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That guy buys stolen computers. He would have taken yours apart for parts or made a new one out of it but bet your ass he knew exactly what he was doing and you are lucky you went there as soon as it was pinged. I'm glad you got it back, but I would have called the cops and not PAID HIM SHIT! He knowingly bought stolen item. He's no good. Glad you got it back.
About your bike. As someone who has a few ebikes and seen other's get stolen I can't suggest you getting GPS trackers for your bike enough when you get/build another. And get more than one for redundancy. Of differing companies like an Apple and a Samsung for eg. GPS tags can give phones a warning they're being followed but if you have two and they get the warning and find one GPS tag they'll most likely think subsequent warnings are the old tag still. Also I can't suggest ebike insurance enough. Mine is 75ish a year and it's fully covered even ebike rental and if I hurt someone while riding or damage something while riding. I use Oyster but all big companies have ebike insurance now. If you live in a high crime area it might be more expensive though. I live in Maine which is the safest state in the US and then not near a city so that helps. So your quote might be more than mine. GL and stay vigilant. I could talk for days about security like this. Also, covering your bike has been shown in a(iirc London area)study to curb bike theft. I think the idea is if they don't know what is under it for easy checking out they will move to an easier target. IDK but it's something to remember.
Riveting storytelling, and a GREAT video! Sorry this happened to you. I had LoJack on my laptop when it was stolen in Vegas in 2012. Two months later, the guy took it out of his closet to check it and try to sell it, and I got a message from LoJack that they had contacted the police with the location of the computer. The Vegas police are VERY serious about grand theft from visitors, so they started surveillance, and about two weeks later, the detectives called and had my computer AND all the VO stuff I had in my bag - about $5k worth, and the guy went to prison for 15 years (he had other outstanding warrants). LoJack is some of the best money I've ever spent. And you're right...the feeling of relief when you get your stuff back, is indescribable.
my toxic trait is I would've stormed over to Darryl asked one question and if it wasn't the answer, Darryl would've got assaulted... Cheers for keeping your cool!
THANK YOU for saying you need a new space. You should not be living your life in constant fear of safety and privacy (for yourself or others). Go build out another shipping container or something. SO happy you found it!
Glad it came back to you... frustrating that the culprit is probably doing the exact same thing to unsuspecting victims as we speak who wont find their valuables again.
Eh, that shop owner sketchy af. He knowingly bought a stolen laptop, knew the find my laptop was activated, probably knew he was busted at that point, and then has you buy it back...WTF.
in my mind, he was getting the laptop away from the thief for the smallest amount possible, knowing that the owner will surely be willing to reimburse him -- he is in essence doing what Levi wanted to offer the thief, just the shop owner had more leverage, and likely got Levi a better "deal"
So glad you got your computer back Levi! And per usual….great story telling. Had me at the edge of my seat (well, bed…haven’t gotten up yet) 🤣 Cheers!🥂
Wild video ! Congrats for having your laptop back ! I live here in Calgary and the security is also an issue in many buildings . Hopefully you find a safer place for the next studio
Wow Levi! First off: Congratulations for getting your Macbook back! But beyond that, you made such a good movie out of this. The storytelling, the music. I could feel the tension throughout the whole video. The retention graph for this video must be insane!
I had some gear stolen out of my rental car a few weeks ago and while the bulk of it remains gone forever the thief was dumb enough to post some on Facebook marketplace the next day and my hands weee shaking when he grabbed a camera case I hadn’t even realized was stolen yet to take out my stolen cameras. Once I had them in my hand I told him his story of ownership was BS because they were stolen and walked away. Adrenaline was all time high lol.
Had a similar shock with my ebike stolen before 8am also in a split second. Managed to get it back through a similar lucky sequence pf events. Glad you got it back, that would not be nice to replace.
This video was so great! I had my phone stolen out of my pocket last year and it just feels so horrible to lose something like that. I hadn’t backed it up to the cloud in a year so I lost all of my photos and videos. It was really just a sickening feeling. I never recovered my stuff but it feels good to see a success story. Made me feel so much happier for you like your victory was mine as well. I wouldn’t have been able to let the guy go though. I have to imagine that computer shop has security cameras inside and the footage would surely reveal the face of the guy with your laptop and if he is indeed the same guy that the other people identified then you should have a very clear case to take legal action against the guy.
