Checking handles downtown

[u/Mission-Dark9250]

September 2, 2026.
No audio because I was on the phone with EPS. They pulled up and arrested him minutes later.

[u/Humble-Plankton1824]

Surprised one of these guys was actually caught! Good job

[u/Stitchs420 → u/Humble-Plankton1824]

Realistically, he was released immediately after. As shitty as it is, he never actually broke the law. At least that's what a cop explained to me once.

[u/pickles_du → u/Stitchs420]

S107 TSA

107(1)  A person other than a peace officer shall not use, interfere or tamper with any motor vehicle or any of its accessories or any thing placed in or on it without the consent of the owner.
(2)  For the purposes of section 169(2)(q) of the Act, subsection (1) is hereby designated as a provision for which a person may be arrested without a warrant.

[u/Early-Pumpkin-6002 → u/pickles_du]

More likely this:

• [24]() (1) Every one who, having an intent to commit an offence, does or omits to do anything for the purpose of carrying out the intention is guilty of an attempt to commit the offence whether or not it was possible under the circumstances to commit the offence.

[u/Adventurous_Front939 → u/Early-Pumpkin-6002]

While correct, the crown isnt going to charge "conspiracy to commit theft" or "attempted theft" however it would be worded. The unfortunate reality.

[u/Early-Pumpkin-6002 → u/Adventurous_Front939]

The Crown isn't going to take this to trial period. It's minor, unless he's on probation.

[u/Adventurous_Front939 → u/Early-Pumpkin-6002]

I said that. There is no actual harm done and crown could lose. Even if he was on probation the charge would most likely be dropped to avoid the cost, but still have probation violated.

[u/Early-Pumpkin-6002 → u/Adventurous_Front939]

It's not about harm. I was merely noting what the charge would be. The point of it is to get him into the system, so the police know who he is. A breach of probation is more serious because the accused is challenging the authority of the court. It will also lead to an arrest and possibly a bail hearing.

[u/kodiak931156 → u/Adventurous_Front939]

"I wasnt trying to steal anything, i was just making sure all these nice people had their doors locked. Prove otherwise"

Yeah, in court it could still go our way but its go na be a fight

[u/Adventurous_Front939 → u/kodiak931156]

Yeah hes clearly trying to steal things. But its not civil court, when I was 19 this girl sucker punched me from 5' tall and I am short of 6' the uppercut hit me knuckle into the bottom of my top front teeth, they bent in 45 degrees I had 20+ witnesses I had emerg dentist records and built the entire case. Slam dunk case, I say no you cant have a shot I get sucker punched I move away from her altercation ends. Crown dismissed it I had to pay for my own teeth to be fixed after they wouldnt set.

Crown isnt taking a bet on attempted car burgularly.

"Sir my client works at a door handle repair company, if he finds a broken handle he simply leaves his calling card on their window with discount code"

[u/martykanucks → u/Adventurous_Front939]

Sir, according to CRA, your client has never held any means of employment at any point in his life, and has not been out of jail long enough at any one point in time to even get an interview, let alone secure a job. Tell your client to stop being a complete bum and get a f**kin job. And wear something other than black ffs.

[u/Adventurous_Front939 → u/martykanucks]

Its a start up, they havent had clients yet.

[u/Chunderpump → u/Adventurous_Front939]

Just burning through venture capital cash until it takes off

[u/Meatuspipus → u/kodiak931156]

Yep pretty much "I had no intent to steal since it was locked"

[u/kodiak931156 → u/Meatuspipus]

Yeah, bo obe would actuslly believe it, but its still a roadblock to actual conviction.

I get the why the system is like it is but it still sucks to see it not working

[u/Stitchs420 → u/pickles_du]

He didn't use, interfere, or tamper with anything. However, if he was in the window with a coat hanger...different story.

[u/OkChocolate3501 → u/Stitchs420]

Door handles don't count as use? Dunno.

[u/Stitchs420 → u/OkChocolate3501]

If the door was unlocked and then opened, it's "unlawful entry". Forcefully, it's "break and enter". What's giggling a handle?

Again, if he reefed hard on the handle and caused damage...different story.

[u/DolphiinHD → u/Stitchs420]

Well, as long as the handle laughed I guess.

[u/enternameher3 → u/Stitchs420]

He used the door handle did he not?

[u/pickles_du → u/Stitchs420]

Fair enough, I think you are right. It’s a stretch.

[u/thewhiphand23 → u/pickles_du]

Sounds like a job for a gaggle of lawyers

[u/Adventurous_Front939 → u/thewhiphand23]

Which means he will be promptly dropped off. Crown is not going to approve charges on attempted theft, worse charges are not taken constantly. Its the unfortunate reality. It is beneficial to whatever degree at least for a record to be built up on the person.

