Alleged Coral thief makes the news

Ted_C · 12/05/2017, 08:46 AM

Granted - it's only charges being filed at this point so there may be two sides to the story... Hard to argue with what's being reported though. Grand theft - must have had alot in that bag!

http://wfla.com/2017/12/04/seminole-...al-from-store/

CrazyEyes · 12/05/2017, 12:13 PM

$200 clam and $400 brain made up a good portion of it.

AJ69 · 12/05/2017, 12:15 PM

Glad that the scumbag was detained,lowlifers...

Ted_C · 12/05/2017, 12:45 PM

As a side note for the LFS reading this - I know you all might consider each other competitors - but please consider sharing your "do not serve" list with other stores (not in this forum of course).

It's not just the thieves you need to worry about - but almost all the LFS in the area has had run ins with poisoners. If a guy can stick his hands in your tanks and pull things out without you noticing - your at just as much risk to have another person put something you dont want into your tanks.

I can only hope that other stores have a free-sharing policy with other LFS for this type of information - were they to come and visit each other of course. The lives and money you all have invested in your livestock is more important in my opinion than being competitive or having an attitude of "lesson learned."

ClownMan727 · 12/05/2017, 01:56 PM

Damn! Those clams are $200!

Nola Bear · 12/05/2017, 02:52 PM

What a scumbag!

Webmanny · 12/05/2017, 03:29 PM

I am glad they had security cameras. This guy lives in a $500K home and decides to steal the freaking clam? I hope they go to his house and start taking all his stuff and give it to the LFS he stole from.

I hate thieves....

cardiffgiant · 12/05/2017, 03:56 PM

I'm glad that they caught him.

The picture in my avatar was from something that actually happened in Buffalo several years ago. A shoplifter was caught and the owner agreed to a more lenient outcome if the guy stood outside with this sign for a day.

MikeInToronto · 12/05/2017, 04:42 PM

You can't get even half that house for $500K in Toronto

mal7887 · 12/05/2017, 08:28 PM

DANG Busted! Could you imagine being on the news for doing something so stupid!?! He got what he deserves.

robthorn · 12/05/2017, 09:20 PM

There is only one side to this story . Lol you clearly.see him grab and bag corals and a good size clam. Its a shopping bad not meant for corals. Hang him is all I have to say. ;-)

plyle02 · 12/07/2017, 04:45 PM

Wow,
You cannot get much lower than that, like whale poop low!

BlueMoonFox · 12/07/2017, 09:20 PM

Let’s make a deal..? Smooth.

d0ughb0y · 12/08/2017, 11:39 AM

stealing is bad no matter. don't know why a certain basketball player's father would say stealing is no big deal.

jokeefe727@aol.com · 12/08/2017, 02:59 PM

He should swim with the fishes.

Reefpilot11 · 12/08/2017, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by d0ughb0y

stealing is bad no matter. Don't know why a certain basketball player's father would say stealing is no big deal.

+1

robthorn · 12/10/2017, 09:03 PM

Supposedly he might own the Tsunami restaurant. Not positive. Just some word I heard. CAn anyone confirm?

C.Eymann · 12/11/2017, 05:14 AM

He came into the shop I work at about a week before he was caught at the other store. He bought a large piece of live rock with coral on it and we let him have a bucket to transport it, we were pretty busy at the time and then after he paid, a large Maxima clam and a rose bubble tip "made its way" into that bucket as well.
Really had us floored, glad he was caught.

12/05/2017, 08:46 AM	#1
Ted_C Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Clearwater FL Posts: 1,923	Alleged Coral thief makes the news Granted - it's only charges being filed at this point so there may be two sides to the story... Hard to argue with what's being reported though. Grand theft - must have had alot in that bag! http://wfla.com/2017/12/04/seminole-...al-from-store/ __________________ 150 Gal Quarantine. 310 Main Display Tank Reefing since 2012

12/05/2017, 12:13 PM	#2
CrazyEyes Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Largo, FL Posts: 3,844	$200 clam and $400 brain made up a good portion of it. __________________ Gone Fishing.

