# Batmobile Dealer in Indiana Arrested by San Francisco Area Police **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [August 2, 2022, 12:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/batmobile-dealer-in-indiana-arrested-by-san-francisco-area-police/185588 "2022-08-02T00:31:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2022, 12:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/batmobile-dealer-in-indiana-arrested-by-san-francisco-area-police/185588/1 "2022-08-02T00:31:14Z")
Apparently some sort of contract dispute between seller & buyer of specialty vehicle, buyer claims seller hasn’t delivered Batmobile on schedule, seller claims one of buyer’s payments not received on time. Contract disputes about buying/selling cars not that unusual, but police travelling from west coast all the way to the Indiana to make an arrest, that got my attention … dealer arrested, bank account frozen, dealer claims total innocence. > **[SF Bay Area sheriff accused of ordering raid on Batmobile garage in Indiana...](https://boingboing.net/2022/08/01/sf-bay-area-sheriff-accused-of-ordering-raid-on-batmobile-garage-in-indiana-as-favor-to-friend.html)** > > Last week, San Mateo County Sheriff Carlos Bolanos sent four officers from the San Francisco Bay Area all the way to Indiana to raid a garage licensed to make custom Batmobiles modeled on the class… ---
**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2022, 2:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/batmobile-dealer-in-indiana-arrested-by-san-francisco-area-police/185588/2 "2022-08-02T02:24:51Z")
Fake news SF Sheriff can not make arrest and raid Indiana business without the state of Indiana getting involved and no where in the article did I see that. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2022, 4:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/batmobile-dealer-in-indiana-arrested-by-san-francisco-area-police/185588/3 "2022-08-02T04:51:56Z")
Reminds me of Dennis weaver in mcloud but I think he was a us Marshall so could travel. The limp was gone. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2022, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/batmobile-dealer-in-indiana-arrested-by-san-francisco-area-police/185588/4 "2022-08-02T13:43:16Z")
Sadly this IS a real thing… [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/0/0/008beb4d2cd2aa1f6c2617534015bce1ce91f84c.jpeg "CA sheriff orders raid on Indiana Batmobile garage, allegedly as favor for friend - EXCLUSIVE") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiM1At3O53E) With a LOT of unanswered questions… An upset buyer who is friends with a lame-duck Sheriff who lost re-election… [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/4/b/4b1e252530526f5332454911cdcb18cdcf57298f.jpeg "Batmobile at Center of Interstate Caper!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ytT65ydkjA) ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2022, 9:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/batmobile-dealer-in-indiana-arrested-by-san-francisco-area-police/185588/5 "2022-08-02T21:37:46Z")
Fake news? Like M says above, I don’t think so. Reported on major bay area tv and radio stations, CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox affiliates, etc. Reasonable enough question though, given the Boing Boing source link. No idea who/what Boing Boing is. ---
**Author:** ![tcmichnorth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tcmichnorth/32/25126_2.png) [@tcmichnorth](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tcmichnorth)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2022, 11:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/batmobile-dealer-in-indiana-arrested-by-san-francisco-area-police/185588/6 "2022-08-02T23:13:36Z")
> [@George\_San\_Jose1](#): > > No idea who/what Boing Boing is. A bouncing airplane. ---
**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2022, 7:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/batmobile-dealer-in-indiana-arrested-by-san-francisco-area-police/185588/7 "2022-08-03T07:50:53Z")
Looks like the county’s getting an earful from residents, will have to see how the investigation proceeds. [San Mateo Co. residents demand answers after Indiana Batmobile garage raid - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytnexY8vOdc) ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2022, 8:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/batmobile-dealer-in-indiana-arrested-by-san-francisco-area-police/185588/8 "2022-08-03T20:36:15Z")
Only slightly surprised the incident occurred, but I’m definitely surprised the Indiana contingent appeared to cave w/little or no complaint. A customer in one state of course has the right to insist the vendor in another state lives up to the contract. No idea if they did or not. But it seems like the common sense way to deal w/this situation if the buyer didn’t think the seller was living up to the agreed upon terms, take the issue before an Indiana judge. hmmm … oh no, did I say “common sense”? … lol ---
**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2022, 9:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/batmobile-dealer-in-indiana-arrested-by-san-francisco-area-police/185588/9 "2022-08-03T21:22:22Z")
> [@George\_San\_Jose1](#): > > oh no, did I say “common sense”? … lol Something that is very short supply now a days. 😆 🥲 ---
**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2022, 12:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/batmobile-dealer-in-indiana-arrested-by-san-francisco-area-police/185588/10 "2022-08-04T00:35:52Z")
> [@George\_San\_Jose1](#): > > oh no, did I say “common sense”? … lol Blasphemer…that will not be tolerated here, ye shall burn at the stake. 🤣