A man whose car was broken into and his toll payment device stolen was shocked to discover the thief had left his phone behind.
The owner of the broken-in car, who calls himself the “CEO of Maryland,” posted a video on his TikTok profile to explain what happened. With the thief’s phone in hand, he confronted the criminal directly after finding out his identity.
“Okay, if your name is Billy Stricklandthanks for breaking into my car last night at Marley Station mall. You stole mine E-ZPassbut you left your phone behind. Do you want it back or what?” he joked in the clip.
In the comments, viewers poked fun at the tragic situation and suggested possible revenge options. “I wanted to use his phone to call his mom,” one TikTok user wrote.
“No, and I repeat, do not use his phone to send threatening comments to the president,” joked another. “I hope you have reported E-ZPass as stolen so it marks an image when used… just saying,” a third user suggested.
Meanwhile, other commentators suggested that the phone left behind probably didn’t even belong to the thief.
“I know you think you got him, but how do you know the thief didn’t steal Billy’s phone in the mall parking lot?” reflected one.
“Or Billy’s phone was stolen from another car and dropped in yours. There’s never just one car break-in in an area,” analyzed another user.
Photo and video: TikTok @ceoofmaryland. This content was created with the help of AI and reviewed by the editorial team.
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