I feel you brother. Got my laptop stolen twice (plus gear) so I know the feeling! Never found them again though so I can just imagine de happiness you must've felt, haha. Awesome vid.
The timing of that is absolutely wild! Without the security footage your brain would have been in a blender. So glad you got it back!!! Hope you can find a better office space soon 🤓
Man, what a rollercoaster this was to watch! Sorry this happened to you. Glad you got it back! Good luck finding a new (hopefully more secure) space! 👊🏼
I love that you shared this. I recently had my backpack stolen from my car when I was at a shoot. My wallet and my mic were stolen so I totally sympathathize with your story
So much of this resonates with me. I had £20k of camera gear stolen from the back seat of my car in London. I learnt the lesson the hard way that kit on the back seats isn't insured, it has to be in the boot with a cover over the top. Luckily my Mac pinged its location and I eventually got that back (I went through the same rollercoaster of emotions watching it on 'find my'). I eventaully saw some CCTV of the thiefs distributing my kit to other people coming and going in cars, so that was all long gone (along with all the footage i'd shot that day). Glad you managed to get your Mac back, what a great feeling 🙌
I had a similar situation with a phone. What a feeling it is when your detective work pans out. Thanks for sharing. You brought that feeling back to me! Glad you found it!
So glad you got it back. I know that area well and I would look for a studio space on the south side of the overpass. You were very lucky. Loved this video. ❤
Oh my god - dude this was chilling and I was on the edge of my seat! I have a similar space where I create content for brands and this exact thing could happen to us, so I’ll be extra vigilant after this! Appreciate the awareness man. Glad you got it back! That shop guy was sketchy 😂
As someone who had vintage bikes stolen and turn up in East Van "market place" on two separate occasions I found this an emotional watch haha. I should mention the second time involved a sting operation with undercover cops and multiple phone calls between myself and the thief...both times I got the bikes back due to outside parties getting involved and wanting to help (hope for humanity) congrats Levi! Glad you got it back and I know its hard for people to understand the euphoria when you get something back thats been stolen...Peter (now living in Ireland! as I got fed up of the DT eastside lol)
Don’t want to jump into conclusions but the shop owner buying a stole laptop makes him part of the crime, specifically because he knew it was stolen. If you didn’t show up he would’ve sold to someone else and get the other guy to continue to bring stolen laptops. Hopefully police will investigate that shop because they prob have a lot of other stolen laptops not just yours
I'll be real, if your landlord at this co-working space can't ensure that the door will actually be locked at night when no one is there especially, then I'd be looking for a new place to rent. Frankly there should be card readers to scan in on every interior door (basically ensuring that only those who are meant to enter can enter the inner important spaces) the main door can be open during the day, but all the offices should be secure and if the others in the co-working space can't be trusted to actually lock the door to the shared offices before they leave at night, then that's even more reason for a card reader scan in system so the door locks behind them automatically, if they're doing a therapy session, they have to meet the person getting therapy at the door to let them in, that buildings security is beyond lacking.
Levi, I have a really funny anecdote for you from my corporate employment days. I often worked in computer training centers owned by a big publicly traded company. One of the centers was a brand new build-out with a centrally managed alarm and entry system so I could call the security desk in California to have them open the doors for me in DC. But!!!! The contractors completely screwed up!! There was a motion sensor which was supposed to unlock the doors automatically when anyone approached the door from the inside. Well, for some bizarre reason, the contractors had placed the sensor OUTSIDE the office! Anyone on that floor in the building who approached our training center would unlock the door by virtue of moving! I am literally laughing out loud remembering my first training class at this beautiful new facility when I discovered this. Predictably, we had an incident in the first or second week in that facility where someone wearing a hoodie, recorded on camera, entered the training facility and walked out with a mini-tower computer which was in the common area of the office suite. I remember getting the door lock contractor into the office and having to demonstrate that moving anywhere near the OUTSIDE of the office would unlock the door!!! You really can't make this stuff up!
This it the part of the video that DRIVES ME CRAZY. He finds a pawn shop owner that TAKES Stolen Goods - and PAYS HIM!?? The second I confirmed it was my laptop - the conversation would have ended - I would have walked out of the store and immediately called the cops and went back in with them. This guy will just do this again to someone else!
