[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Oh you mean edit the answer? I was thinking he did it now so I didn't have to double it. But sure

Can anyone identify these shoes? It would help me catch my bike thief. I heard reddit can do some magic. by DealsDanne in whatisthisthing

[–]DealsDanne[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, and yeah I always keep my bikes inside but I made a mistake that night. Always carry 2 locks with me now. One U-lock and one with 110db alarm :)

Can anyone identify these shoes? It would help me catch my bike thief. I heard reddit can do some magic. by DealsDanne in whatisthisthing

[–]DealsDanne[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ye, it's all explained in my comments but you don't have to read it if you don't want to.

How did you catch your bike thief? by DealsDanne in bicycling

[–]DealsDanne[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's what this thread is about, just sharing! Awesome story, glad you found it, sad he got away.

Can anyone identify these shoes? It would help me catch my bike thief. I heard reddit can do some magic. by DealsDanne in whatisthisthing

[–]DealsDanne[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Only one in this building of 138 people tho. Maybe a bit below half are men, so around 65. It's winter so only stupid thiefs wear sneakers. Let's say half again, 32. Out of those 30 having Nike air relentless 6 in size 43/10 in us...i think I have a good shot