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My phone was stolen in Chicago - got it back within 3 hours! Hah!

 
janedoenut

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06/14/2019 12:36 PM
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Glad you got your phone back.

I know I'm not nearly as 'cool' as some of you but my second thought was that you have a pretty cool job and perhaps you could teach that mini-thug a thing or two by inviting him to help you paint. You both could learn something about each other, he might be inspired or at least might not want to graffiti your mural in the end.
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I kind of have that line of thinking, but more geared towards the really little kids that go to the daycares I paint. I've painted so many around Chicago, 10+, also in some pretty bad areas on the south side too. I always hoped that the art on the walls ispire the little kids to be better, that's there is more out there than the run-down drab streets...
 Quoting: BleachedPink1111


hf

Much of your work is a bit edgy for this old lady but I can certainly recognize your talent.
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Apparently he spells it Caesar Perez.
I forgot to mention that I really enjoyed your story. Used to live in the Bridgeport neighborhood several years ago and am familiar with the area you were describing. Chicago cops are cool, for the most part, and I'm happy you got your phone back :)
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I can't say he's familiar to me, but I may have seen a mural or two. I just checked out his Instagram.

I've found my niche mostly painting a lot of day cares around Chicago. I got hooked up with a few owners who have numerous locations, and then they tell other owners, etc.

I haven't had much chance to do much street art, but every once in a while I get to do some stuff outside. I did a really cool outside patio mural at a place called Zoe's Patio on Archer Ave near the airport. And eventually she wants me to do a large Chicago flag mural on the outside of her building.
 Quoting: BleachedPink1111


I see, it sounds like you're doing quite well with the word of mouth recommendations, that's fantastic.

The reason I asked if you knew about Caesar is because I used to date his mom years ago and I think he's around your age now.

I found a vid on YT which I'm assuming is you ... very nice work on the Zoe mural!!! :)
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 77724588


Yes, every year I get busier and busier! I Average between 30 to 40 hours a week painting. There are times when I don't have a single day off for about 2 months straight. Because I also have a part-time job for a steady paycheck.

Yep, I think you found my YT channel. I was hoping that could be a stream of income in the future, but growth is slow.

My tentative plan is to buy a vacation home in Florida within the next 5 years, paint and decorate each room with an amazing mural theme, and then have a company rented out for me 80% of the year. I'm really hoping that idea will generate a stream of income for me.
 Quoting: BleachedPink1111


Well you're certainly on the right trajectory. :)

I really like your Florida home idea and wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
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06/14/2019 02:06 PM
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Cool story OP - I'm a Chicagoan as well...


off topic: do you paint as a profession? I have a building where I need an advertisement painted on a brick wall. PM me if interested.
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Cool story OP - I'm a Chicagoan as well...


off topic: do you paint as a profession? I have a building where I need an advertisement painted on a brick wall. PM me if interested.
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Just caught your Instagram link - definitely PM me for a gig.
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06/14/2019 02:27 PM
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Please tell us more about what you did on his FB account!

Did he come out as gay? LOL
BleachedPink1111  (OP)

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06/14/2019 03:27 PM

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Haha, I'm such a dork!

Last Edited by Bleached1111 on 06/15/2019 01:08 AM
BleachedPink1111  (OP)

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06/14/2019 03:43 PM

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Cool story OP - I'm a Chicagoan as well...


off topic: do you paint as a profession? I have a building where I need an advertisement painted on a brick wall. PM me if interested.
 Quoting: exlibris


Yes, can you email me? [email protected]
It wouldn't let me reply on glp
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Great story! I lived on Morse Ave close to the tracks for 15 years. Man I miss that place.
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You should have pressed charges.
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I thought you guys might enjoy this true story that happened to me on Tuesday. I'm a detailed writer, so if you can't handle length, I don't know what to tell you...


So, I'm painting a mural scene on the outside of a day care on the north side of Chicago. I've got my ladder fully extended in it's A-frame shape and I'm standing on the very very top rungs (foot straddling each side) painting some lettering. I don't trust ANYone in the city, so every time someone is about to walk by my ladder, I step down a rung so I'm more stable on one side.

I see 2 young teen boys walking in my direction, so I step down a rung and stabilize myself on one side. The boys pass and I feel them brush my ladder, and I think "Whew, good thing I stepped down." Then almost right away, I realized I didn't hear my music anymore and knew they swiped my phone! (I had stupidly put my phone on one of the middle rungs, because I was wearing leggings with no pockets). Right away I'm climbing down and his buddy sees me, so he yelled "hey, HEY, that kid stole your phone!" and pointed to his buddy who was running to the end of the block. The boy running was wearing a black shirt with the words "RESPECT" on the back. I'm like "Not today, you won't," and my out-of-shape ass chased after him around the corner, down a few more blocks, unsuccessfully until he disappeared between the narrow Chicago houses.

I jogged back to the daycare and asked the ladies to use their computer so I could track my phone with Google. I was NOT accepting that my phone was gone! All my clients, conversations, Pictures and videos, and more! After many unsuccessful attempts to get into my gmail account (because of the stupid text verification system) I was able to get into the Find My Phone part of Google, and I pin-pointed my phone to a park a few blocks away.