My heart was racing throughout this video! It’s a horrible feeling, I don’t know why I kept watching it. I had to buy back stolen musical instruments and camera lenses from 4 pawn shops (US). Essentially the law allows them to charge what they paid for the items, but only if you have a police order. It’s a bummer. Good news is the police found them within 24 hours and identify the pawnshop and thief. I don’t recall the details but they use a database to access pawn shop sales. BTW, I think Daryl is sitting on that couch behind the screen - 18:04.
When you have your government telling residents to make auto theft easier on thieves by leaving their keys by the front door...you can expect much more of this to happen.
Thanks for sharing this Levi! Sorry you had to go through this but stoked you got it back for $44! Did a similar thing with my son’s AirPod pros that he left in class. Two days later followed the signal to an apartment building, got in the building and finally saw a ping by the courtyard. When I got outside I saw two kids, I pinged it again and then pulled up the headphones. I walked up and said my son lost them, to which they said they found them by the side of the road and handed them back.
There’s something so personal about an editing computer and broadcast gear as it’s so expensive and takes so long to carefully amass, when some oik just steals it and hands it off for peanuts it’s really upsetting.
If I felt confident that would’ve worked I might’ve considered. We had cops on standby right down the street. But it wasn’t that kind of scenario, without positive Id of backpack, and my phones screenshot of security can also wasn’t high enough quality to be confident that Daryl was our guy. To many variables of uncertainty
@@Levi_Allen Amazing how fast those other guys were to rat on him as soon as they knew cash reward was involved. Glad you get it back. I had a scooter stolen from my parking stall, 4 floors down in a downtown vancouver building. They walked down the 4 stories, broke the security wheel lock pushed it up all 4 floors and out the front door where they were filmed doing so. Cops never found it.
Great to see you again Levi, excellent to see succeed in retrieving your computer. I was somehow unsubscribed to your channel. Thankfully still received notifications from the members only portal. Would enjoy liking and commenting on the members only content, but it is disabled. Very best to you and your family👍 Cheers !
That computer shop guy was SKETCHY AF. He knew *exactly* what he was doing, he was trying to buy what he knew was a stolen laptop for $40, absolutely unreal. Hilarious that he pretended "oh, screen brightness was low" for his reason as to why he didn't call your number. I guarantee if someone were to do some searching online regarding that shop, they'd find that there were a lot of people who had issues with stolen goods somehow finding their way to that store. Also bro, you should've refused to pay that guy $40 to get your computer back. I know you were just wanting to get it back already, but that was illegal for him to even ask that of you, it was stolen property and he knowingly accepted stolen items.
Soon as Levi would've suggested calling the cop, that store guy would've handed over that computer. Glad he got it back and also created some good content out of it.
Fantastic storytelling. It must have been so frustrating to live in real life though. Thank you for transforming it into art for us here. P.S. I hope this video gets a million billion views.
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That guy buys stolen computers. He would have taken yours apart for parts or made a new one out of it but bet your ass he knew exactly what he was doing and you are lucky you went there as soon as it was pinged. I'm glad you got it back, but I would have called the cops and not PAID HIM SHIT! He knowingly bought stolen item. He's no good. Glad you got it back.
@@dinkvjr - paying for it, meant I could get him to agree to being on camera. The more he talked the more it was obvious everything wasn't on the up
About your bike. As someone who has a few ebikes and seen other's get stolen I can't suggest you getting GPS trackers for your bike enough when you get/build another. And get more than one for redundancy. Of differing companies like an Apple and a Samsung for eg. GPS tags can give phones a warning they're being followed but if you have two and they get the warning and find one GPS tag they'll most likely think subsequent warnings are the old tag still.
Also I can't suggest ebike insurance enough. Mine is 75ish a year and it's fully covered even ebike rental and if I hurt someone while riding or damage something while riding. I use Oyster but all big companies have ebike insurance now. If you live in a high crime area it might be more expensive though. I live in Maine which is the safest state in the US and then not near a city so that helps. So your quote might be more than mine. GL and stay vigilant. I could talk for days about security like this.
