09/06/2026
We’d like to extend a huge thank you to all the legends who shared our post far and wide. It spread quickly overnight and and within days we had several tip offs from investigators, customers, and VicPol who knew exactly who this man is.
We have the full name of the culprit, who is a well-known criminal and has been in and out of jail. He is not a motorbike rider. He has an enormous number of thefts attached to his name and is part of a larger crime organisation. He frequently appears at larger stores like supermarkets and department stores to steal and sell for cheaper elsewhere.
Unfortunately, the $3100 of stolen motorcycle jackets can’t be recovered so this is simply a loss to us. As much as it saddens us to say, we will have to invest even more into security in our shop.
Thanks to everyone who showed compassion to our amazing team. As you know, retail can be a tough gig and something like this is already scary enough, without online comments asking why the shop was unattended. Our staff member stayed alongside this man for over an hour before ducking out the back to get a bag at his request. During that time he made a quick getaway. Unfortunately the videos don’t tell the whole story and made it seem like the shop was unattended, but trust that he received the usual 5-star service like any Peak Moto customer would.
This is also not the forum to air political views in any direction, so we ask that you please keep and comments about race out of this. A theft is a theft and it hurts businesses either way. We are simply trying to run a business for the greater good of the riding community and thefts pull us back a step every time.
We are deeply grateful for everyone’s support - because of you, word got out quickly and he was identified within days. Other moto businesses called to show their support. Customers who visited in-store said they’ve seen the video and chatted with us about the experience. How good is the riding community!
Well, we’re looking forward to finally putting this to rest and resuming business as usual!!
(We also apologise we may not be able to respond to every comment but rest assured we’ve read them - love you!)
