Any way to find out who posts this? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 day ago by Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Back in January we had a run in of break ins resulting in the work car being stolen from my house.

The thieves post on what I think is instagram about it and I have been sent these two photos. (Second in comments)

The main photo is from today so it appears I'm being watched after getting the car back

Any way of finding the account?

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[-] JennaR8r@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 9 hours ago

How did you get it back after they stole it?

[-] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 3 points 7 hours ago

Facebook posts and driving to the town they're always taken too. Normally they get driven there and burnt out etc.

But they crashed it on the way and abandoned it on the side of the road

[-] JennaR8r@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 5 hours ago

Damn. Glad you got it back. Good on ya loading it up with alarms & security now, and eff those kids for their repeated attempts.

[-] frymbial@discuss.tchncs.de 20 points 1 day ago

Pass the info to local law enforcement who can contact the social media company to obtain more infos about the account.

[-] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago

The cops here would laugh at you for expecting them to do their jobs.

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone -1 points 17 hours ago

Lol

[-] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 17 points 1 day ago

Have, the person who sent this to me sends it all to them.

There's been no result.

They post this kind of thing every week different cars etc

[-] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 20 points 1 day ago

If law enforcement won't help, then you'll need a lawyer who can get a court to issue a subpoena. This would probably be in the context of stalking/restraining order.

I can almost guarantee that Facebook, with its extensive data mining, knows exactly who it is.

[-] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 8 points 1 day ago

Yeah going to call the police again this morning and contact my lawyer since we thought about a civil suit when one of the thieves was caught but got off by being undersge and saying he found it on the side of the road despite being on camera in the yard

[-] Ja7sh_The_Donkey@piefed.social 10 points 1 day ago

the sherlock project may help identify their accounts.

[-] fizzle@quokk.au 12 points 1 day ago

Sorry i dont understand what's going on.

Your car got stolen.

You got the car back.

Then someone posted a photo of it today.

The conclusion is, the people who stole your car are now following you / watching you?

Why would car thieves be watching you?

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 17 hours ago

They seem like edgy teenagers, I'm not sure you're going to find much logic

[-] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 13 points 1 day ago

To steal it again?

The day after it came back someone tried to break in and steal it again setting off the newc alarm system.

Then they tried again the following night.

Then this photo was taken today and posted on the instagram page

[-] fizzle@quokk.au 5 points 1 day ago

Ok sorry I didnt get that from your post.

Why do they want this specific car?

[-] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 6 points 1 day ago

Because last time it was stolen they got 60k worth of tools i assume.

It's also the most frequently stolen model of car where I'm from.

They still have the original keys after the last theft probably not realising it has all new locks.

[-] ace_garp@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Sensor lights in yard, combination club-lock for steering wheel, hidden-in-cab kill-switch installed through a relay, support any initiative for a local 'night place' for youth.

These kids are disaffected and need support options overnight.

[-] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 2 points 21 hours ago

All done apart from the steering wheel lock, instead I just have a club haha

[-] ace_garp@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago

Nice one.

Check out the night-place at Fitzroy Cr. Not perfect, but has had positive results.

[-] fizzle@quokk.au 2 points 1 day ago

Fair enough. Good luck.

[-] IAmYouButYouDontKnowYet@reddthat.com 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It's probably kids. In usa it seems like 11-15 year olds donthis for "fun". Shit here they kill homeless people for fun too.

Id dig into the user names on the top left and the watermarked one. Search Google and ask chatgpt to find other usage of those usernames.

Looks like edguy lost boys is their crew name.

[-] The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org 5 points 1 day ago

Have you thought of setting up a trail cam/dash cam? might be able to catch the person taking pics

[-] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 8 points 1 day ago

that's one of them, coming back the day after the is was returned

[-] skankhunt42@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 day ago

I'd post it locally on every platform and hope they see themselves. See if local news would pick it up, if there's other cars being posted you're not the only one they're doing it to.

Being in public light should get something done, be it with the police or personally to their lives.

[-] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 5 points 1 day ago

It's all over Facebook every week.

There's on average 5 cars stolen a week but nothing happens.

Police found this a couple weeks ago in one house

[-] skankhunt42@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago

Solid. That's shitty.... I guess you just keep calling the police to document it. Cameras, etc to help.

I have no idea what I'd do. Sorry.

[-] krolden@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 day ago

Do you really need that snorkel?

[-] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 5 points 1 day ago

Yeah, it often goes places where water comes over the bonnet

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