Also, covering your bike has been shown in a(iirc London area)study to curb bike theft. I think the idea is if they don't know what is under it for easy checking out they will move to an easier target. IDK but it's something to remember.
@@Levi_Allenyeah, I think he just wanted to get away from the thief and doesn’t want to be deported
Ridiculous, man. I respect your dedication. I'm so glad you got it back. Sorry to hear you're having a rough go. Things will turn up.
You legend. That officially covers the cost of me buying it back 😂 you can take credit for buying me my stolen computer. thanks for watching!
Riveting storytelling, and a GREAT video! Sorry this happened to you. I had LoJack on my laptop when it was stolen in Vegas in 2012. Two months later, the guy took it out of his closet to check it and try to sell it, and I got a message from LoJack that they had contacted the police with the location of the computer. The Vegas police are VERY serious about grand theft from visitors, so they started surveillance, and about two weeks later, the detectives called and had my computer AND all the VO stuff I had in my bag - about $5k worth, and the guy went to prison for 15 years (he had other outstanding warrants). LoJack is some of the best money I've ever spent. And you're right...the feeling of relief when you get your stuff back, is indescribable.
Glad they cleaned the streets for 15 years. ❤
Interesting
18:05 Him reaching for the laptop again and you pulling it back casually was priceless 😂
So f funny :D
my toxic trait is I would've stormed over to Darryl asked one question and if it wasn't the answer, Darryl would've got assaulted... Cheers for keeping your cool!
THANK YOU for saying you need a new space. You should not be living your life in constant fear of safety and privacy (for yourself or others). Go build out another shipping container or something. SO happy you found it!
Absolutely!!
This was enthralling, Levi. I'm so sorry to hear this happened but stoked you got it back.
I’m thrilled to have it back
Glad it came back to you... frustrating that the culprit is probably doing the exact same thing to unsuspecting victims as we speak who wont find their valuables again.
It's a bummer how effective the technique of just walking into places and taking stuff is
That computer shop guy was sketchy as fuck.
Did you read some of the signs in the shop? Totally above board 😂
@@Levi_Allen 18:03 😂
@@Levi_Allen Not to mention the "glassware" and torches under the counter. I don't think those are used for soldering circuit boards lol
Stores like that are little more than thinly veiled fronts for stolen goods. Incredibly sketchy, should be investigated for sure.
Hope this goes viral for you buddy. Been around since the slack line series. Much love
This video was sooo good! I was glued! So happy you got it back. And nice Hat!
-Theron
Thanks Daryl for sponsoring todays video 😂 glad you got it back.
Eh, that shop owner sketchy af. He knowingly bought a stolen laptop, knew the find my laptop was activated, probably knew he was busted at that point, and then has you buy it back...WTF.
Yeah, at that point I was just happy to pay $40 and farm the moment for content. Buying a 5k laptop for 40 bucks is funny to me
I want to believe in the goodness of people, I think he was buying it back, waiting for you to walk in...@@Levi_Allen
in my mind, he was getting the laptop away from the thief for the smallest amount possible, knowing that the owner will surely be willing to reimburse him -- he is in essence doing what Levi wanted to offer the thief, just the shop owner had more leverage, and likely got Levi a better "deal"
I thought the guy actually helped him out a ton, $44!
The guy helped him out !
That guy at the computer store was as shady as the guy who stole it.....
Should have called the cops on him instead of paying that crook
Levi is the most chill dude I've never met. Even when things were down and people were being sketchy, he seemed to stay as positive as possible.
Glad you got the laptop back. Great video! Best true crime doc I’ve watched in while.
That photo of the people going on top of the building is award wining material-
Perfection
So glad you got your computer back Levi! And per usual….great story telling. Had me at the edge of my seat (well, bed…haven’t gotten up yet) 🤣 Cheers!🥂
this was better than most of the thriller movies ive watched recently. Go Levi! Glad you got your computer back!
Wild video ! Congrats for having your laptop back ! I live here in Calgary and the security is also an issue in many buildings . Hopefully you find a safer place for the next studio
yeah, anywhere with people, things will get taken. A big bummer for sure
Wow Levi! First off: Congratulations for getting your Macbook back! But beyond that, you made such a good movie out of this. The storytelling, the music. I could feel the tension throughout the whole video. The retention graph for this video must be insane!
glad you got it back! and that guy at the store idk idk dude. 😅
edit: the bike that got stolen was a sick build!
