Comment by DougDeMuro on 04/06/2015 at 03:16 UTC

There are 260 such plates; you got a hit on the 40th try. How likely is it that one of the other 220 plates also matches? I don't know, but it's critical!

Be VERY careful when doing this sort of checking - you could be wrong, and ruin an investigation and an innocent persons life.

Comment by tichik at 04/06/2015 at 03:24 UTC

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good job

Comment by [deleted] at 04/06/2015 at 03:55 UTC

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Good job. Did you keep going though or quit after the first likely hit? There could be others...

Comment by TotesMessenger at 04/06/2015 at 14:13 UTC

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I'm a bot, *bleep*, *bloop*. Someone has linked to this thread from another place on reddit:

[/r/bestof] OP records a hit and run on cyclist and needs help identifying plate. A dedicated redditor runs lengthy list of plates until he finds a match.[1]

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Comment by Hazlet95 at 04/06/2015 at 16:05 UTC

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how did you get the letter DCM and the number 3? can't listen to audio but i sure couldn't see the plate. did OP say in the video

Comment by runyoudown at 04/06/2015 at 16:49 UTC

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Holy cow Doug, you're just making every website you go to a better place!

Comment by prjindigo at 04/06/2015 at 17:30 UTC

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How many blue buick verano are there?

Did you find the boston bombers while you were looking this info up?

Comment by Ghost_of_Akina at 04/06/2015 at 17:44 UTC

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Holy crap it's THAT Doug DeMuro! Congrats on the R32 purchase. If it's ever in Tampa I want to drive it!

Comment by SickFinga at 04/06/2015 at 04:45 UTC

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Carfax app

How did you get the VIN? CarFax stopped showing VINs when running a plate about two years ago.

Comment by series_of_derps at 04/06/2015 at 17:18 UTC*

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Nice detective work and assholes like this need to be caught. However doesn't this violate the basic rule of reddit: no personal information? We all know what can go wrong.

edit: thnx for the explanation

Comment by Tintinabulation at 04/06/2015 at 11:08 UTC

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Ooooh, I was so close. Awesome work!

Comment by Southernerd at 04/06/2015 at 14:59 UTC

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Which app are you using?

Comment by Garble7 at 04/06/2015 at 15:45 UTC

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It would have pretty sweet if the license plate started with DCAM, since a DASHCAM recorded his actions.

Comment by [deleted] at 04/06/2015 at 15:57 UTC

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