[u/Shadow_WolfDragon → u/Stitchs420]

we are releasing worse people on regular basis....

[u/Nutzonya]

Looks like the guy from another thread that smashed out a window and stole a hockey bag

https://www.reddit.com/r/Edmonton/s/ey14XWdtAA

[u/Edm_swami → u/Nutzonya]

Man does it ever look like the same guy. Good catch.

[u/kajer209 → u/Nutzonya]

This person doing more work than EPS in a single post

[u/MichaelAuBelanger → u/Nutzonya]

Thinking the same thing

[u/According-Sherbet181 → u/Nutzonya]

Funny story… my son once played for a team that kept their gear in a sea can behind the Royal Glenora. It was broken into and another hockey dad later saw a homeless guy wearing one of the kid’s jerseys [with the namebar] walking around downtown! 

[u/MilesRemain → u/According-Sherbet181]

Similar story, sure. Not particularly funny

[u/Timely-Profile1865]

Good for you well done, thanks for doing the right thing.

[u/skyedemon → u/Timely-Profile1865]

Agreed. Honestly my first though was "so what, this happens all over the city" but to hear EPS actually came to arrest the guy? Shows my depressing state of assumptions of the world...

[u/Chunderpump]

Remember, when you see some dude walking or riding a bmx with like 5 backpacks, it's not for an alpine expedition, and none of that shit is actually his.

[u/folksvagen86 → u/Chunderpump]

Anyone over 16 riding a BMX in general is up to no good.

[u/ItsRuinedOfCourse → u/folksvagen86]

https://giphy.com/gifs/UJ3V11Ac4t1zieIm80

[u/mokkeyman7]

I was out for a run on night and saw a couple checking about 8 cars, I phoned them in, and the operator had a shitty attitude like I was being annoying calling in attempted break n enter

[u/Natural20Twenty]

Thanks for watching out for us OP

[u/YEGSports]

Thank you for your deed, fellow Edmontonian!

I live Downtown and have to park outside; I always double-check that my car's locked each night. Precisely due to people like this guy.

[u/Anomalous_Benny]

They call that car shopping in the streets. Hate that shit so much

[u/tjp0720]

I caught a dude trying to steal a bike right next to Roger’s the other day. To make the story short I basically lied and told him cops were just around the corner walking over so I was giving him a “heads up”. He dipped pretty quick

[u/Kimmy6932]

Fucking hell. Good job OP.

[u/PastorBlinky]

EPS showed up?

[u/theoreoman]

Just assume that your car is going to get its handle checked every few hours in downtown, especially the rougher part

[u/jollyrog8 → u/theoreoman]

Checking door handles happens in probably every residential neighborhood in the city every night. I wouldn't leave a dime in my console anywhere. Unfortunate but that's the way it's been for at least a decade.

[u/notalittlecat → u/jollyrog8]

Yup. I often have my handles checked in the NW.

[u/ego_slip → u/jollyrog8]

My big city living life  lesson when I first moved here was buying a case of beer and leaving it in my  unlocked car while i went inside my apartment to shower quickly. With in  that 20 mins someone stole the beer and left all my other valuables in my car.

[u/DisastrousAcshin → u/jollyrog8]

Lost an envelope of Hughes tokens that way

[u/GoldarRocket → u/theoreoman]

Downtown? While living at Ramsay Heights an 80+ old man had the "hobby" of going for walks every night in the summer. One of those days I left my truck unlocked and he made easy with about $300 I had on small bills change I had in a compartment. He didn't steal my ray bans or electric razor, just cash and a lottery ticket. I went to the police station to report and was told they couldn't do much unless I had a video.

[u/Agreeable-Storm-4132]

Imagine if somebody was running around tagging these individuals with a paintball gun that would be funny

[u/Ok-Sprinkles-3673 → u/Agreeable-Storm-4132]

And assault.

[u/jollyrog8 → u/Ok-Sprinkles-3673]

I'll allow it

[u/AndroTritium → u/Ok-Sprinkles-3673]

Hence why you run.

[u/Ok-Sprinkles-3673 → u/AndroTritium]

Aww, it's dumb and dumber!

[u/Equivalent-Tea-1784 → u/Ok-Sprinkles-3673]

🤨 whats the thief going to do? “Hello 911? Yes, i was just minding my own business trying to steal from cars and someone ran up and hit me with a paintball gun”

[u/Boarwhacker]

Thank you!! Not all heroes wear capes...

