The Rio camera thief got caught by the same photographer he stole from
Aug 7, 2016
Udi Tirosh
Udi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.
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Ok, I can only describe this as sweet irony. The thief who stole $40,000 worth of photography gear from News Corp photographer at Rio olympics was caught by the same photographer he stole from – Brett Costello.
It was not enough for the thief to steal Costello’s $40,000 gear set, and he wanted more. I am not sure if the next step is more bold or more stupid. The thief wore Costello’s media jacket, probably to get an easier pass through security.
That was a bad call as Costello identified him and called the cops while the journalist he was with kept track on the thief. And what do you know, he was headed for the the press box. Either to get a good view of the games, or more likely to snag another camera or two.
Police responded and arrested the man.
This arrest comes after CCTV footage was released yesterday showing a detailed account of the theft.
It starts with a blond woman distracting Costello, another person stealing his bag and a third pointing him to a wrong direction when he got out to chase the thief. I hope the other two accomplices will be arrested soon as well.
You can watch the arrest here (click to start playing):
[via news.com.au]
Udi Tirosh
Udi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.
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20 responses to “The Rio camera thief got caught by the same photographer he stole from”
Awesome
@Jpncamerahunter Excellent. When will he get out of hospital?
Karma
??????
Yay!!!
morons… had they cashed out when they were ahead they woulda made some good money. Now at least this guy will hopefully enjoy some jail time. (At least until his buddies bribe the police.)
This isn’t about race or racism. It’s about security of professional gear and reminding the rest of us how easy and fast this can happen. Don’t try to turn this into a race-bashing thing.
neither the thief nor victim are too bright, frankly
Great news
Just for the record, for what I can see on the video the thief is not Brazilian. =)
This isn’t about race or racism. It’s about security of professional gear and reminding the rest of us how easy and fast this can happen. Don’t try to turn this into a race-bashing thing.
Implying that all Brazillians look a certain way is more racist than anything in this article.
hahahaha!
Almost instant karma. Good work
Hmm, his face is still intact? :))
David Crespo
arrested is great! But did he get his gear back?
He deserves to get his face smashed with a 1Dx
Alleviating factor of most of the criminals here in Brazil: they are as dumb or even dumber as the ones you constantly see on international press being arrested for posting proof of crime on social networks. :P
Organized crime in Brazil is currently going the modern piracy/spaghetti western route: invading small towns to blow up local banks.
So Rio is great place to get used gear for cheap? (joking, of course)