Last Monday morning at 1250am our 3 year old daughter comes into our bedroom and cralws into bed with us stating she is scared. Thinking nothing of it we go back to sleep. 7am my phone rings, it is my neighbor:

" your truck door is open and so is your garage"

I reply, yeah right as I ws certain it was closed the night before. I jump downstairs and discover my truck has been turned inside out, someone has gone through it. My garage opener is missing

The scumbag got into my truck, which was parked in my drive way, stole a Garmin GPS, IPOD and other items, then used the garage opener to open the garage door, he then helped himself to my pride and joy: 2006 custom build Norco Shore mountain bike valued at $3700.

I called the cops who informed me that he had tried to open the door from the garage into my home, I wish he had as it was armed and would have woken us up.

I was heartbroken about the bike, I had saved for a long time to build it and it got me into shape with about 3 trips a week.

Determined to get the bike back I distributed 400ish flyers around the area where i live, schools, Cabbies, Kids etc posting a $500 reward. I also posted it on Craigslist Vancouver.

Last Wednesday I got an email from a guy who said he was sure my bike was sold the night before from an ad that was up for only about 2 hours. he did not have any into or phone number from the ad but was 100% sure it was mine as he ahd never seen the front shock before.

Same afternoon i get another email from a highschool kid who said the same, he called the guy from the ad and was told he sold it for $300!!! as he needed the $$, he could not tell him anything about the components etc which was suspect. looking through the other ad's he found mine and called his mom who also said it was identical.

I spoke to the kid on the phone who gave me a Phone number and a Name. I took some time and searched on Google and various other sites (I know the guy lived in Coquitlam BC). I now have:

Name
Last Name
Age
Full Address
Picture
His Company (he runs some hiphop online store)
11 Youtube video's (of him being a gangster wigga wannabe)

I sent him an email, but he has not replied. I spoke to the police who has advised me NOT to look him up myself, and since the bike is sold there might be little they can do.

I am itching to drive up there and sit outside his house, then take a bat to him when i see him

I know there is a chance that the bike is not mine but I have a feeling it is.

What would you do?