Tag: car theft
Messy Thief
This young man took it upon himself to burglarize a small Apple store. Subtly not being his strong suit, the thief backed his truck through the front entrance of the store, damaging the framing beyond repair.
Surveillance video captured the action as he attempts to grab the display computers. This didn’t go done quite as [...]
Posted: December 21st, 2009 under Crime.
Tags: car, car theft, computer, theft, thief
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U-Hauls and ATMs
Yeah, I’m thinkin’ that wasn’t going to work.
BOULDER, Colo. – Authorities say a man in Colorado apparently tried to steal an ATM by hauling it away with a truck.
The plan didn’t work. The alleged attempted theft of the free-standing, outdoor ATM in Boulder set off an alarm early Wednesday morning. When police arrived they found [...]
Posted: December 1st, 2009 under Crime.
Tags: ATM, bank, car theft, theft, thief, U-Haul
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School Boys And Car Theft
The weather turns cold in Michigan and fall is the time of year when the locals begin indulging in the habit of starting their cars long before they actually leave the house. Tim Music was doing exactly that one morning, but when he left the house in order to drive his son to school, the [...]
Posted: November 30th, 2009 under Crime.
Tags: car, car theft, theft, thief
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This Makes Perfect Sense
VALLEJO, Calif. – The California Highway Patrol say a man stole a car to make a court appearance on a previous auto theft charge.
Patrol investigator Chris Linehan says he arrested Samuel Botchvaroff Tuesday as he sat inside a stolen 2000 Range Rover at the Vallejo courthouse. The 24-year-old Botchvaroff had just left his arraignment on [...]
Posted: November 9th, 2009 under Crime.
Tags: car, car theft, court, grand theft auto, theft, thief
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Crime Down Under
An Australian car thief was busted for grand theft auto when he was discovered napping in a local car wash. He drove his stolen Audi into the automatic car wash, and after an hour of zero movement a suspicious service station attendant called the police. I suppose there might be something strange about a car [...]
Posted: August 3rd, 2009 under Crime.
Tags: car, car theft, car wash, grand theft auto, thief
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Arriving in Style
A 37 year-old California man drove to court to face charges of stealing a $125,000 Porsche Carrera. What did this man drive, you might ask? The answer: a stolen Lexus SUV.
Maybe he thought they wouldn’t notice. However, in addition to a Lexus not being a low profile kind of vehicle, this particular one had a [...]
Posted: July 8th, 2009 under Crime.
Tags: car theft, court, grand theft auto, terriers
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