12/05/2017, 12:15 PM	#3
AJ69 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Clermont, FL Posts: 2,116	Glad that the scumbag was detained,lowlifers... __________________ "Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles ..." - Hunter S. Thompson "Better to fight for something than live for nothing" - G. Patton Current Tank Info: rimless cube

12/05/2017, 12:45 PM	#4
Ted_C Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Clearwater FL Posts: 1,923	As a side note for the LFS reading this - I know you all might consider each other competitors - but please consider sharing your "do not serve" list with other stores (not in this forum of course). It's not just the thieves you need to worry about - but almost all the LFS in the area has had run ins with poisoners. If a guy can stick his hands in your tanks and pull things out without you noticing - your at just as much risk to have another person put something you dont want into your tanks. I can only hope that other stores have a free-sharing policy with other LFS for this type of information - were they to come and visit each other of course. The lives and money you all have invested in your livestock is more important in my opinion than being competitive or having an attitude of "lesson learned." __________________ 150 Gal Quarantine. 310 Main Display Tank Reefing since 2012

12/05/2017, 01:56 PM	#5
ClownMan727 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: New Port Richey, FL Posts: 776	Damn! Those clams are $200! __________________ "A flute with no holes is not a flute ...and a doughnut with no hole...is a Danish." - Ty Webb (Caddyshack, 1980) Current Tank Info: 125gallon, 3 T247 led's and 2 80w T5's. 2 MP 40's,2 MP 10's. and a 40 breeder, ATI 4 bulb 39w light with 2 blue led strips. 1 MP 10. All plumbed to 40 gallon homemade acrylic sump. with APEX controller.

12/05/2017, 02:52 PM	#6
Nola Bear Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: St. Pete Posts: 311	What a scumbag! __________________ Current Tank Info: Red Sea E 260 - Mixed Reef Current Tank Info: IM Fusion 10 - Nem Tank

12/05/2017, 03:29 PM	#7
Webmanny Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: 33612 Posts: 2,461	I am glad they had security cameras. This guy lives in a $500K home and decides to steal the freaking clam? I hope they go to his house and start taking all his stuff and give it to the LFS he stole from. I hate thieves.... __________________ 32 gallon Biocube, DIY LEDs and Triton Method. My N=1 study of me, validated by me, and supported by completely anecdotal evidence, states that my advice is 100% correct, most of the time.

12/05/2017, 03:56 PM	#8
cardiffgiant Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Tampa Posts: 3,455	I'm glad that they caught him. The picture in my avatar was from something that actually happened in Buffalo several years ago. A shoplifter was caught and the owner agreed to a more lenient outcome if the guy stood outside with this sign for a day.

12/05/2017, 04:42 PM	#9
MikeInToronto Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Toronto Posts: 147	You can't get even half that house for $500K in Toronto

12/05/2017, 08:28 PM	#10
mal7887 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Tampa Posts: 643	DANG Busted! Could you imagine being on the news for doing something so stupid!?! He got what he deserves. __________________ Matt Don't pee on my leg and tell me it's raining. Current Tank Info: 190

12/05/2017, 09:20 PM	#11
robthorn Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: largo florida Posts: 5,089	There is only one side to this story . Lol you clearly.see him grab and bag corals and a good size clam. Its a shopping bad not meant for corals. Hang him is all I have to say. ;-)

12/07/2017, 04:45 PM	#12
plyle02 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Lake Helen, FL Posts: 5,526	Wow, You cannot get much lower than that, like whale poop low! __________________ Perry "Anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die" ~Buddha~ Current Tank Info: 50 Gallon AIO Cube, Aquamaxx WS-1 Skimmer, LED/ Hybrid 4x24 watt t5

12/07/2017, 09:20 PM	#13
BlueMoonFox Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 113	Let’s make a deal..? Smooth.

12/08/2017, 11:39 AM	#14
d0ughb0y Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: sf bay area Posts: 5,165	stealing is bad no matter. don't know why a certain basketball player's father would say stealing is no big deal.

12/08/2017, 02:59 PM	#15
jokeefe727@aol.com Okeefes Reef Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hudson FL. Posts: 477	He should swim with the fishes.

12/10/2017, 09:03 PM	#17
robthorn Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: largo florida Posts: 5,089	Supposedly he might own the Tsunami restaurant. Not positive. Just some word I heard. CAn anyone confirm?

12/11/2017, 05:14 AM	#18
C.Eymann Cnidaria lover Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Winterpark FL Posts: 1,483	He came into the shop I work at about a week before he was caught at the other store. He bought a large piece of live rock with coral on it and we let him have a bucket to transport it, we were pretty busy at the time and then after he paid, a large Maxima clam and a rose bubble tip "made its way" into that bucket as well. Really had us floored, glad he was caught. __________________ "I glue animals to rocks" Current Tank Info: 80gal build in the works