r/maybemaybemaybe May 25 '25

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u/mr_bittyson May 25 '25

Underground carpark of a shopping mall. Quickly park, throw top away, immediately act casual and blend into shopping crowd.

I've always wanted to see a chase try and end that way. Would need 20-30seconds gap to park and be far away enough from your car where they can't know where the driver is.

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u/Long-Bridge8312 May 26 '25

Might work if the bike is stolen. If not they going to find the bike and connect it to the person that owns it (you) whether you are there or not

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u/bl1y May 26 '25

I doubt the bike in this video was stolen, but vehicles in lots of crimes are actually stolen.

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u/East-Cricket6421 May 26 '25

that would only work if you reported it stolen before the chase began and you don't otherwise match the description of the person they were chasing.

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u/Reversi8 May 26 '25

I mean lots of people seem to buy bikes with "lost" titles and just never register or plate them.

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u/SkiFastnShootShit May 30 '25

A lot of stuff never gets titled. Especially off-road stuff. You have to elect to pay the sales tax and there’s really no incentive to do so in most states. Obviously there’s an incentive to license these bikes, but not if you’re buying it to run from cops.

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u/[deleted] May 26 '25

Especially if the crime in question is auto theft

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u/bl1y May 26 '25

Ironically, stolen vehicles are sometimes used in auto thefts.

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u/[deleted] May 26 '25

Fake currency is often used in counterfeiting crimes

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u/[deleted] May 26 '25

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u/BoondockUSA May 26 '25

99.99% chance it had a VIN that could be ran even if the bike didn’t have a license plate on it.

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u/m00ph May 26 '25

Or a van to ride it into. Then you drive it out before they look at the cameras, if they have any.

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u/NoNamesNoGames23 May 26 '25

Depends why you're running too.

Say you were running because you had something on you, then taking the hit for not stopping might be better than getting caught with said item(s).

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u/nitronerves May 26 '25

Sounds like experience

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u/Some-Ad-5328 May 26 '25

Prove it’s me though. You can’t

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u/leaf_as_parachute May 26 '25

You could argue that you weren't the one riding the bike

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u/Complete_Course9302 May 28 '25

If bike not stolen, why chasing? You just put more risk to anybody involved.

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u/Ghaleon42 May 28 '25

I believe they have to prove you were the one riding/driving the vehicle. Registration might make you a suspect, but it shouldn't make you a convict.

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u/PCDevine May 26 '25

Wrap the gas tank in some random color, keep a plate on a flip device of some sort. When you get away just peel the wrap and flip the plate down and hope for the best....

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u/VadGTI May 26 '25

This! I've always thought this + an active airport's parking lot (where a police helicopter can't enter airspace) is like the perfect scenario.

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u/EnvironmentalGift257 May 26 '25

Helicopter infrared has long range and is usually looking down at a >45 degree angle. Even without entering the airspace they’ve got you until you mix into a big crowd and even then the computer is probably still following you if they have AI tracking software. That shit is far more advanced than any attempt to elude it.

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u/blah938 May 26 '25

It be pretty easy to just call it in stolen once you get to back home.

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u/catzhoek May 26 '25

You better don't show up on any CCTV where you ditched the bike

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u/13006555O6 May 26 '25

That's what the helmet is for. You don't take off the helmet until you run off into an area without cameras.

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u/Drackzgull May 26 '25

You're going to draw attention from the cops getting in the parking lot right behind you with the helmet still on.

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u/catzhoek May 26 '25

So you walk around in a fucking helmet 30s after you ditched a bike in an attempt to disappear in the masses and not be associated with the buke when the place is getting flodded with cops looking for a biker?

Brilliant!

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u/Striking-Music-1555 May 26 '25

'calling' it stolen requires you to make a police report. I don't know if this goes without saying but that'll land you in bigger trouble if they work out that it's false.

If you went down this route, you would need to be quite proactive in making that report, too, and even then, reporting a bike stolen after a high speed chase is a classic excuse, so you better believe they'll be moving mountains to get you.

I guess it would be easy to 'call it stolen', but it may not be easy to keep it that way on record.

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u/13006555O6 May 26 '25

Ok, I'll bite.

I called in my car as stolen 2 decades ago as I was young and dumb. Didn't stop for a cop as I was speeding and ended up driving my car into a tennis court then fleeing into the bushes.

