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Man Accused of Stealing Buzzy's Clothing from Disney World Arrested

MisterPenguin

President of Animal Kingdom
Premium Member
I read this as they learned of the theft in November, not six months later. It even says he was questioned about the theft in November.

"Detective Jessee Hinson and I spoke to Spikes in late November to determine if he had any information on the location of the stolen items. We had also recently learned that the entire Buzzy animatronic was later stolen from the attraction, separately from the clothing. Spikes denied any firsthand knowledge of the thefts, but provided vague information of people we could look into, but would not provide last names or specifics. Spikes stated he would contact us if he heard anything."

Thank-you. At least you understand the pluperfect tense.
The pluperfect (or plusquamperfect) is a type of verb form, generally treated as one of the tenses in certain languages, used to refer to an action at a time earlier than a time in the past already referred to. Examples in English are: "we had arrived"; "they had written".​

The narrative is what took place in the past, in November, during the time Spikes was interrogated. That is the time when they "had recently learned"(incorrectly) that Buzzy was stolen.

Again, they "learned" it. Not "discovered." Not "reported by Disney." This is what was being reported by the urbexers when they showed Buzzy "missing" in their photos.
 

MickeyMinnieMom

Well-Known Member
He's gone. Both his personal and main are deactivated. He'll be back most likely. Dunno when or how, but maybe it's for the best that he stays gone with current events in mind
If he was smart, he would have stayed gone after deleting his account last time he was arrested. Oh, and he never would have stolen, bragged about his backstage shenanigans, taunted Disney daily, etc., etc.
 

lazyboy97o

Well-Known Member
I find it difficult to believe that Disney personnel, officially authorized or no, would remove an animatronic by hacking away at the hydraulic lines like a serial killer with a machete rather than simply disconnect it the way it was supposed to be. And yes, I've seen photos of the lines post-removal.

To paraphrase Jenny Nicholson, "If I was going to throw out a microwave, I wouldn't cut the power cord with a pair of scissors. I would just unplug it because it's both easier and safer."
This assumes the connection points were still easily operable or of any concern.
 

Kobe!!

Well-Known Member
Patrick is only digging himself deeper.
The deeper he gets the more information we get to hear and see! ha
He's just a kid, give him a break...wait, are you talking about Dreamfinder? If so, he's just a kid
24 isn't a kid...
I know in the other thread months ago this was discussed, but Spikes is 24. He's an adult. And regardless of their age, anyone lining up with Spikes is not exactly showing the best judgment. In the immortal words of Kenny Rogers (google him, kids)...

You've got to know when to hold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away
And know when to run
This.
His attorney must love that.
You mean his FREE attorney? smh. "Tax payer dollars" lmao
I feel super weird about this. Why don't we have a police report for Buzzy specifically? Why is there one for just his clothes, and just the Haunted Mansion clothes, but not the animatronic himself? Why didn't Disney report him as stolen?

I think it's important to note that the police report says "We learned the animatronic had been stolen," which isn't "Disney reported/Disney confirmed the animatronic had been stolen," or "We learned from Disney the animatronic had been stolen". The second you try to type anything about Buzzy/Cranium Command into Google it immediately autofills it to 'stolen'. Looking up anything about him will bring up tons and tons of information about him being apparently taken. It doesn't say where they learned this information...

Please don't flame me, I'm not trying to be argumentative, I'm just personally trying to hold out hope until we get an official statement from Disney over where he is...this whole thing makes me terribly sad...
You're not going to hear and see everything regarding Patrick and/or his friends. Hate to break it to you. Get over it now. lol
It's so satisfying when desperate, attention-seeking morons get what has long been coming to them.
Right? :-)
I think this guy deserves a quote from Cranium Command itself "Use your head, don't lose your head!"
Was he even born to see or hear that in person? haha
The account doesn't exist as of this post at the moment. Possible people either reported him, or he deleted them himself.
Oh man, what am I going to do on my lazy Sunday now... smh.
He's gone. Both his personal and main are deactivated. He'll be back most likely. Dunno when or how, but maybe it's for the best that he stays gone with current events in mind
So his parents really did take away his keyboard. lol
If he was smart, he would have stayed gone after deleting his account last time he was arrested. Oh, and he never would have stolen, bragged about his backstage shenanigans, taunted Disney daily, etc., etc.
Like you said, "If he was smart..."
Hope you learned something about credibility and worthy from all this. Character isn’t built by twitter boldness. Be careful of who you buy into.
BackDoorDisney2.0 Coming Soon! smh.
 

Bleed0range

Well-Known Member
This guy obviously had something to do with Buzzy. They wouldn’t have photos of his clothes on his phone if not. They must be charging him in what they can for now while continuing to investigate further on the animatronic.

Obviously he’s guilty. That’s not that hard to see based on everything we know and his childish taunting on social media. He’s pretty dumb. If he really made $30,000 off stolen property he would have been smart to NOT post a ton of backstage stuff online and draw attention to himself.

