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Bad Guy Kathy Weeks has sticky fingers - Thief

I wonder who first said it was Kathy?

Glad it's cleared up.

Hearing that she claimed she hadn't bought anything at all... well, in a way, I guess she hadn't bought them, now had she? She stole them.

I'm really glad you were able to confront her, and willing to do so.
 
I wonder who first said it was Kathy?

Glad it's cleared up.

Hearing that she claimed she hadn't bought anything at all... well, in a way, I guess she hadn't bought them, now had she? She stole them.

I'm really glad you were able to confront her, and willing to do so.

LOL makes perfect sense when you put it that way :rofl:
 
Here are the pics that are posted on iHerp or from her FB account.

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Well I actually ran into Steven today and the this specific issue has come up in conversation. I read the thread but he has explained it to me in complete detail as to what happend from his POV. This women was looking at his $750 geckos over and over and over again. We discussed that the price tag alone normally keeps people from even lifting up the container, so normally you remember people that do show interest in a item like that.

So the evidence is basically she knew that those were the only specie of gecko there at the show and the price of them because she studied the geckos ( and possibly steves attention ) and left. IF she was truly innocent and was approached by someone selling her these very expensive geckos at a hefty discount. she should of known then and there that A) she knows 100% they belong to steve given the rarity of the animal and the custom boxes he uses to display his animals. B) decline and quickly seek help from another vendor, customer, security, or steve or one of his associates. Either she is completely mentally retarded or just very GOOD at playing dumb.
C) the price tags were stuck to the bottom of the deli cup in which she moved them into along with the price tag. Are there really people out there stupid enough to buy the same exact car they were looking at the car dealership that was $50k for $10k? and not question how this gift from god came about?

ITs very sad that in order to press charges on this poor soul these vendors will have to make the long trek to appear in court and waste time and money from their pockets in order to teach this very selfish person a lesson. To me its not worth their time or money but only they know what that worth really is.

I personally think pressing charges would teach her a lesson that thievery doesn't pay, especially since she will need to spend her money on a lawyer to defend her and will prob get a plea to something like a fine. I think a larger punishment that would hurt her way more would be to show the evidence of how she was caught not red handed but with possession of stolen property and get her banned from all the shows and try our best to keep her out of the hobby. this will show her the true sting of her actions.

I have seen people sell animals at shows that they just purchased that they ended up seeing something else they wanted and take a 10 or 20 dollar loss on it just to get what they really want. NEVER have i seen someone willing to take a HUGE loss just to make someone else happy lol. IF her story is true she should play lotto. :thumbsup:
 
Any updates on this?

Also, can anyone verify that this is the same person: http://belriverrattery.weebly.com/about-me---and-about-belriver.html

If it is, then she's moved on to rat breeding. I wanted to put the warning out there. I know it's the same town listed on her profile (belmont, mi).

Yep that is her. Before this whole thing went down and she appeared to be a good person she asked me to like her page on facebook and sent me to her website wich was that. She didn't move onto rats rather she was doing it as well.
 
Yep that is her. Before this whole thing went down and she appeared to be a good person she asked me to like her page on facebook and sent me to her website wich was that. She didn't move onto rats rather she was doing it as well.

Thank you! I was looking for fancy rat breeders and saw that site. I know now to stay away.
 
I almost feel like people should be warned about her in that community as well.

I've been speaking to the breeder who is her mentor about getting a rat from her. That's where I found the link to Kathy's site. I decided to let her know about everything. She may choose to not deal with me, but if it was me, I would want to know. I'm hoping she realizes that I'm just looking out for a fellow animal lover.
 
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