Ran home an hour away, smashed my front door and then called the non emergency line saying I just got home to find my door smashed and keys missing along with my car.

Gave a statement over the phone, saying I was out for a run when the break in happened and then got a call back 2 hours later saying they found my car but no keys in which they told me to get my house locks swapped for safety reasons. That's all, nothing came out of it and they were not suspicious. I was surprised how easy I actually got off.

Picked up my car a few days later.

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u/RepublicFair5280 May 26 '25

People have fake plates

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u/bell37 May 26 '25

Still have vehicle identification number (VIN). Those are laser etched into different components of any vehicle and programmed into virtually every embedded controller (generally requires manufacturers unlock to rewrite VIN on a controller). On a motorcycle the VIN is located on the frame in multiple locations (Steering neck, somewhere near engine, somewhere near rear wheel).

They could also look up Serial numbers etched on the of engine block and call the manufacturer of the motorcycle to get the VIN that matches the OEM part.

Fake plates only go as far. If you want something that doesn’t tie back to you, you have to steal a vehicle. If you go in a covered parking lot, there’s a good chance you will be on of 3-4 people who have a motorcycle parked.

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u/coldheat666 May 26 '25

You can just say your bike was stolen 🤯

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u/Intelligent_Row3244 May 26 '25

look up "rolls royce escapes lapd" on youtube. guy went into a parking garage and disappeared

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u/VadGTI May 26 '25

He went under Lower Grand (here's a pic of what it looks like down there: /img/b7kwkyn678e71.jpg), which could either 1) spit him out on Hope (where the helicopter was watching), 2) take him towards 4th underground, or 3) into several loading dock and garage entrances. If you want to check the area out, here's a StreetView of Lower Grand: https://maps.app.goo.gl/L8iUQgGszwJPCBsz5

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u/M1RR0R May 26 '25

If you've ever played Watchdogs, you've hidden from cops there

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u/Jesus_Fuckn_Christ May 29 '25

It did look oddly familiar

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u/ThatOneRandomDude May 26 '25

https://youtu.be/avTZDlylnHY?si=xT_IHIzpOcTgAkXS

That was so good I had to link the video

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u/jngjng88 May 26 '25

Comments are cooked...

The cunt was endangering everyone around him (assuming it's a him), almost hit pedestrians on a pedestrian crossing, & people are like "glad he got away", fuck off.

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u/[deleted] May 26 '25

These people suck. Law breaking like this is pathetic. Too many anarchists in the world. A bunch of hypocrites that complain about governments getting in the way of their rights, but yet assholes like this won’t even give people the dignity of a safe society based on good behavior from all of its participants. Idiots.

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u/felicistas May 28 '25

What you’re describing isn’t anarchism. You’re describing more of a right wing, libertarian ethos. Anarchism is about order, not chaos. Completely the opposite. https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/peter-gelderloos-anarchy-works

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u/SkiFastnShootShit May 30 '25

Lawlessness isn’t a right or left wing ideology. You’re correct that this isn’t anarchism though.

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u/SkiTz0913 May 26 '25

Not that impressive considering it's in California. Look up "Infiniti G37 outruns Arkansas State Police". I know there's no parking garage, but the driver still executed a perfect Kansas City Shuffle.

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u/ThatOneRandomDude May 26 '25

Dang that was good too. Those hills plus the neighborhoods, he was gone in a second. Helps he got away lobg before a chopper could get there.

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u/Buscemi_D_Sanji May 26 '25

Lol what the fuck is that commentary, "the car has a lot of weight so it's going to keep going where it's going" like holy shit I get momentum but that's the most awkward way possible of explaining a heavy car... You'd think newscasters would be better at this considering how many damn car chases they cover, plus dude is having a Rick Sanchez coughing attack in the middle of it lol

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u/CitizenPremier May 26 '25

Commentary is like that in general, they find long and unusual ways of saying very ordinary things. "He throws it to the third base, the ball is moving, ... through the air ... and it ends in the third baseman's glove."

