Thieves Suck...Lots of Camera Gear Stolen from A2

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Edited Date/Time 2/1/2022 7:19am
Thieves Suck...Rich Sheperd (Align Media, does photo work for Racer X, KTM, Honda, Husky, TLD, Fox, etc...) got a ton of camera gear jacked from the "photo den" at the Anaheim stadium. Between lenses, bodies, and other stuff they snagged close to 20k in gear, plus some stuff from Travis Fant of Motocross Action/Dirt bike Mag. Emery, his co-worker, came up with a cool idea to help him rebuild his arsenal while giving some moto fans a unique piece of artwork. Check it out below and hit them up if your'e interested.



Emery Photo - Man, this weekend was a blow to the face. Somehow during the night show at Anaheim 2, some asshole thief managed to get in the the photo den where we all work, and stole @tfant612’s backpack, filled it with @shepherdphotos Canon 200-400 lens, his 1DX, and an RF adapter. Everything is probably long gone, but not for nothing: Camera friends if you see a super identifiable (seen in this photo) 200-400 for sale let us know.

If anyone knows Rich, you know he’s one of the most solid humans ever. Without getting into details he has had a really tough couple of years and this is just another lame thing to add to his list. San Diego is always a favorite round to shoot for us, and also marked one year since he got cleaned out by a bike in Houston which sent him into the ICU for a few days. Pulling off this idea to shoot opening ceremonies from a neighboring building is something we have been talking about for years and were really hyped on capturing - Rich nailed it.

I was contemplating not posting this but honestly feel like it’s a cool idea and a good way to soften the blow of this whole deal. Let’s do a print sale on this Petco Park, San Diego opening ceremonies shot with all proceeds going to Rich and his lost gear.

Two options, both printed with a white border on matte finish:

24”x36” - $300 shipped within the US, $400 shipped anywhere in the world.

8”x12” - $75 shipped within the US, $100 shipped anywhere in the world.

LINK IN BIO TO PAY - PLEASE ADD YOUR ADDRESS IN DESCRIPTION (sorry this is not very well done or planned, just an idea on how to do something cool for Rich.) All orders must be made by 2/5/22. Thank you all for the continued support of what we do.


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1/31/2022 11:56am
How about GoFundMe page for contributions?
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1/31/2022 12:18pm
How about GoFundMe page for contributions?
I would reach out to Emery or Align media directly.
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1/31/2022 12:33pm
ML512 wrote:
I would reach out to Emery or Align media directly.
Mike posted his Venmo that he’s going to use as a defacto to give to Rich (per Mike’s most recent IG story)

It is: @Mike-Emery-5

Sidenote: I’m so sick of hearing this thieving shit constantly happening every year at SX; it seems to be an annual occurrence at at least one of the Anaheim or Atlanta rounds.
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1/31/2022 12:43pm
Mike posted his Venmo that he’s going to use as a defacto to give to Rich (per Mike’s most recent IG story) It is: @Mike-Emery-5 Sidenote...
Mike posted his Venmo that he’s going to use as a defacto to give to Rich (per Mike’s most recent IG story)

It is: @Mike-Emery-5

Sidenote: I’m so sick of hearing this thieving shit constantly happening every year at SX; it seems to be an annual occurrence at at least one of the Anaheim or Atlanta rounds.
Sent something his way, good luck Rich!

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1/31/2022 12:55pm
Access to those areas is typically very limited and there are usually security cameras. Wild that someone would not only steal it but get out without getting caught.
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1/31/2022 1:16pm
Mike posted his Venmo that he’s going to use as a defacto to give to Rich (per Mike’s most recent IG story) It is: @Mike-Emery-5 Sidenote...
Mike posted his Venmo that he’s going to use as a defacto to give to Rich (per Mike’s most recent IG story)

It is: @Mike-Emery-5

Sidenote: I’m so sick of hearing this thieving shit constantly happening every year at SX; it seems to be an annual occurrence at at least one of the Anaheim or Atlanta rounds.
Security is too busy chasing down kids with “flash me” written on pit boards. Or making you pull out your phone for the 10th time so another angel stadium carny can scan your ticket for no reason, again. Anaheim security has got to be the biggest joke.
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1/31/2022 1:58pm
Man...that is messed up that it happened at all....but where it happened.