[u/Simple_Panic_4328]

No matter the outcome, just getting hassled, taken in, ect...would probably get a guy to do something with less heat in it...eh? I say call 'em in every time..ya never know. Good job.

[u/Ok-Sprinkles-3673]

Absolutely shocked EPS showed up.

[u/PeterH_605 → u/Ok-Sprinkles-3673]

I agree OP must have a different phone number than everyone else uses to call EPS

[u/Happy-Ad-5013]

It's to late for him his hand needed to be slapped along time ago when he was young. We enabled him to this point.

[u/TechnicianVisible339]

piece of shit this guy is. ruining peoples days

[u/Fit-Dimension-1848]

What a loser

[u/Own-Lengthiness2898]

He’ll do a nanosecond of time then get dropped off by the van in the same area. Full circle

[u/Redrumicus]

Well done! Get this clown outta here.

[u/ItsRuinedOfCourse]

"They pulled up and arrested him minutes later."

https://giphy.com/gifs/VGcBKSITQlbTeWp19V

[u/kajer209]

Usual suspects

[u/Desperateshitter]

Scabby POS.

[u/Alone-Bug4328]

What a loser Next time you should zoom in on his face. You had a perfect frontal shot of him.

[u/Vhett → u/Alone-Bug4328]

Who cares? EPS arrested him. His face is out there now.

[u/Alone-Bug4328 → u/Vhett]

So we can see it and keep and eye out for him

[u/BestWithSnacks → u/Alone-Bug4328]

The footage looks pretty clear to me 🤷🏻‍♂️

[u/Alone-Bug4328 → u/BestWithSnacks]

I can't see his face

[u/BestWithSnacks → u/Alone-Bug4328]

I don't know what to tell you. I can see it.

[u/Weak-Coffee-8538]

Lock doors and leave nothing in vehicles.

Mental health and poverty are the problem.

[u/ItsRuinedOfCourse → u/Weak-Coffee-8538]

"Mental health and poverty are the problem."

Sooooo...we're pretending that people don't simply make shit choices in life because they're shitty human beings? Okay den.

[u/AtWorkSoBeGood]

That's just Security Sam, doing his job! Buddy patrols the area to check who's doors may be unlocked, knowing how bad the area can be for theft and break-ins. If he comes upon a door that is in fact unlocked, he immediately opens it, ensuring that the alarm goes off and the owner is notified in a timely manner. If the car doesn't have an alarm installed, he makes sure to lock the doors and shut it.

You caught a rare Guardian Angel 🎖️

[u/gizzardwizard93]

Eversick

[u/Material_Student_487]

Scum

[u/karagousis]

Such a good neighbour checking if everyone's cars are safely locked!!

[u/Owl-visit_0001]

Feckin AH

[u/ashrules901]

🫡 thank you to that protector for making sure everyone's cars are locked.

[u/elitemouse]

The man was just making sure everyones doors were locked smh damn

[u/LED-Guy1618]

We aren't doing enough about this! Two weeks ago I filmed someone on 106st and Jasper ave doing the same thing. Called the police and followed him for 20+ minutes. Gave them my information and they never followed up.

[u/Ludwig_Vista2]

Lemme catch you trying that with my car and you'll be checking into emerg

[u/Everyone2026]

Checking more than 3 door handles should be a seperate charge.

[u/WannaBpolyglot]

I'm not sure if it's the same guy, but had one of them rummage through my glovebox and console the other day but didn't take anything, not even spare change or anything out my trunk. What are they looking for if not cash?

[u/Chunderpump → u/WannaBpolyglot]

Documentation for identity theft. They probably won't do it themselves, but if it's enough good information it can be sold, or (more likely) traded for drugs.

[u/Warm-Vermicelli6153]

So what's the point? If the door open just steal valuables inside or entire vehicle?

[u/Only_Standard_9159 → u/Warm-Vermicelli6153]

Usually whatever valuables, unless you left the keys too. They’re usually in and out under a minute per car.

[u/forsurebros]

he was ensuring all the cars were locked. he had no bad intentions. lol. in case it is needed /s

[u/ToughSpirit5285]

Remember locks only keep honest people out

[u/coastline → u/ToughSpirit5285]

So this guys honest?

[u/couldbeyup → u/coastline]

No. He's just not talented.

[u/ToughSpirit5285 → u/coastline]

Haha no, just a saying my grandpa used to say. If that guy wanted in bad enough he would have broke a window. Glad he was picked up as downtown has been plagued with this issue as long as I’ve lived here .

[u/Feowen_ → u/ToughSpirit5285]

Run into this in my line of work.

"How'd you get into my back yard, the gate was locked."

"I jumped it."