> From: "Nextdoor Japantown" <http://www.r.email.nextdoor.com/~nextdoor> > Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 21:07:38 +0000 > > Nextdoor Japantown: Daily Digest > > New Replies > --------- > > On Jun 28th, Tamiko Rast from Japantown posted a message in Crime & Safety: > My family has posted on this issue before, you might recognize Mr. > Kim from going through your recyclables, trash, taking items from > front porches, out of trucks, etc. > > 4 new replies > > Mary Beth Boch from Japantown: > I knew about the cans, but not the stealing, thanks for the > heads up. > > Tamiko Rast from Japantown: > There is no rhyme or reason to the items he steals; it's not > even a matter of value. He dumped a bunch of magazines on the > floor of our coffee shop to steal the metal magazine racks. > He's stolen hand-made wooden bird perches off my porch (I > literally stopped him in front of Foster's Freeze and took > them back out of his hands). He stole a box of kitty litter > out of a truck bed. He stole a bucket of children's chalk. > He's taken several children's bikes and used to leave them in > the bushes in front of Fuji Towers. To say he's a nuisance is > an understatement. > > Jimmy Namba from Japantown: > Where did he steal that Sharks hat from? Lol! Thank you. > > Tamiko Rast from Japantown: > Good question!! He's always wearing new hats, I have no idea > where they come from... > > Shared with Japantown only > To view this post and photo or to respond visit: > https://3japantownwhere-I-live.nextdoor.com/news_feed/?s=de&post=5490831 > > ----------------------- > > On Jun 28th, Tamiko Rast from Japantown posted a message in Crime & Safety: > Hi all, > > Our neighborhood kleptomaniac, Mr. Kim, is back trolling Japantown > after months of being absent. What concerns me is that he showed > no recognition with me. Usually, he stares me down or mutters > something under his breath. This morning, he walked right by and > did not respond as I yelled at him to stop entering the Roy's > Station patio (he is not allowed on our property after stealing > from us on multiple occasions). He continued walking through, > tried to enter the doors, and yelled at me in Korean as I > prevented him from doing so. > > After exiting the patio, he went to a nearby truck bed and tried > to steal items out of it, before my neighbor and I stopped him > from doing so. > > At this point, I've complained several times to his residence, > Fuji Towers (over a period of years), filed a report with Adult > Protective Services, called the police, and complained to his son. > He's been put in handcuffs for stealing out of a child's bedroom > window, but released to Fuji Towers, and yet no plan has been > implemented to prevent this behavior. To say I'm frustrated is an > understatement. Anyone have any suggestions? > > 4 new replies > > Jimmy Namba from Japantown: > Post a picture of him? Flier his ass around the hood. > Obviously he has a mental illness which probably means he know > no better. It's sad but at least if we know what he looks > like, we can watch out for him. > > Karen McKeown from Japantown: > Try another family member? > > Tamiko Rast from Japantown: > Thanks, Jimmy. I can't add a photo to this thread, but will > post momentarily. > > Tamiko Rast from Japantown: > At this point, there is no one that I've contacted that speaks > English, and his son no longer returns our calls (even Fuji > Towers cannot reach him, he lives in the midwest). My last > resort is Mr. Kim's wife's caretaker, who speaks Korean, and > I'm awaiting her contact information from FT. I spoke with > her several months ago. She was in complete disbelief about > his behavior. She even questioned the authenticity of Fuji's > management claims. Mr. Kim told her he would no longer enter > the coffee shop property, but has already blown that promise > (not surprised). > > Shared with Japantown only > To view this post or to respond visit: > https://3japantownwhere-I-live.nextdoor.com/news_feed/?s=de&post=5490053