{"id":1939379,"date":"2026-05-16T17:00:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T14:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1939379"},"modified":"2026-05-16T17:00:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T14:00:51","slug":"street-outlaws-star-daddy-daves-arrest-and-alleged-crime-on-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1939379","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Street Outlaws&#8217; Star Daddy Dave&#8217;s Arrest and Alleged Crime on Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/5d\/16by9\/2026\/05\/16\/5da161baf6564c15860054ffd1abc849_xl.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">&#8216;Street Outlaws&#8217; Star Daddy Dave&#8217;s Arrest and Alleged Crime on Video<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">&#8216;Street Outlaws&#8217; Daddy Dave<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Allegedly Caught On Video Planting Tracking Device<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-16T10:00:51-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              May 16, 2026<br \/>\n                            10:00 AM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-16T14:24:29-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  May 16, 2026<br \/>\n                                2:24 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-cdc49194438563f53634c66d0af695f4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-15bd6831-7281-4e40-a725-94ecce0d01e5-2068880392-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/95\/16by9\/2026\/05\/16\/95a7f1f3f68843cb9be91b118ba965a2_md.png\" alt=\"051626_daddy_dave_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-15bd6831-7281-4e40-a725-94ecce0d01e5-2068880392-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">TAKEN AWAY IN CUFFS<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/daddy-dave-arrested-for-tracking-device-05-16-2026\/\">Video: \u2018Street Outlaws\u2019 Star Daddy Dave\u2019s Arrest Caught on Video<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b149ad1ebfe59925585f8bb6846045a2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>We told you last week &#8220;Street Outlaws&#8221; star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/daddy-dave\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Daddy Dave<\/strong><\/a> was caught on video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/13\/street-outlaws-arrest-alleged-car-location-tracker\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>allegedly planting<\/strong><\/a> a GPS device under someone&#8217;s vehicle &#8212; and now we have the footage of the alleged crime.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d21b28ba431fbf4451b08a545db65e91\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>TMZ obtained security cam video showing what purports to be Dave &#8212; dressed in all black with a hoodie over his head &#8212; walking down a street in Bath, New York, on the night of May 12.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3b068529d629c8abfe598371c9c510cc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260516_e51a4e45509c4ff3911b23381c569d4d\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:ab9764bd-41da-4e09-9fdc-38a4f14cae0f\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e5\/4by3\/2026\/05\/16\/e51a4e45509c4ff3911b23381c569d4d_md.png\" alt=\"051626_daddy_dave_walking_primary\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-260d06f6a71c62091a7cb6545bc946ca\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>In the video, the suspect squats next to the parked vehicle and then reaches beneath the undercarriage, presumably to attach the tracking device.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-67e68bf3a27dd5cb8a77f284aeff8607\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Bath Village Police Chief <strong>Donald Lewis<\/strong> tells us &#8230; the man seen in the video appears to be Daddy Dave, whose real name is <strong>David Comstock<\/strong>. According to a police press release, Dave placed the tracking device under the vehicle while being recorded on video.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-5bed8428d373fb9df5177316bb59daac\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>But Daddy Dave tells TMZ &#8230; &#8220;It&#8217;s not me. You guys are barking up the wrong tree.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-826c0f777ef0481f71e9caac6f877350\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Our footage also shows the suspect hurrying away from the vehicle followed by a police officer later arriving on scene to investigate, along with two unidentified people. Then came the arrest &#8212; and you can actually see officers taking the suspect away in handcuffs on the street.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b8e6591a4813e235e0e00d25f289fdc1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260516_a22cae99c1364f55b3f88d52c5936636\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:ab9764bd-41da-4e09-9fdc-38a4f14cae0f\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/a2\/4by3\/2026\/05\/16\/a22cae99c1364f55b3f88d52c5936636_md.png\" alt=\"051626_daddy_dave_cuffed_blurred_primary\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f79b389be25f8519f2294f9f4677069e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>As we reported, Daddy Davewas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/13\/street-outlaws-daddy-dave-arrested\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>booked<\/strong><\/a> into the jail in the early morning of May 13 on two misdemeanor charges, namely stalking and criminal tampering. 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