aemoreira81 Posted June 17, 2014 Share #1 Posted June 17, 2014 When this guy takes the bus, he really takes the bus. A 20-year-old Staten Islander who is “obsessed” with buses crossed the line early Monday — and stole one from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, officials said. Nickolas Ellias stole an empty bus that was parked at the St. George Ferry Terminal on Staten Island and drove it 1.6 miles to his Stapleton neighborhood, police and transit officials said. The stolen bus had been left on a ramp at the St. George transit complex by a driver who took a break, MTA spokesman Kevin Ortiz said. Witnesses alerted the MTA and police about 1:30 a.m. that a young man was driving an MTA bus. The MTA used bus-tracking technology to locate the bus and help police reclaim it, Ortiz said.Read more: Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted June 17, 2014 Share #2 Posted June 17, 2014 The bus that he picked up at the ferry terminal was a spare bus that sit in the stands in case a run needs to be covered. Crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yardlet6 Posted June 17, 2014 Share #3 Posted June 17, 2014 Another McCullem. A subway train will be gone soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46Dover Posted June 17, 2014 Share #4 Posted June 17, 2014 Another McCullem. A subway train will be gone soon. Another Keron Thomas (RIP) moment you mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QM1to6Ave Posted June 17, 2014 Share #5 Posted June 17, 2014 I hope this guy gets the therapy he needs before this becomes a lifelong habit. Also, LRG, long time no see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted June 17, 2014 Share #6 Posted June 17, 2014 I hope this guy gets the therapy he needs before this becomes a lifelong habit. Also, LRG, long time no see! I know !!! Don't worry, I'll try to contribute regularly from now on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted June 17, 2014 Share #7 Posted June 17, 2014 LMAO... Smh... Really scary... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacemak3r Posted June 17, 2014 Share #8 Posted June 17, 2014 Well damn...who saw the shirt he has on? Coincidence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted June 17, 2014 Share #9 Posted June 17, 2014 Another McCullem. A subway train will be gone soon.Doubt it. Its nearly impossible to steal a subway train these days. Buses are much more vulnerable these types of situations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted June 17, 2014 Share #10 Posted June 17, 2014 lol... This is a comment from the NYDaily News: Every N.Y.C.T.A. bus depot in the city has at least two or three of these demented groupies!! Slow of mind but very keen when it comes to all things transit!! They know the drivers, supervision and the buses inside and out!! They know the schedules and bus numbers better than any employee, and many employees go to the groupies for advice on routes and schedules!! We feel bad, and sorry for them, so we allow them to hang out because they wouldn't have a life without transit!! LMAO... So true... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted June 17, 2014 Share #11 Posted June 17, 2014 Saw the vid on FB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz Posted June 17, 2014 Share #12 Posted June 17, 2014 I won't name names, but there are a couple on this forum... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo19 Posted June 17, 2014 Share #13 Posted June 17, 2014 lol... This is a comment from the NYDaily News: LMAO... So true... Said the groupie of Yonkers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupojohn Posted June 17, 2014 Share #14 Posted June 17, 2014 Instead of bolding quotes and laughing at these ''demented'' individuals, we should discourage them from stealing and get them help if they truly are not sound of mind. No one mentions that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion VII 4 Life Posted June 17, 2014 Share #15 Posted June 17, 2014 Every N.Y.C.T.A. bus depot in the city has at least two or three of these demented groupies!! Slow of mind but very keen when it comes to all things transit!! They know the drivers, supervision and the buses inside and out!! They know the schedules and bus numbers better than any employee, and many employees go to the groupies for advice on routes and schedules!! We feel bad, and sorry for them, so we allow them to hang out because they wouldn't have a life without transit!! College Point has way more than 2 or 3 "groupies" LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted June 17, 2014 Share #16 Posted June 17, 2014 Stuff like this makes all of us look bad. Why not work for the instead of stealing their vehicles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46Dover Posted June 17, 2014 Share #17 Posted June 17, 2014 I take it none of us know this guy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted June 18, 2014 Share #18 Posted June 18, 2014 I take it none of us know this guy? I knew him, but just from seeing each other. He always tries to start a conversation with everyone, so whenever I see him in the streets, I say wassup and keep it moving. I didn't know he was obsessed with buses, but I always saw him on buses or in the park. He's a farebeater, and he's always high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46Dover Posted June 18, 2014 Share #19 Posted June 18, 2014 I knew him, but just from seeing each other. He always tries to start a conversation with everyone, so whenever I see him in the streets, I say wassup and keep it moving. I didn't know he was obsessed with buses, but I always saw him on buses or in the park. He's a farebeater, and he's always high. So let me get this straight: a fare beater, a druggie, and a wannabe star of Grand Theft Auto? So much for this guys future aspirations with transit. As in "Thanks for playing, we have some lovely parting gifts for you..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted June 18, 2014 Share #20 Posted June 18, 2014 So let me get this straight: a fare beater, a druggie, and a wannabe star of Grand Theft Auto? So much for this guys future aspirations with transit. As in "Thanks for playing, we have some lovely parting gifts for you..." He was pretty well known on the north shore. He got a vid on YouTube of him being an a**hole on the S52 bus about a year ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreeddekalbL Posted June 18, 2014 Share #21 Posted June 18, 2014 you should see facebook and twitter instagram under #freedrizzy, they are glorifying him like he's a legend /based god! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTA1992 Posted June 18, 2014 Share #22 Posted June 18, 2014 I take it none of us know this guy? I see him all the time. On the ferry, on the bus. He actually jumped on my S48 a couple nights ago. Come to think of it, it may have been later the same night that he stole the bus. My instinct told me something was off about him. It's (almost) never wrong, you know. EDIT: Yep, it was later that same night. I remember him wearing those same clothes, and he was chatting it up with the operator up front, all while blocking the doors too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreekyFreezer Posted June 18, 2014 Share #23 Posted June 18, 2014 Now maybe someone takes his time to put rail-fanning to a whole new level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted June 18, 2014 Share #24 Posted June 18, 2014 you should see facebook and twitter instagram under #freedrizzy, they are glorifying him like he's a legend /based god! Glad I'm not the only one who noticed. They were egging him on in the videos but the minute he damaged a car or hit someone, then what? It's sad he had a cult following in the first place.... I see him all the time. On the ferry, on the bus. He actually jumped on my S48 a couple nights ago. Come to think of it, it may have been later the same night that he stole the bus. My instinct told me something was off about him. It's (almost) never wrong, you know. EDIT: Yep, it was later that same night. I remember him wearing those same clothes, and he was chatting it up with the operator up front, all while blocking the doors too. Damn that's crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamousNYLover Posted June 18, 2014 Share #25 Posted June 18, 2014 It's crazy and dangerous! Don't supervisiors and NYPD hanging out at St. George along with NYCDOT crews? I think Youtube really need to suspend videos of "How to steal buses." It's too crazy people stoling police car, buses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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