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ok. so i've decided god loves me!!  Here's why:

As some of you know, my four-wheeler was stolen about 3 months ago from my house in davie.  I did recover it and after that kept it at a private residence in SW Ranches with my whole family living on one street.  Never would expect a problem.

So sunday, i'm supposed to go out on my boat.  I went to pick up my trailer with my friend because we were taking it out of the dry-dock marina it was at.  We decided to stop at the Tom Thumb gas station on Griffin and Weston Rd in SW Ranches.

As we're making a U-Turn to turn into the station, i see an older F-150 driving by with what looks like my (still) slightly damaged four-wheeler in it.  I told my buddy "dude, that really reallly looks like my bike!"  Then he told me he didnt' remember seeing it behind my mud truck at our house.  I Said "dude, we gotta follow him!!!!!!"  He was already headed west on Griffin Rd towards 27.  We pulled out onto dykes, RAN THE RED LIGHT to turn onto griffin (safely of course...no cars comin) and started to follow him about 6 cars back.  Keep in mind, we're in a brand new f-350 dually with a bully dog stage 2 chip BUT we're pullin a 32' triple axle boat trailer (no boat).

So we follow them down to US 27 and Holiday Park.  I told my buddy "anyone wiht a fourwheeler knows NOT to ride in holiday...i think they're goin to hide it there"  Then out of now where, they pull over on the side of the road and i confirmed it was my bike.  We tried to block the road so they coudln't go back towards 27 and they realized who we were.  They took off down in the swale and drove through a bunch of weeds and sh*t to get around us.  I jumped out of the truck and ran around to get the tag off the kids truck.  I then called 911 with the tags and to alert them of their direction, etc.  My buddy (a 6'0 former marine) tried to pull the driver out of the truck.  His two buddies held the driver in the truck and they sped away almost running my friend over.  They turned right on 27 towards pines blvd since the light to cross the highway was red.

We pulled a U-turn as quick as we could in our dually wiht the trailer and drove way down into the median (praying it was dry) to pursue them.  Now, he's driving and im on the phone with 911 telling them where they're heading.

when we turned onto 27, i realized that they were turning left onto Stirling road.  I told BSO that road only exits to 196th as stirling rd is a dead end.  When they passed the 196th turn, i decided to try and block stirling rd with the truck and trailer.  They went all the way to the end and then realizing it was a dead end, pulled a quick u turn and went speeding back towards us.  Fortunately, at that cul de sac sat a man drinking coffee and reading the paper.  He also happened to be an off duty pines police officer.  He grabbed his radio and got in his patrol car thinking something was up with kids speeding down the raod like that. 

As the kids were heading towards me, the cop was not yet on the road so we didn't know he was coming.  they were doing about 40 or 50 towards us.  Now, I had assumed that they would have to stop and a 3 on 2 conflict would ensue, so I grabbed a Club (for the steering wheel) and pulled ti apart and gave my friend the other half.  When the truck refused to slow, they drove up on the berm and went flying around us, almost running me and my friend over.  We both took our club and threw it as hard as we could at the truck, busting their front end and puttin a hole in teh windshield and cuttin one of the passengers.

The Pines cop turned the corner and nabbed the kids.  They're in custody and i have my bike back.

I didn't even know my bike was stolen!! they took it saturday night and i hadn't been home from then till that day.  The ODDS of me seeing my bike driving down the road and spotting it just overwhelm me.  IMagine.  Slim to none man....slim to none.

Congrats You're extremely lucky!!!

Hey thats a pretty good story, Congrats ;D

Great news, I bet you scared the $h!t out of them kids. Glad they got what the deserved.

Awesome story! Glad you came out on the good end!! Nice work with the club, too! Now those punks are  :'(  Hopefully Big Bubba will treatthem right in the slammer  :-*

that is a crazy and great story! congrats on getting you bike back and you are very lucky!

he$$ yeah, thats what i'm talkin about!!!!!!!!!!

great story hell yea ;D

Quad theives are lower than scum  >:(  What a great story, You should send that one in to DW.  ;D  And God always loves ya  ;)

good ole street justice i tell ya. the cop should have let ya put a good ole beat down on them before he took them to jail ;)

That story just made my day. That is great!!