I’m glad to see they’ve been working on this for the past half year and finally got him. In time he’ll probably get charged on Buzzy.
 

seascape

Well-Known Member
This guy obviously had something to do with Buzzy. They wouldn’t have photos of his clothes on his phone if not. They must be charging him in what they can for now while continuing to investigate further on the animatronic.

Obviously he’s guilty. That’s not that hard to see based on everything we know and his childish taunting on social media. He’s pretty dumb. If he really made $30,000 off stolen property he would have been smart to NOT post a ton of backstage stuff online and draw attention to himself.

I’m glad to see they’ve been working on this for the past half year and finally got him. In time he’ll probably get charged on Buzzy.
It is up to the DA to prove he is guilty. He should not be assumed guilty until after all evidence is presented and the jury finds him guilty. Until the he is innocent even if he did steal Buzzy.
 

Bleed0range

Well-Known Member
It is up to the DA to prove he is guilty. He should not be assumed guilty until after all evidence is presented and the jury finds him guilty. Until the he is innocent even if he did steal Buzzy.

Yeah that’s how the law works but I think he’s guilty as can be and his attitude and the evidence seem to just reinforce that notion.
 

Goofyernmost

Well-Known Member
That’s exactly right.

I’m sure media outlets have asked to get their hands on any case file regarding an animatronic theft for months. OCSO obviously doesn’t have to release files about an active investigation.
You would then have to assume that there are a large number of people that give half a damn if Buzzy was stolen or not. Most do realize that he was an inactive, for a decade, piece of machinery. You folks are going off the deep end and acting like this was a real human and not something that could easily be reconstructed following the original schematics. Nut's bolts, wires and hydraulic fluid.

I say, he is safe and sound in some building or parts bin somewhere on Disney property. There will be no resurrection. If he wasn't reported to the authorities as stolen then it seems logical that he wasn't. You don't have an investigation without a missing object.
 

Kobe!!

Well-Known Member
The attorney he got ain’t free...
Do tell...
Even his videos have all be deleted from his Youtube Account.
Sounds like his parents took over. That's cute.
This guy obviously had something to do with Buzzy. They wouldn’t have photos of his clothes on his phone if not. They must be charging him in what they can for now while continuing to investigate further on the animatronic.

Obviously he’s guilty. That’s not that hard to see based on everything we know and his childish taunting on social media. He’s pretty dumb. If he really made $30,000 off stolen property he would have been smart to NOT post a ton of backstage stuff online and draw attention to himself.

I’m glad to see they’ve been working on this for the past half year and finally got him. In time he’ll probably get charged on Buzzy.
This.
It is up to the DA to prove he is guilty. He should not be assumed guilty until after all evidence is presented and the jury finds him guilty. Until the he is innocent even if he did steal Buzzy.
He'll be found guilty.
He doesn't have a free lawyer. Once his full info got released to the public record on the orange county clerk site it wasn't hard to google he comes from money. Parents own a chain of grocery stores. The mascot is porcine. Get your googlin' fingers ready.

That's the kicker. it appears he's already wealthy and set for life and stealing for kicks. Looks like it caught up to him.
Link? PM me if you don't want to make it public. Thanks!
I laughed out loud upon googling this out of curiosity and saw that his father donated a whole bunch of bikes to children. He was on his personal Twitter a while ago bragging that HE was the one that bought and donated all the bikes. :rolleyes:
Leave his Dad out of this... he's a good guy! (Sarcasm)
You would then have to assume that there are a large number of people that give half a damn if Buzzy was stolen or not. Most do realize that he was an inactive, for a decade, piece of machinery. You folks are going off the deep end and acting like this was a real human and not something that could easily be reconstructed following the original schematics. Nut's bolts, wires and hydraulic fluid.

I say, he is safe and sound in some building or parts bin somewhere on Disney property. There will be no resurrection. If he wasn't reported to the authorities as stolen then it seems logical that he wasn't. You don't have an investigation without a missing object.
Regardless if he's found or not this kid is a loser and needs karma to come back around...
 

Goofyernmost

Well-Known Member
Regardless if he's found or not this kid is a loser and needs karma to come back around...
One probably has nothing to do with the other. Completely different stories. What I said was not a defense of the boy... it was a statement of is or isn't Buzzy actually missing. I say he isn't and we may never find out. I can assure you that my last thought on my death bed will not be... drat now I'll never know what happened to Buzzy.
 

Smiley/OCD

Well-Known Member
He doesn't have a free lawyer. Once his full info got released to the public record on the orange county clerk site it wasn't hard to google he comes from money. Parents own a chain of grocery stores. The mascot is porcine. Get your googlin' fingers ready.

That's the kicker. it appears he's already wealthy and set for life and stealing for kicks. Looks like it caught up to him.
Can't wait for the IRS to start chompin' at that bit...
 

Smiley/OCD

Well-Known Member
They will, too. My ex-BIL sold about $22,000 worth of sports memorabilia through eBay/Paypal without letting my sister know and without sharing the money (even though their household money paid for many of the items). He finally had to come clean because of the taxes.
Yup, over the past couple of years, eBay alerted all of its sellers that sales OVER 20K annually now get reported to the IRS...
 

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