Fame and success come with their own set of long with their own negatives. Stalking and vandalizing their property is not an uncommon practice among unruly and toxic fans. Recently, Felix ‘PewDiePie’ Kjellberg was also a victim of theft, where robbers stole 90% of his personal belongings.?Similarly, the latest victim of such an incident is Sam ‘Octane’ Larew.
Octane is a professional Call of Duty player who is currently playing for the Seattle Surge. He has also been a part of other popular teams such as Luminosity, Optic Gaming, and 100 Thieves.
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Police unable to help Call of Duty player
The incident took place on September 30 at 4 AM in Octane’s California house while he was on a vacation in Texas. There was a lot of confusion and chaos surrounding the event, which made it easier for the robbers to carry out the crime. However, Octane blamed the police force for their negligence.
Octane explained that the robbers had entered his apartment a while before 4 AM. His neighbor, suspecting unusual behavior, had called the cops. The cops questioned the robbers who were in Octane’s balcony.
The police asked the robbers to identify themselves as the owners of the house or leave the premises. The robbers left, only to return once the cops had left. This time, they had all the time in the world to rob the house.
The guy that robbed our apartment had a full blown conversation WITH THE POLICE on our balcony after our neighbor called them. He went inside and got food to pretend he lived there. They told him to prove he lived there or leave- he left.
Hour later we got robbed.
??????
— Sam “Octane” Larew (@OctaneSam) September 30, 2020
Octane was livid that the police hadn’t detained the thieves when they were unable to identify themselves as the residents of the apartment. Instead, the fact that the police let them go led to them coming back and robbing the house. He did not hold back in voicing his opinion about the whole incident.
LIKE I CANT BELIEVE THIS??? BEING BAD AT YOUR JOB IS ONE THING BUT AS A POLICE OFFICER???
*Random guy got the cops called on him at 4am and left the apartment instead of proving he lived there? Seems legit.*
THE COPS WERE CALLED TO AN ADDRESS THAT WAS ROBBED AN HOUR AFTER 2+2??
— Sam “Octane” Larew (@OctaneSam) September 30, 2020
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Replying to a tweet, Sam also revealed that he has initiated a legal suit against the police department for negligence.
Oh way ahead of you
— Sam “Octane” Larew (@OctaneSam) September 30, 2020
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A lot of people came to the defense of the police, saying they have to be careful since they are sometimes accused of racially motivated actions. However, given the facts of this case, Octane’s fans think that it was a no-brainer to arrest those robbers because they had pretended to live in the apartment.
