Engineer Takes Down International Bike Theft Ring Using Facebook Clues! 🚲

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Summary:

  1. Stolen Bike Ring
    Security engineer Bryan Hance uncovered a bike theft ring operating between the Bay Area and Mexico, using Facebook Marketplace and Instagram to sell stolen high-end bikes.

  2. Tracking the Seller
    Hance traced the seller to Mexico through social media and identified a U.S.-based fence named Victor Romero. His auto shop had distinctive features seen in photos of stolen bikes.

  3. Legal Action
    San Francisco police raided Romero’s shop in 2021, finding $200,000 in cash and stolen bikes. Romero has been indicted on felony charges, but bike theft continues.

Read more at: MSN

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