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Celebrity Justice2/12/2010 10:40 AM PST BY TMZ STAFF
TMZ Gets Jacked -- Camera Thief Busted on Tape

This footage is frickin' insane!!!

Stolen camera: Click to watch
Some dude with a pair of brass cojones pulled a classic snatch-and-grab on a TMZ camera Thursday -- and it all went down right in front of an L.A. courthouse!!!

Our camera guy was shooting Dennis Hopper's lawyer when some crook snuck up from behind and yanked the camera right out of our guy's hand while the camera was rolling.

The camera recorded the whole thing as the scumbag went sprinting through a parking lot ... and ultimately ran right into another TMZ cameraman.

The perp panicked and put down the camera but continued to book it down the street on foot until he was long gone.

The whole thing was insane -- but if you recognize ol' Shifty Stickyfingers over there, call the police, stat.

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Aerionx:  732 days ago

FIRST AGAIN!

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John:  731 days ago

How much does TMZ pay for tips leading to the arrest of the thief?

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JLS:  731 days ago

SO glad the camera man is okay! Please tell us about him personally on TMZ live tomorrow. Funny thing is the camera wasn't dropped or thrown and was okay as well. WHEW!

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1LawRN:  731 days ago

Duck and move sticky fingers....duck and move!

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Dunnit:  731 days ago

Looks like he didnt like being videotaped, maybe he is a fugitive.

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BomSHELL:  731 days ago

DAMN!!!

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Mark:  731 days ago

Damn, I was totally hoping for an on camera tackle of the kid while he was running with the camera. That would've been classic.

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Chris:  731 days ago

The guy should get a freaking medal for trying to stop this epidemic of losers called TMZ.

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Ricky:  731 days ago

Wowzers! It's like Cops, but from the perps point of view! But then it also felt like I drops some acid with all that camera shaking business. Is there another camera person perhaps a better shot of this loser?

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Ultraworld:  731 days ago

Karma is a bitch, ain't it?

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Lorenzo:  731 days ago

The TMZ Camera guy is a lil B*tch, Calling the police stating that he needed a police Officer for "A possible theft" and then stating "I was assaulted". I bet The Camera guy (wich we can't see, only hear) is a FAT Deutsche Bag that couldn't catch up to the lil Asian (not Mexican) thief. You hear him gasping for air hahaha LOOSER. Harvey should exercise his Camera men more often.

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rick:  731 days ago

just another illegal alien criminal in LA. You libtards reap what you sow.

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jmd005:  731 days ago

The lawyers is in on it. Notice how he didn't even look at the kid stealing the camera. I'm surprised the lawyer didn't chase the kid to finish the interview.

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chris:  731 days ago

why are you burying the alec baldwin story TMZ?

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ABB:  731 days ago

Hey matt and sean, how do you idiots know this?

And man, this fr' runs fast!

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