DUDE what a wild ride!! So glad you got it back in the end.
You and me both!
100% worth my time! Glad you got it back quickly!
I had some gear stolen out of my rental car a few weeks ago and while the bulk of it remains gone forever the thief was dumb enough to post some on Facebook marketplace the next day and my hands weee shaking when he grabbed a camera case I hadn’t even realized was stolen yet to take out my stolen cameras. Once I had them in my hand I told him his story of ownership was BS because they were stolen and walked away. Adrenaline was all time high lol.
WOW! What a ride!! I’m glad you got it back, can’t believe you confronted buddy!
You and me both!
Had a similar shock with my ebike stolen before 8am also in a split second. Managed to get it back through a similar lucky sequence pf events. Glad you got it back, that would not be nice to replace.
This video was so great! I had my phone stolen out of my pocket last year and it just feels so horrible to lose something like that. I hadn’t backed it up to the cloud in a year so I lost all of my photos and videos. It was really just a sickening feeling. I never recovered my stuff but it feels good to see a success story. Made me feel so much happier for you like your victory was mine as well. I wouldn’t have been able to let the guy go though. I have to imagine that computer shop has security cameras inside and the footage would surely reveal the face of the guy with your laptop and if he is indeed the same guy that the other people identified then you should have a very clear case to take legal action against the guy.
I feel you brother. Got my laptop stolen twice (plus gear) so I know the feeling! Never found them again though so I can just imagine de happiness you must've felt, haha. Awesome vid.
Lovely storytelling tension, conflict, building of pressure❤
Loved the video, you told the story in such a digestible way
also the track to intro Chap. 4 goes hard
Congratulations Levi! Great story. Glad you got your baby back!!🤘🏼
The timing of that is absolutely wild! Without the security footage your brain would have been in a blender. So glad you got it back!!! Hope you can find a better office space soon 🤓
So true!
Man, what a rollercoaster this was to watch! Sorry this happened to you. Glad you got it back! Good luck finding a new (hopefully more secure) space! 👊🏼
Watched the whole video. Great storytelling. Makes me think a lot about backing up more of my stuff and keeping good security.
I love that you shared this. I recently had my backpack stolen from my car when I was at a shoot. My wallet and my mic were stolen so I totally sympathathize with your story
Dude…sooo happy you got it back, that is crazy! I thought for sure you were never seeing that again! Great story. 😎👏🏻
Glad you got it back! What a journey! 😮
So much of this resonates with me. I had £20k of camera gear stolen from the back seat of my car in London. I learnt the lesson the hard way that kit on the back seats isn't insured, it has to be in the boot with a cover over the top. Luckily my Mac pinged its location and I eventually got that back (I went through the same rollercoaster of emotions watching it on 'find my'). I eventaully saw some CCTV of the thiefs distributing my kit to other people coming and going in cars, so that was all long gone (along with all the footage i'd shot that day). Glad you managed to get your Mac back, what a great feeling 🙌
That was a great video, thanks for sharing! And thanks for reminding me setting the find my mac feature. It was set off but not anymore.. :D
I had a similar situation with a phone. What a feeling it is when your detective work pans out. Thanks for sharing. You brought that feeling back to me! Glad you found it!
Glad you got it back!! What a wild ride. Chills.
i wish you all the best Levi, great to hear from you !
So glad you got it back. I know that area well and I would look for a studio space on the south side of the overpass. You were very lucky. Loved this video. ❤
Could feel your stress through the screen. Glad you got it back!
Surprised to see you here! Love your shorts!
Amazing docu thriller with an actual ending! Refreshing in a world of youtube clickbait! Another banger, Levi.
dude this video was terrific and i AM SO HAPPY you got your laptop back hahaha
So glad you got it back man. Good luck on the new space. Keep us posted.
totally worth watching! great story! and what an adventure!
This is just like the Apple Underdogs commercial where her laptop gets swiped and they travel through the city to find it before a big presentation!
I am glad you got your laptop back. Really sucks you had to go through all that. The landlord of your previous office space was terrible.
