{"id":277100,"date":"2026-06-24T20:50:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T20:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/277100\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T20:50:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T20:50:56","slug":"you-cant-have-nothing-nice-in-the-bronx-nyc-man-gets-hondas-sensor-stolen-a-day-after-buying-car-thief-allegedly-offers-to-return-it-before-ghosting-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/277100\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;You Can&#8217;t Have Nothing Nice in the Bronx&#8221;: NYC Man Gets Honda&#8217;s Sensor Stolen a Day After Buying Car, Thief Allegedly Offers To Return It Before Ghosting Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A man in The Bronx, New York City, was devastated to learn that his brand-new Honda had been the target of thieves. Apparently, they took its sensor away, leaving the man with a potentially expensive replacement bill. However, the alleged thief apparently contacted him to return it, but would later ghost the man, exponentially adding to his frustration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The borderline tragic story was shared on TikTok by Joel Deleon. His <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@joeltheleon\/video\/7653895039143169293\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:very first clip;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;very first clip&quot;}\" class=\"link \">very first clip<\/a> on his Honda sensor theft series, which has been seen by over three million people,<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Joel filmed his dashboard and how it showed a warning. It read, &#8220;Auto high-beam problem. Manual controls available. See your dealer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The warning had a very simple explanation: the Honda&#8217;s sensor was gone. Joel knew this and reacted accordingly, saying, &#8220;There&#8217;s no way, bro.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sensor Gone<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Joel exited his car and, with a plethora of &#8220;Bros,&#8221; he finally showed the damage. His Honda&#8217;s sensor was nowhere to be found, and all that was left was the empty socket.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I just got the car, bro. There&#8217;s no [expletive] way, bro. [&#8230;] You can&#8217;t have nothing nice in The Bronx, bro,&#8221; the NYC man said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Back inside his vehicle, Joel explained that he had parked his brand-new car at around 3 a.m. A few hours later, the sensor was gone, and the worst part is that, according to him, he had ordered a sensor protector, which was supposed to arrive later in the day. Of course, there is no longer any sensor to protect.<\/p>\n<p>Thief DMs Joel<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@joeltheleon\/video\/7653990261906885901\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:first follow-up;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;first follow-up&quot;}\" class=\"link \">first follow-up<\/a>, Joel revealed that someone had contacted him directly. Apparently, a man, whom he called a &#8220;nice guy,&#8221; had identified himself as the sensor thief and was willing to give it back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;YOOOOOOO I think I might took your sensor bro I ain&#8217;t know it was you twin,&#8221; a first message read. Joel was suspicious at first, but once the individual provided not only his car&#8217;s correct parking address and a photo of the sensor and the Honda&#8217;s emblem, he knew the man meant business.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Joel was willing to pay the man back for his sensor. After all, getting a new one would set him back a couple of thousand dollars. Still, he feared that the alleged thief might just be &#8220;trolling&#8221; him.<\/p>\n<p>Joel Is Ghosted<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the end, it appeared that that was exactly the case, as shown <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@joeltheleon\/video\/7654695517410151694\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:in a second and last update;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;in a second and last update&quot;}\" class=\"link \">in a second and last update<\/a>. Joel and the man, who appears to go by Tato, kept on talking about the sensor, with the latter apparently asking for a bit of money in return.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Honda owner kept insisting on meeting up with the alleged thief. He would get early morning messages at 12 a.m. and 2 a.m. from Tato saying, &#8220;Don&#8217;t worry, I got you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the end, he ended up calling Tato multiple times, to no response. The man, who probably never had the sensor in the first place, had ghosted him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Joel, meanwhile, did receive the protector he mentioned earlier. 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