thieves are taking the tailgates now

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

guy isn't even wearing a mask... he's been caught in other videos. THis is southern California.

Video

https://nextdoor.com/p/Bg7WWSw97LNh/c/890646423

[LakeArenal]

1. Not joining. But I appreciate you posting.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

2. sorry..didn't know join was needed. Here is a random theft from youtube

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zyVY2VB68_k

[ItsjustMe]

3. This is not new

Stealing tailgates has been going on for decades, but tailgates for these newer trucks are very expensive to replace.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

4. agree, not new. a sudden rash of them around me.

my neighbors stolen. He has not replaced

[calikid]

5. I had mine stolen a year ago.

The young officer I spoke with voiced that it must of taken five minutes to remove, I responded with how about 4 seconds? We had them on video, but couldn't see the plates! $1,500 for a new one, a felony charge

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

10. $1500! that's insane

[littlemissmartypants]

6. Then what do they do with them? ❤️

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

8. sell them to someone who needs one because his/hers was stolen

[littlemissmartypants]

9. Snort.❤️

[yaesu]

7. I found a tailgate for a 1938 Ford truck in a pole barn I'm cleaning out

Probably will go to the scrapyard alongs with mowers and other junk, it's pretty rusty.