The Brief
- Ryan Levon Roman is accused of stealing professional camera equipment in a rental scam.
- In one case, Roman allegedly didn’t pay the rental fee, and removed a tracking device hidden in the equipment.
- The stolen equipment is worth thousands of dollars, and police believe Roman may have scammed others across LA County.
LOS ANGELES – Police arrested a man accused of stealing professional camera equipment he had agreed to rent, and officials think other people have fallen victim to the scam.
The scam
What we know:
Ruoyu Li and Yang Fei are just two of Ryan Levon Roman’s alleged victims. The couple owns a camera rental business. In January, they rented equipment to Roman.
Roman rented two Tokina zoom lenses and an Arri Alexa 35 camera package, premium cinematic gear that Li said is worth more than $100,000.
The couple said Roman agreed to pay them $600 a day for two weeks. But the money never came, and Li and Fei said a tracking device hidden in the equipment was removed.…