[Off-topic] brian117:
Hey guys, sorry if this is the wrong area to post a thread of this nature, and if it's even allowed. But I am trying to get all the help I can and thought maybe there might be a few people that live in my surrounding area that can help me and maybe know any LEO's personally that can also help. But basically long story short my friends 2017 Toyota Camry was stolen right outside my house, as we parked in the street to unload groceries and had the trunk popped open. My friend had left the car running since we were only unloading maybe 3-4 boxes of stuff. As we were walking to the door there was a Black/Dark Grey Chrysler 300 that drove by and suspiciously pulled halfway into our neighbors driveway and shut their lights off immediately. I thought nothing of it because the house they pulled into I've witnessed being drug related so I thought it was just another one of their customers. But as soon as my friend and I walked inside the house, one individual got out of the Chrysler and went to my friends Camry and basically got in the drivers side and sped off. My friend walked out as soon as he saw a man wearing a white hoodie get in his car and took off. I heard my friend from inside say "Excuse me!" and I knew something was going on and ran outside and saw them take off. The Chrysler was backing up out of my neighbors driveway and I was able to run to it and try smashing their back window out since that's the only thing I could think of doing in that moment but had no success. I had my car keys on me and ran to my garage to get in my car and had no success chasing them down. Cops were called, reports filed etc...the usual. Details were given about the Chrysler.

2 days later, my friend and I decided to drive around the surrounding areas in hopes of finding the car. To try and keep another long story short, we located the car that was on the corner of a run down ghetto convenience store called Chillies (not the restaurant) on the corner of Eddy Rd and St. Clair. For those who live in Cleveland are most likely already familiar with that area. So basically when we located the car, I turned around in a gas station and kept telling my friend to call the cops immediately. His stolen car turned out of that Chillies mart and recognized my car and took off speeding down St. Clair. I pursued after him. I lost him due to not knowing the area and he had an advantage. My dashcam captured the whole scene and where we spotted the car. They popped his plates off and the car is currently missing the front plate, and on the back they have a dealers plate which is the same one that was on the Chrysler the night it happened.

Now I keep trying to ask ask myself, how they knew my car and what it looked like when my car is stored in a garage. Which makes me believe our neighbors have something to do with it and they have seen my car parked in my driveway some nights. Granted my car is pretty recognizable as it's customized. And since my neighbors are known to deal drugs, it could've been one of their "customers" that might have been involved and have seen my car before.

I am seeking help from anybody in the surrounding Cleveland area, mainly East Cleveland and Eddy Rd/St Clair to look out for a 2017 Blue Toyota Camry. With black rims, tinted windows, and black trim all around the windows on both sides instead of the chrome. The thieves spray painted the front grill of his car black to try and disguise it more as well. So as far as we know, the car still has black rims, tinted windows, blacked out Toyota logo/grill. Missing front plate. Rear plate is a dealers plate beginning with 06 or 09. Image attached isn't his actual car but representation of what it will look like. Please excuse my crappy Microsoft Paint job and try to imagine the car with tinted windows. The car should stick out like a sore thumb with it's blue color which is why I'm hoping soon they will be caught, or have dumped the car somewhere as we know the location they were last seen at with it. Any help is greatly appreciated and a reward is definitely available for any sightings and assistance in finding the vehicle.

Google Map link to the Chillies mart we spotted the car at:

Google Maps

Stills from the dashcam footage are also attached. The last still is the closest I last was to the car because at that point he took off speeding away. As I said, reward is being offered and just thought I'd give this forum a chance as I do not use social media or the like. And I've seen a few Clevelanders on here who maybe live or drive by that area. The police already know everything and I guess now it's just the waiting game from them. But hoping to bring more eyes to the case. Thanks guys.