I am so happy for you that you got it back  -  I could not imagine driving down the road and going wow that really looks like my quad and then confirming it was. I wish we could have seen their face when your buddy was trying to pull him outta the truck. Bet they never imagined running into you.

Greatest story EVER!  you must be the happiest ATV owner in the world!   ::)
say a prayer of thanks!
Dev

I wonder if this story would have been made public had you not gotten the cops involved...and managed to get the guys to stop and out of the truck?....I know I would not have said anything given the right circumstances.....LOL...Awesome...congrats....

I second that
congrats

I still say the cop should of let you beat them senseless or wait is is beat some sense INTO them before  hauling them off to jail..

I bet they are making plenty of "friends" in the slammer.. They are becoming someones "buddy", if ya know wat i mean..

That is crazy, at least u caught them..

Tony

Damn that is carzy.  You found your bike before you knew it was stollen.  I am glad it all work out for you.  Glad you got show damage to their truck too.  They are pry lucky you buddy didn't get him out of the truck.  I hate thives.  It is one of the few things that make me want to shoot on site.

Good going. That is some crazy happenings. You better lock it up somewhere out of county next time.

nice story, another thief bights the dust..
 why do you leave your bike outside...

congrats on retrieving your bike back.

The bike is chained to a tree now and blocked in by bobcat front end attachments lol

The bad news is this: the kids were only 17 and had a clean record, so all they'll get is a slap on teh wrist and a class they'll have to attend.  No jail time, no nothing.

f**k our justice system.  I wish we would have gotten them outta the truck before the cops got there, and no, i wouldn't be tellin the "EXACT" story had they gotten out before the cops arrived hehe :)

Thats an awesome story!!! A similar thing happened to me about 3-4 months ago and I also live in Davie, Those scum A$*!!!! Look like it turned out good for the both of us.    :Clap.gif

That is BS!! >:(  An example needs to be made of these people!  Most likely they will do it again

I am from that area so I can visualize the whole chase scene. Great story with a happy ending. You can not fix stupid.

Notice nobody ever focks around in he woods while your with group riding? Too much ammo present.If your life is threatend you may FIRE at WILL>>>>! ;)

That is an awesome story..
I had that feeling in my gut one time about my trailer.. seen the same exact trailer with the same stickers on it.
Driving down my main road. i turn and follow them and they stopped at the local gas station so i pulled up and found that it was not mine,,,
I can imagine your adrenalian (sp?) at its highest level during the pursuit...

Good job ;D

Great story, I am glad you got it back.  One question, did the police try to pursue anything against you and your buddy for throwing items at their truck (like property damage, assault)?  Just wondering if they get a slap on the wrist and still be able to come after you.

They went to the wrong JAIL !!!. Im still mourning the loss of my bike. :'( :'( I havent been that lucky. my 03 vinson is still MIA. Im keeping the keys as a keep sake. :D. I wish they would have ended up in Dade County Jail. I have a special place in my heart for ATV thieves there i have the plesure of working there. Congrats on your find. 

i don't think they're in any jail.  it pisses me off.

and no, there is no action against me for throwing the club.  The detective asked me if i threw it and i told him "Ya, i felt like my life was in danger because they were driving right at me so I did what I could to defend myself and get out of the way"  I also told them they tried to run over my friend and he said teh state might seek charges for vehicular manslaughter (attempted).  The detective told me i could have shot them if i wanted to and been ok.

i agree!!

its too bad you didnt have a gun.

well, today i got the paper from the courthouse stating that they know the juvenille's were arrested and asked what i thought would be a fair punishment and if any harm was done to me or my bike.  I'm going to recommend that they serve 3 years probation, 100hrs of community service picking up trash at the HoleyLands, and a 6 month suspension on their license for almost running my friend over. 

I'm going to make a new thread with this so i can get input...

Happy you got your quad back.  My brother lived one block north of Stirling ( North of that small air strip ) and ( south of Landmark Estates. Several times we had our 3 quads just covered with a tarp in the back.  Your story just gives me the chills. 

Keep them inside...Out of sight, out of mind