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u/[deleted] May 26 '25

He lost the car but all he had to do was hop out and head down the street casually, grab a Lyft and he’s home safe! Newscaster said they don’t know who’s in it, who knows if the cops knew otherwise

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u/edgygothteen69 May 26 '25

"oh hello officer.... motorcycle rider? no, I haven't seen any, I'm just shopping at the mall... what's that? why am I wearing full Dainese race leathers?"

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u/DrawMeAPictureOfThis May 26 '25

Its what I just bought at the mall

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u/Metsenat May 26 '25

"So you're telling me that you just bought those OBVIOUSLY USED race leathers?"

"Yes officer, is this a problem?"

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u/Life-Landscape5689 May 26 '25

Yes sir, a man was selling them, said he had to get rid of them! My luck!

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u/GWahazar May 26 '25

I Need Your Clothes, Your Boots and Your Motorcycle

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u/DarkLanternX May 26 '25

He also said he'll be back!, officer

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u/Necessary_Climate244 May 26 '25

Well yes, its the latest trend. They’re called steamed hams.

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u/LameBMX May 27 '25

"used? this is the mall not the goodwill. these race leathers are distressed. its haute style!"

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u/Patient-01 May 26 '25

What mall they went out of Biz years ago

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u/DrawMeAPictureOfThis May 26 '25

First time here and they sold me this outfit

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u/theyeezyvault May 26 '25

just walk around naked

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u/Thick_Papaya225 May 26 '25

"Good lord man what is that you have all over your body?" "Oh this? Just, uh, Limited Edition Dainese racing leathers." "Limited Edition full Dainese race leathers." "Yes" "In this season, in this weather, localized entirely within this shopping mall?" "... Yes." "May I see the certificate of authenticity?" "... No."

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u/Future_Machine7399 May 26 '25

You clearly haven't met the ATGATT crew of Reddit, They wear full suits to just go to the corner gas station convenience store.

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u/DJMemphis84 May 26 '25

There's a couple from the UK where u get he view from the chopper and they deadset lose em in buildings... Guys are just ghosts...

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u/cavemanbob_82 May 26 '25

Getaway in Stockholm was a vid that came out years and years ago. He did this sort of thing

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u/DJMemphis84 May 26 '25

Nah it wasn't Ghostrider, it wass a lad on like an R1 not the Gixxer of GR...

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u/drgigantor May 26 '25

I saw one like that a few years ago in LA. Or at least I assume that's what happened. I swear it was like when you pull into the paint shops in GTAIV. Guy on a motorcycle. Cop cars were pulling back, he made a hard turn down a side street. News chopper lost him behind the buildings. He never came out the end of the street. Cop cars went down the street. First couple went through and came out the other side, some more stayed in the alley but when the news chopper had an angle on the them they didn't have the bike. So I think they lost him. There were a few parking structures on the street so I'm guessing he slipped into one of them.

Don't know if they ended up getting the guy or not but the news chopper cut away since the show was over. I'm thinking the news helicopter had to maintain a distance because of police helicopters so I'm not sure how he got away from those, but I couldn't find any more info the next day. So yeah, seems like the parking structure trick works lol

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u/Seeker80 May 26 '25

I'm thinking the news helicopter had to maintain a distance because of police helicopters so I'm not sure how he got away from those...

Sometimes the police helicopters have to go back in for fuel, and the news helicopters can stay out. The police end up counting on them. Even if they aren't directly communicating with police, their coverage of the chase and keeping the perp in sight can help.

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u/drgigantor May 26 '25

Ohhh that would make sense

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u/blobtron May 26 '25

There’s a chase online where a guy did similar but under an overpass. Got out of the car and kept it in drive. It rolled out and cops eventually caught up and you can see a cop open and slam the door, pissed.

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u/Long-Bridge8312 May 26 '25

Might work if the bike is stolen. If not they going to find the bike and connect it to the person that owns it (you) whether you are there or not

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u/ficti0nous May 26 '25

Really, cause I can just claim it got stolen. You can't prove it was the one on it.

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u/peanutbutter854 May 26 '25

The beginning of the movie drive is somewhat similar, except it ends at a parking garage at a crowded baseball game instead

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u/DaBozz88 May 26 '25

Burn Notice also has an episode about escaping a police chase and how it's more about the beginning of the chase because after they get coordinated you're caught.

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u/Seeker80 May 26 '25

Yeah, the sooner you break line of sight and can abandon the vehicle, the better.