Some good lessons from that for sure: inside bike storage, high quality security cameras, multiple locking doors. Glad you found it!
please add to this list - DO NOT PAY pawn shop owners for YOUR STOLEN GOODS. call the cops on them.
This is one of the best investigations I've ever watched!
That’s very kind Matt. I would’ve been very bummed without the ending
amazing. unsolved mysteries downtown chilliwack! computer store dude's service with a smile was wild.
Did you see me flinch when he reached back out for the laptop? The whole thing was hilarious
Well this was a great watch, love a happy ending 🙌
Oh my god - dude this was chilling and I was on the edge of my seat!
I have a similar space where I create content for brands and this exact thing could happen to us, so I’ll be extra vigilant after this! Appreciate the awareness man.
Glad you got it back! That shop guy was sketchy 😂
Excellent video. I’m glad you got it back and. I hope you find a new office.
Shared spaces man are wild. Glad you got it back friend!
What a way to process! jeez, glad you got it back
Story is King, and this story is better than most Disney content. Keep them coming.
Wild story! So glad you got it back.
Sammmmeee
As someone who had vintage bikes stolen and turn up in East Van "market place" on two separate occasions I found this an emotional watch haha. I should mention the second time involved a sting operation with undercover cops and multiple phone calls between myself and the thief...both times I got the bikes back due to outside parties getting involved and wanting to help (hope for humanity) congrats Levi! Glad you got it back and I know its hard for people to understand the euphoria when you get something back thats been stolen...Peter (now living in Ireland! as I got fed up of the DT eastside lol)
Glad you got it back what a relief
Don’t want to jump into conclusions but the shop owner buying a stole laptop makes him part of the crime, specifically because he knew it was stolen. If you didn’t show up he would’ve sold to someone else and get the other guy to continue to bring stolen laptops. Hopefully police will investigate that shop because they prob have a lot of other stolen laptops not just yours
That was a very fun and exciting mystery. I enjoyed it
I'll be real, if your landlord at this co-working space can't ensure that the door will actually be locked at night when no one is there especially, then I'd be looking for a new place to rent. Frankly there should be card readers to scan in on every interior door (basically ensuring that only those who are meant to enter can enter the inner important spaces) the main door can be open during the day, but all the offices should be secure and if the others in the co-working space can't be trusted to actually lock the door to the shared offices before they leave at night, then that's even more reason for a card reader scan in system so the door locks behind them automatically, if they're doing a therapy session, they have to meet the person getting therapy at the door to let them in, that buildings security is beyond lacking.
Exactly. This whole space is so sketchy and mismanaged.
Having gear stolen in past. There’s no better feeling than recovering. Loved the video
Levi, I have a really funny anecdote for you from my corporate employment days. I often worked in computer training centers owned by a big publicly traded company. One of the centers was a brand new build-out with a centrally managed alarm and entry system so I could call the security desk in California to have them open the doors for me in DC. But!!!! The contractors completely screwed up!! There was a motion sensor which was supposed to unlock the doors automatically when anyone approached the door from the inside. Well, for some bizarre reason, the contractors had placed the sensor OUTSIDE the office! Anyone on that floor in the building who approached our training center would unlock the door by virtue of moving!
I am literally laughing out loud remembering my first training class at this beautiful new facility when I discovered this. Predictably, we had an incident in the first or second week in that facility where someone wearing a hoodie, recorded on camera, entered the training facility and walked out with a mini-tower computer which was in the common area of the office suite.
I remember getting the door lock contractor into the office and having to demonstrate that moving anywhere near the OUTSIDE of the office would unlock the door!!! You really can't make this stuff up!
you would think they would test this kind of thing. amazing story
Crazy man. Glad you got
It back.
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WOAH, what a friggin ride that was.
I loved the shot of the guys climbing the laundromat! Surreal situation.
Dude, you have a receipt have that guy busted for selling stolen property
This it the part of the video that DRIVES ME CRAZY. He finds a pawn shop owner that TAKES Stolen Goods - and PAYS HIM!?? The second I confirmed it was my laptop - the conversation would have ended - I would have walked out of the store and immediately called the cops and went back in with them. This guy will just do this again to someone else!