I swear....they ought to start taking a finger for first offense, then the hand....keep going until these lowlifes can't physically steal anymore.



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People suck!
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Access to those areas is typically very limited and there are usually security cameras. Wild that someone would not only steal it but get out without...
Access to those areas is typically very limited and there are usually security cameras. Wild that someone would not only steal it but get out without getting caught.
Somebody literally walked down the tunnel, got on a 450 riders bike and rode the thing out of the damn stadium a few years ago at an sx race so I wouldn’t be putting too much trust in security if I was a photographer with 5 figures worth of camera equipment.
1/31/2022 2:45pm
Somebody literally walked down the tunnel, got on a 450 riders bike and rode the thing out of the damn stadium a few years ago at...
Somebody literally walked down the tunnel, got on a 450 riders bike and rode the thing out of the damn stadium a few years ago at an sx race so I wouldn’t be putting too much trust in security if I was a photographer with 5 figures worth of camera equipment.
Ouch! Yeah I forgot about that! Brutal!
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1/31/2022 2:51pm
Somebody literally walked down the tunnel, got on a 450 riders bike and rode the thing out of the damn stadium a few years ago at...
Somebody literally walked down the tunnel, got on a 450 riders bike and rode the thing out of the damn stadium a few years ago at an sx race so I wouldn’t be putting too much trust in security if I was a photographer with 5 figures worth of camera equipment.
Michael Akaydin.