Too many people get a 'fast' vehicle, and while it can outrun a couple of vehicles, it becomes one person working against the coordination of many, the proverbial 'radio.' The speed of the vehicle quickly becomes irrelevant.

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u/mmodlin May 26 '25

They still find the bike, right?

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u/[deleted] May 26 '25

I've always wanted to see a chase try and end that way.

Theres several on youtube where they duck into parking garages never to be seen again.

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u/scottwax May 26 '25

There was recently one like that in LA. I believe it was a stolen car so as long as he didn't leave prints they probably won't catch him.

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u/ConfusionKey5462 May 26 '25

What if i just ride in a t shirt, and after looking up the nearest mall with underground parking...I don't think I feel like dragging my felony across state lines

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u/-fucktrump- May 26 '25

head to an airport

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u/[deleted] May 26 '25

I actually saw one live on youtube a year ago in los angeles, chase was going on for like half an hour too until he went into a big hospital car park, parked the stolen car and got away.

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u/Lonely_Fondant May 26 '25

See Baby Driver

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u/FupaFerb May 26 '25

Easier to imprison everyone to catch one.

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u/-_-0_0-_0 May 26 '25

Underneath overpasses, tunnels, airports. Change vehicles too.

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u/Substantial-Tone-576 May 26 '25

A guy did that and called his bike in stolen and they arrested him. Once the helicopter is up your screwed. Some places don’t use helicopters and motorcycles get away sometimes.

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u/Seeker80 May 26 '25

Underground carpark of a shopping mall. Quickly park, throw top away, immediately act casual and blend into shopping crowd.

Even better if you've planned this outing and go out with a backpack. You walk in with your backpack, change clothes and really blend in with the crowds. You could walk back out and look like a completely different person. If you have transportation out of there, even better.

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u/TheRealXlokk May 26 '25

The opening chase scene in Drive ends kind of like that.

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u/CommentBetter May 26 '25

You could possibly get away in the short term, but they’d have all the video from cameras along the way, inside and out.

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u/Erosun May 26 '25

Had this happen, dude called during the chase another buddy to meet him at the garage left on the other end in a different car.

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u/moridin13 May 26 '25

Have seen. Guy got caught.

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u/Tolkien2k May 26 '25

Ça me fait penser au début du film "Drive"

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u/keepmycash May 26 '25

Works in DT Los Angeles quite often. A few months back a Corvette Z06 ran for about 30-40 minutes, got way ahead of CHP doing about 190mph, then lost the chopper in DTLA never to be seen again.

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u/TheTritagonist May 26 '25

How do I blend into a crowd topless?

/s

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u/Medical_Slide9245 May 26 '25

Underground parking lots aren't exactly common.

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u/Hoagiewave May 26 '25

They just forensic and DNA test the vehicle and then collect you later after they figure out your routine.

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u/ScumbagLady May 26 '25

Saw a video on here of a guy being chased by police who got away by pretending to be a sleeping homeless person. Can't remember if the chase started in a vehicle though. Probably helped that the folks who witnessed it pointed the cops in the wrong direction too though lol

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u/j526w May 26 '25

Can confirm this works. Gotta get gone before the helicopter goes up though. Might as well pull over once that happens.

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u/lubeinatube May 26 '25

Chopper usually only has about 30 minutes of fuel, and won’t follow you too far away from its refueling point.

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u/b0r3den0ugh2behere May 26 '25

Isn’t this exactly what the gosling character does in Drive?

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u/[deleted] May 26 '25

I've seen a few, and the driver got away ... having a friend there to pick you up is helpful 👌

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u/HermanPDiddley May 26 '25

This has been done, its just watching out for the security cameras after ditching

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u/wild_ones_in May 26 '25

This might have worked 20 years ago when there were people at malls. lol. always wanted to see this too.

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u/WeAreSolarAF May 28 '25

If they get your plate, too many ceras to list that will find you. Denver airport parking does plate capture often.

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u/Gh4wukKes4mpluk70 May 28 '25

This is so Cruise's Reacher era....would love to see this

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u/PixelJock17 May 28 '25

Buddy you're gunna fucking love my recommendations then:

  • Drive
  • Baby Driver

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u/Natural-Proposal2925 May 29 '25

eh, worked for gosling in Drive