My heart was racing throughout this video! It’s a horrible feeling, I don’t know why I kept watching it. I had to buy back stolen musical instruments and camera lenses from 4 pawn shops (US). Essentially the law allows them to charge what they paid for the items, but only if you have a police order. It’s a bummer. Good news is the police found them within 24 hours and identify the pawnshop and thief. I don’t recall the details but they use a database to access pawn shop sales. BTW, I think Daryl is sitting on that couch behind the screen - 18:04.
I'm glad it worked out for you. Great story and told very well as always. 👍
Great storytelling bro! Way to turn a negative situation into something positive.
epic storytelling! glad you got your laptop back. our friends Nolene and Chris are talking about darryl...
So happy you got it back!
I've got an AirTag imbeded in mine so that it can be tracked without a data connection or if it was powered down... 👍
That is awesome!
Did you remove the speaker?
@@Levi_AllenNo, I just stuffed it in there as is...
Unreal! Really happy for you dude… can only imagine how violating this was for you. You certainly made lemonade out of this lousy situation.
When you have your government telling residents to make auto theft easier on thieves by leaving their keys by the front door...you can expect much more of this to happen.
Epic dude. What a great story!
What an adventure!!! Damn! So glad you were able to recover!
Such a crazy story! I’m glad you were able to get it back!
1st I'm glad you got your laptop and projects back! but 2nd, This film was a masterpiece! This wasn't a vlog, this was modern heist docu!
this was a high quality thrill, great job
Fascinating and fantastic! Congrats!
Great video. Glad you got the laptop back. Legend.
Happy to see you got it back.
Thanks for sharing this Levi! Sorry you had to go through this but stoked you got it back for $44! Did a similar thing with my son’s AirPod pros that he left in class. Two days later followed the signal to an apartment building, got in the building and finally saw a ping by the courtyard. When I got outside I saw two kids, I pinged it again and then pulled up the headphones. I walked up and said my son lost them, to which they said they found them by the side of the road and handed them back.
There’s something so personal about an editing computer and broadcast gear as it’s so expensive and takes so long to carefully amass, when some oik just steals it and hands it off for peanuts it’s really upsetting.
"it was under my desk the whole time" i got angry for him for a sec and i just watched the whole video lmaoooo
Great storytelling. Had me captivated.
You are mentally stronger than I, I would have played soccer with Daryl until he confessed to where he stashed it.
If I felt confident that would’ve worked I might’ve considered. We had cops on standby right down the street. But it wasn’t that kind of scenario, without positive Id of backpack, and my phones screenshot of security can also wasn’t high enough quality to be confident that Daryl was our guy. To many variables of uncertainty
@@Levi_Allen Amazing how fast those other guys were to rat on him as soon as they knew cash reward was involved. Glad you get it back. I had a scooter stolen from my parking stall, 4 floors down in a downtown vancouver building. They walked down the 4 stories, broke the security wheel lock pushed it up all 4 floors and out the front door where they were filmed doing so. Cops never found it.
Great to see you again Levi, excellent to see succeed in retrieving your computer. I was somehow unsubscribed to your channel. Thankfully still received notifications from the members only portal. Would enjoy liking and commenting on the members only content, but it is disabled. Very best to you and your family👍 Cheers !
What a super entertaining video. Totally worth making.
it WAS worth my time watching. made a lot of fun tbh :-)
That computer shop guy was SKETCHY AF. He knew *exactly* what he was doing, he was trying to buy what he knew was a stolen laptop for $40, absolutely unreal. Hilarious that he pretended "oh, screen brightness was low" for his reason as to why he didn't call your number. I guarantee if someone were to do some searching online regarding that shop, they'd find that there were a lot of people who had issues with stolen goods somehow finding their way to that store.
Also bro, you should've refused to pay that guy $40 to get your computer back. I know you were just wanting to get it back already, but that was illegal for him to even ask that of you, it was stolen property and he knowingly accepted stolen items.
It’s almost as if I gathered evidence for an ongoing case file 😉
Soon as Levi would've suggested calling the cop, that store guy would've handed over that computer. Glad he got it back and also created some good content out of it.
I'm happy everything worked out for you 👍
Fantastic storytelling. It must have been so frustrating to live in real life though. Thank you for transforming it into art for us here.
P.S. I hope this video gets a million billion views.
Banger of a video ❤