Brooklyn Man Loses Tires, Finds Them on Craigslist

Craigslist giveth and Craigslist taketh away—last week a thief experienced both when he tried to pass off stolen tires via the web classifieds, and ended up delivering them back to the their former owner. On February 3rd the victim told cops that someone had taken the rims and tires from his 2008 Infiniti, which he'd parked on East 71st Street in Manhattan. The next day he logged onto the web classifieds to find a new set, reports the Post, and found a listing for his own stolen property, being sold by one Joel Walton. The victim, a Brooklyn resident, arranged to meet Walton in East New York and called the police for back-up. Cops cuffed the 21-year-old suspect and took him into custody. Now he'll need a lawyer, but luckily Craigslist has that covered, too.

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By Sabrina Jaszi in News on February 9, 2010 3:47 PM

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hunter.blatherer

Does this sort of thing work with herpes too?

meganificent

Same thing happened with me and my cellphone. I left it in a cab, then saw it on Craigslist the next day (phone with no charger, a few minor scratches, and the pics seemed to match up). I emailed the person asking if they'd found it in a cab, and made a cash offer, but never got a response. Bastards.