Originally published at: A brazen thief smashed a surf shop's window and loaded up his car with loot as an Instagrammer recorded it all | Boing Boing
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Probably still a misdemeanor. If caught, he’ll be out in a couple if hours, sans bail. Maybe he’ll get a fine, for swift justice.
I’m mainly confused as to what the thief plans to do with a couple of custom made surfboards that have the Mami Wata logo on them. It’s not like they’re mass produced goods that will blend in after they’re out the door…er, window.
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A vanity plate that reads LOS ANGELES?
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As the comments say, it’s “obviously fake”. Does California require a front plate?
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I Googled California plates, and it definitely looks like the retro-style vanity plates on offer through the DMV. Perhaps he stole that, too.
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missed opportunity, then.
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The car did have a front plate, and with some pausing of the video, I think I made it to be BLV-J509.
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That wasn’t the one the thief was using, I don’t think. The gear and other surfboard were in the BMW.
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Ahh, yes, you are right. There was a slight cut in the video, and my wrecked attention span forgot which car the thief was using 
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Thats not a real license plate. The car is stolen, right? Is that a kind of default plate that might be found at a dealership??
He’s going to surf with them.
Right. To me, it would be like going to the skate park on a stolen Tony Hawk-autographed skateboard that had been painted by some artist and many folks had seen at the skate shop and knew had been stolen.
ETA: Okay, now I see it. He’d probably get street cred for being the thief.
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Probably something he put on over his real plate before he went to break into that surf shop…
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It’s not “his.” It’s too good a car. Someone who actually owns a brand-new, $80,000 car will just buy $2000 surfboards; no need to steal. He does not own that car. I’m just so confused though: why doesn’t he sell the already-stolen car to a chop shop, then use the $$$ to buy the surfboard (skipping the unnecessary second robbery). This thief needs a life coach / business manager!
Funny when the thief says “Don’t touch my car.” Yeah, show some consideration!
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Because he needs the car to get to the beach?
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Ah, so there really was always money in the banana stand…er shop.
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Grand Theft is anything over $750 in Florida $950 in California, so this is a felony.
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