They have a guy posted at the entrance to the photo den, but it's a shared workspace.
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1/31/2022 2:52pm
British videographer for Monster got all his video equipment stolen (as well as his passport) at Oakland SX.... hate hearing these stories
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1/31/2022 3:18pm
I think Lebig got a 400 lens stolen in a A2 too.
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1/31/2022 3:19pm
What is the photo den? Does anyone have a picture of it? Is it on the lots or on the floor?
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1/31/2022 4:30pm
enketchum wrote:
What is the photo den? Does anyone have a picture of it? Is it on the lots or on the floor?
designated room inside the stadium.
usually on the show floor level.
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1/31/2022 7:35pm
MX Culture wrote:
designated room inside the stadium.
usually on the show floor level.
Oh it's a room with a security guard? Sticks
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1/31/2022 8:25pm
Not sure if anyone has ever read on here , that I hate thieves? Yeah.....I hate them. If there was a stronger word to use , I would.
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1/31/2022 10:04pm
Everything I had of value 80k of property was stolen 65k was on high interest loan. I was 80 % packed worked my butt off to get a contract for 240k for doing surveying and a industrial mechanic. I was on top of the world to sucked threw a million mi tunnel backwards. No one really helped and I never got a dollar. I did get 2 of a group arrested 4 1/2 yrs later. I was On a mission to find them. I threatened a old pal retired senator that I would go threw 4 ft of concrete and kill him. If he didn’t make some calls. The whole ordeal is very draining. My cr125,s pissed me off more than the tools, etc. I just finished a 21 hr day 2nd ld is Detroit to Chicago. Forklift guy says I just lded a guy then he said unld me
And now you want the same ld. I knew it was fishy. I get to mt prospect it takes them forever to figure it out. Oh the ld goes to O’Hara airport, haha you f er. Massive extra details , I call the broker and let him hv it. What you lie and sayit,s not haz mat and it is. You can loose your authority and your brokerage lic ovr that one. And lie about the address. Etc I was trained by the head of the dot at the biggest pipeline co in America. What kind of bs is this. I,m charging 200 an hour and no wait time of to 2 hrs to start detention. Or I,m leaving with the load and making some phone calls. The state police will hv the ld. Broker a hole taking advantage of my guy- dispatcher. Yeah he has a Serbian accent because he lives in Serbia. As a victim you stand up for yourself more than usual. Detention is usually 25 an hr. He says we,ll pay it the load is very important.
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1/31/2022 10:10pm
Everything I had of value 80k of property was stolen 65k was on high interest loan. I was 80 % packed worked my butt off to...
Everything I had of value 80k of property was stolen 65k was on high interest loan. I was 80 % packed worked my butt off to get a contract for 240k for doing surveying and a industrial mechanic. I was on top of the world to sucked threw a million mi tunnel backwards. No one really helped and I never got a dollar. I did get 2 of a group arrested 4 1/2 yrs later. I was On a mission to find them. I threatened a old pal retired senator that I would go threw 4 ft of concrete and kill him. If he didn’t make some calls. The whole ordeal is very draining. My cr125,s pissed me off more than the tools, etc. I just finished a 21 hr day 2nd ld is Detroit to Chicago. Forklift guy says I just lded a guy then he said unld me