I drove over there and circled around and spotted one of the boys sitting on a bench looking through a phone; the one who warned me of the thief. I confronted him and he said the kid went back home and pointed a direction. I didn't believe him, so I asked him to come with me. He said no. I got their names; the "Respect" kid was Raphael and he was 12, and this kid's name was Marsean.(they are both black if you couldn't tell by now, I found out later that Marsean is 16)

Marsean told me Raphael went that direction---> So I drove around again with no luck, and then came back to the park and parked closer and saw them both. Raphael had been playing basketball with his shirt off, and I saw him putting on the RESPECT shirt as I was walking up. As soon as I got through the gate, I took off running toward him, but he saw me and took off and then jumped the fence. All while I was yelling "Grab that kid, he stole my phone an hour ago!" Everyone in the park just looked at me like dumbasses. Some older ladies felt sorry for me.

No luck, so I went back to talk to Marsean who was now up walking around with 2 other buddies after the commotion I created. I tried reasoning with him, confiding in him that I really just needed my phone back, and if he could get it back from his friend. He played me like he would try to find Raphael and get my phone back, and they headed in that direction. I followed closely behind because I knew they were full of shit. But Raphael was long gone and none of us knew where to go. I knew Marsean wasn't going to help me anyway, so I just continued walking towards the direction the kid ran off...

I walked another block and saw a police car, so I walked up to them carefully (waving in a friendly manner because I didn't want some other fucked up situation) and I described the kid and gave his name and told them what happened. The police said sounded like a kid who lives at a boy's home a block away. They said hop in and then drove me there, it was literally half a block away. (Hah, first time in the back of a police car, lol). I told them I didn't care to press charges, that I just wanted my phone back. They spoke to lady in charge and she said yes, Raphael was there. We all walked into the building, which was a foster home for DCFS kids, and Raphael was in the hallway with some of the counselors. I said "Yes! That's the kid!" I thought for sure this ordeal was over, but he swore he didn't have my phone, and that he was the decoy and that Marsean had it! And one of the counselors confirmed that Marsean was there earlier and he had left when she had tried to conviscate a phone from him a little while ago.

So I left with the cops and we drove back to the park and didn't see the other kid. We drove around a little more and they were going to drive me back to the daycare so I could do the "find my phone" again, when we finally see Marsean and his other buddies sitting at a bus stop! The cops drive around the building, through the alley and came back around and parked right in front of the kids. The cops got out and spoke to Marsean, and i see him opening the pockets of his backpack and playing like he didn't have it. Then one cop reaches and pats the boy's jeans pocket and the kid pulls out a phone. I didn't recognize it at first, cuz the kid ripped my case off, but the cop gave it to me and i realized it was mine! Thank you Chicago police for the help! No charges pressed, I just needed my phone back!

Then they drove me back to my car and we went our separate ways. As I'm driving back to the daycare, I see Marsean and his buddies walking back to the youth home. I yell out my car to them that he's bogus as fuck and that stealing won't get you anywhere.

I park back in front of the day care and plugged my phone into the charger to turn my phone on, I realize he had logged into his Facebook account on my phone, hah! So I had a little fun that evening, messing with his account for a little bit, lmfao.

I am actually still logged into his messenger, creeping on his conversations. I made him mad with the stuff I was posting, and I saw when he was talking to his mom that he wanted to "get me" for hacking into his account, lol. His dumbass still hasn't changed his password. So for my own protection, I'm watching his conversations for the next few weeks while I'm painting there. In case they decide to graffiti my mural, or something worse... But I'm not too worried, because 2 days later it seems all the kid is worried about is scoring pussy and weed.

I know their names and know where they live, so if anything does happen...
 Quoting: BleachedPink1111


Your niceness impressed me, but even more the police caring. Sadly, I'm a have to not believe your story. The supreme Court ruling on Warren vs dc states that the police aren't there to protect the people. I'm even more surprised the Chicago PD didn't apprehended the thief in question. The whole story is suspect. You start off as alert to your surroundings yet you leave your phone easily accessible. Honestly, one thinks you're trying to pick up dudes.

Change my mind.
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CPD dont want to write this crap up

Two minors boost a cel phone? Thats nothiin'

It was an easy fix at a time when easy fixes score well with the proles

If you dont deal Chiraqi cops every day, you just wont understand

Not everyone in the Shy is an asshole...
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Cool story OP - I'm a Chicagoan as well...


off topic: do you paint as a profession? I have a building where I need an advertisement painted on a brick wall. PM me if interested.
 Quoting: exlibris


Yes, can you email me? [email protected]
It wouldn't let me reply on glp
 Quoting: BleachedPink1111


Check you email. Thanks!
OU8122

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Well written story.

I like when I can follow along and understand exactly what the writer is trying to convey.

Be careful when in the hood. They love white wimmins.
OU8122
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In the shy you work these things out yourself

Cops just laugh if you expect them to do all the work

As an undergrad a t DePaul a girlfriend had her phone boosted on the bus

He called the first number in the call list- mine

Said he would sell me back the fone for a hundred bux

Fine

We meet

He shows me the phone

I show him my hand on his face

This goes on for a minute when suddenly his keys fall out of his jacket pocket

I snatched em up and took off running for the nearest cop car

Lincoln Park has all the cops lol


I got the phone back

He got his keys back

And a nice baloney sandwich for breakfast care of the county

This

Is

Sparta lolololol
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Not pressing charges was a mistake.
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Re: My phone was stolen in Chicago - got it back within 3 hours! Hah!
So you chased 2 Ni***era around Chicago for a phone worth a few hundred dollar and then when you see cops you “walked up to them carefully (waving in a friendly manner because I didn't want some other fucked up situation)” as if walking up to the cops for help was more dangerous than chasing these hoodlums around?

Give me a ducking break if Aden Toledo was still alive his 13 year old ass woulda smoked you on principle stepping like that. You’re one stupid bitch glad you got lucky this time and your not dead right....





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