All Time Stupidest Theft Attempt
In what has got to be the dumbest move by a thief I think I have ever heard of, a man decided to steal the one thing that would be sure to get an instant response from the police. Seconds after the theft, cops were swarming the area on the lookout for the stolen truck.
RICHLAND, Wash. - A stolen truck full of doughnuts? Better believe Tri-Cities police were on that in a hurry. Moments after the theft of the Viera's Bakery van was reported early Friday in Kennewick, police issued an all-points bulletin.
A Benton County sheriff's deputy quickly spotted the truck. After a chase at 30 to 35 mph, Richland police got it to stop and arrested the driver, Steve Swoboda, 19, for investigation of auto theft and felony escape.
Still intact was the entire load of glazed, sugar and cream doughnuts, as well as apple fritters, bear claws.
"In 24 years in law enforcement I've never had a call like that," Richland police Capt. Randy Barnes said. "To steal a bakery truck, how clever is that?"
"It kind of sticks out, a doughnut truck," Kennewick police Sgt. Ken Lattin said.
Do not try to come between the cops and their donuts.
Criminal Masterminds | Gaius Monday, 7 August , 2006
By Jim, Monday, 7 August , 2006 @ 9:33 pm
I don’t know. In Columbus Ohio there was a tow truck company busted for stealing vehicles from the police impound. They took them to the crusher and were paid 35$ a piece.
By Gaius, Monday, 7 August , 2006 @ 9:36 pm
Still, getting between a cop and a donut - taking your life into your own hands, man.