And now you want the same ld. I knew it was fishy. I get to mt prospect it takes them forever to figure it out. Oh the ld goes to O’Hara airport, haha you f er. Massive extra details , I call the broker and let him hv it. What you lie and sayit,s not haz mat and it is. You can loose your authority and your brokerage lic ovr that one. And lie about the address. Etc I was trained by the head of the dot at the biggest pipeline co in America. What kind of bs is this. I,m charging 200 an hour and no wait time of to 2 hrs to start detention. Or I,m leaving with the load and making some phone calls. The state police will hv the ld. Broker a hole taking advantage of my guy- dispatcher. Yeah he has a Serbian accent because he lives in Serbia. As a victim you stand up for yourself more than usual. Detention is usually 25 an hr. He says we,ll pay it the load is very important.
Uhm…what?
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1/31/2022 10:47pm
Everything I had of value 80k of property was stolen 65k was on high interest loan. I was 80 % packed worked my butt off to...
Everything I had of value 80k of property was stolen 65k was on high interest loan. I was 80 % packed worked my butt off to get a contract for 240k for doing surveying and a industrial mechanic. I was on top of the world to sucked threw a million mi tunnel backwards. No one really helped and I never got a dollar. I did get 2 of a group arrested 4 1/2 yrs later. I was On a mission to find them. I threatened a old pal retired senator that I would go threw 4 ft of concrete and kill him. If he didn’t make some calls. The whole ordeal is very draining. My cr125,s pissed me off more than the tools, etc. I just finished a 21 hr day 2nd ld is Detroit to Chicago. Forklift guy says I just lded a guy then he said unld me
And now you want the same ld. I knew it was fishy. I get to mt prospect it takes them forever to figure it out. Oh the ld goes to O’Hara airport, haha you f er. Massive extra details , I call the broker and let him hv it. What you lie and sayit,s not haz mat and it is. You can loose your authority and your brokerage lic ovr that one. And lie about the address. Etc I was trained by the head of the dot at the biggest pipeline co in America. What kind of bs is this. I,m charging 200 an hour and no wait time of to 2 hrs to start detention. Or I,m leaving with the load and making some phone calls. The state police will hv the ld. Broker a hole taking advantage of my guy- dispatcher. Yeah he has a Serbian accent because he lives in Serbia. As a victim you stand up for yourself more than usual. Detention is usually 25 an hr. He says we,ll pay it the load is very important.
Cool story bro. At least they didn’t steal the meth.
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Everything I had of value 80k of property was stolen 65k was on high interest loan. I was 80 % packed worked my butt off to...
Everything I had of value 80k of property was stolen 65k was on high interest loan. I was 80 % packed worked my butt off to get a contract for 240k for doing surveying and a industrial mechanic. I was on top of the world to sucked threw a million mi tunnel backwards. No one really helped and I never got a dollar. I did get 2 of a group arrested 4 1/2 yrs later. I was On a mission to find them. I threatened a old pal retired senator that I would go threw 4 ft of concrete and kill him. If he didn’t make some calls. The whole ordeal is very draining. My cr125,s pissed me off more than the tools, etc. I just finished a 21 hr day 2nd ld is Detroit to Chicago. Forklift guy says I just lded a guy then he said unld me
And now you want the same ld. I knew it was fishy. I get to mt prospect it takes them forever to figure it out. Oh the ld goes to O’Hara airport, haha you f er. Massive extra details , I call the broker and let him hv it. What you lie and sayit,s not haz mat and it is. You can loose your authority and your brokerage lic ovr that one. And lie about the address. Etc I was trained by the head of the dot at the biggest pipeline co in America. What kind of bs is this. I,m charging 200 an hour and no wait time of to 2 hrs to start detention. Or I,m leaving with the load and making some phone calls. The state police will hv the ld. Broker a hole taking advantage of my guy- dispatcher. Yeah he has a Serbian accent because he lives in Serbia. As a victim you stand up for yourself more than usual. Detention is usually 25 an hr. He says we,ll pay it the load is very important.




I'm just funnin ya brah... Your post is a bit whack...
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Everything I had of value 80k of property was stolen 65k was on high interest loan. I was 80 % packed worked my butt off to...
Everything I had of value 80k of property was stolen 65k was on high interest loan. I was 80 % packed worked my butt off to get a contract for 240k for doing surveying and a industrial mechanic. I was on top of the world to sucked threw a million mi tunnel backwards. No one really helped and I never got a dollar. I did get 2 of a group arrested 4 1/2 yrs later. I was On a mission to find them. I threatened a old pal retired senator that I would go threw 4 ft of concrete and kill him. If he didn’t make some calls. The whole ordeal is very draining. My cr125,s pissed me off more than the tools, etc. I just finished a 21 hr day 2nd ld is Detroit to Chicago. Forklift guy says I just lded a guy then he said unld me
And now you want the same ld. I knew it was fishy. I get to mt prospect it takes them forever to figure it out. Oh the ld goes to O’Hara airport, haha you f er. Massive extra details , I call the broker and let him hv it. What you lie and sayit,s not haz mat and it is. You can loose your authority and your brokerage lic ovr that one. And lie about the address. Etc I was trained by the head of the dot at the biggest pipeline co in America. What kind of bs is this. I,m charging 200 an hour and no wait time of to 2 hrs to start detention. Or I,m leaving with the load and making some phone calls. The state police will hv the ld. Broker a hole taking advantage of my guy- dispatcher. Yeah he has a Serbian accent because he lives in Serbia. As a victim you stand up for yourself more than usual. Detention is usually 25 an hr. He says we,ll pay it the load is very important.
Is that you Supertrucker?
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Everything I had of value 80k of property was stolen 65k was on high interest loan. I was 80 % packed worked my butt off to...
Everything I had of value 80k of property was stolen 65k was on high interest loan. I was 80 % packed worked my butt off to get a contract for 240k for doing surveying and a industrial mechanic. I was on top of the world to sucked threw a million mi tunnel backwards. No one really helped and I never got a dollar. I did get 2 of a group arrested 4 1/2 yrs later. I was On a mission to find them. I threatened a old pal retired senator that I would go threw 4 ft of concrete and kill him. If he didn’t make some calls. The whole ordeal is very draining. My cr125,s pissed me off more than the tools, etc. I just finished a 21 hr day 2nd ld is Detroit to Chicago. Forklift guy says I just lded a guy then he said unld me
And now you want the same ld. I knew it was fishy. I get to mt prospect it takes them forever to figure it out. Oh the ld goes to O’Hara airport, haha you f er. Massive extra details , I call the broker and let him hv it. What you lie and sayit,s not haz mat and it is. You can loose your authority and your brokerage lic ovr that one. And lie about the address. Etc I was trained by the head of the dot at the biggest pipeline co in America. What kind of bs is this. I,m charging 200 an hour and no wait time of to 2 hrs to start detention. Or I,m leaving with the load and making some phone calls. The state police will hv the ld. Broker a hole taking advantage of my guy- dispatcher. Yeah he has a Serbian accent because he lives in Serbia. As a victim you stand up for yourself more than usual. Detention is usually 25 an hr. He says we,ll pay it the load is very important.
Is that you Supertrucker?
Yeah it’s me from Pinger Talk haha . My 04 stroker crank 2 mm ovr bore and 2 06 cr125,s along with a lot of pipes, parts, industrial mechanic tools and boxes was stolen. Still alive some how. 2 of my bikes I had a pal that was giving me a 10k loan and holding my bikes until I came back from oil field. He owned a trucking co and gas station with a strip mall they named a st after him. He was a great guy. He liked to drive a couple times a yr I told him not to it’s too dangerous. A driver going way too fast in a snow storm drilled him . When he hit the ditch it crushed him he fought to get out but never made it. The only person willing to help died. The struggle goes on.
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2/1/2022 7:15am
Everything I had of value 80k of property was stolen 65k was on high interest loan. I was 80 % packed worked my butt off to...
Everything I had of value 80k of property was stolen 65k was on high interest loan. I was 80 % packed worked my butt off to get a contract for 240k for doing surveying and a industrial mechanic. I was on top of the world to sucked threw a million mi tunnel backwards. No one really helped and I never got a dollar. I did get 2 of a group arrested 4 1/2 yrs later. I was On a mission to find them. I threatened a old pal retired senator that I would go threw 4 ft of concrete and kill him. If he didn’t make some calls. The whole ordeal is very draining. My cr125,s pissed me off more than the tools, etc. I just finished a 21 hr day 2nd ld is Detroit to Chicago. Forklift guy says I just lded a guy then he said unld me
And now you want the same ld. I knew it was fishy. I get to mt prospect it takes them forever to figure it out. Oh the ld goes to O’Hara airport, haha you f er. Massive extra details , I call the broker and let him hv it. What you lie and sayit,s not haz mat and it is. You can loose your authority and your brokerage lic ovr that one. And lie about the address. Etc I was trained by the head of the dot at the biggest pipeline co in America. What kind of bs is this. I,m charging 200 an hour and no wait time of to 2 hrs to start detention. Or I,m leaving with the load and making some phone calls. The state police will hv the ld. Broker a hole taking advantage of my guy- dispatcher. Yeah he has a Serbian accent because he lives in Serbia. As a victim you stand up for yourself more than usual. Detention is usually 25 an hr. He says we,ll pay it the load is very important.
PFitzG38 wrote:
Cool story bro. At least they didn’t steal the meth.
Sorry but I don’t do any drugs at all. It is a whacked story yrs later the crime effects me. There is no 240k plus opportunities out there. I ended up at the biggest carrier in America they where ovr 1 billion in debt . I worked in there Chicago rail yard division then transferred to 2 other div then quit. I got diesel exhaust poisoning arms numb going unconscious . I was found in a railyard. I woke up in a er room in Chicago. I thought I was dead with everything white in the large room. Then I heard a European on the other side of the curtain yelling. The co stuck me with the bill, 1 day later I got home. Failed the lung test and told you will loose your CDL if you fail another. 30 days not allowed to work . I got 30 days of antibiotics and prednisone. After 30 days I had to take a big lung test in a booth. I passed it but it was very difficult. I hope the op doesn,t hv his life spiral out of control. Like mine did. The co stuck me with all the bills. The job paid 38k a yr.
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2/1/2022 7:19am
How about GoFundMe page for contributions?
Don't ever use Go Fund Me, they are politically driven and hate freedom.
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