Comments on: Dumbest. Thief. Ever.

By: PeoriaAntiPundit

PeoriaAntiPundit — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:27:51 +0000

I know for a fact that 4 officers were in that store 5 minutes before the robbery. They all got called to a fight at Steampit Days. They left. As soon as they were out of sight, the robber came in, walked around the counter, pushed the clerk, then stabbed at him with a blunt object, took the cash drawer, which weighs 35 to 40lbs and ran out of the building heading south towards Aurther St. The clerk can be seen on the store’s video calling the police and is still on the phone with the dispatcher when two of the officers that were there earlier come back in. They turned around when they got the call. It was cased and the police know it.

By: PeoriaIllinoisan

PeoriaIllinoisan — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 19:19:06 +0000

Josh, am I that predictable? Next thing you’re going to say is that I’ve got more pictures of Maplewood to put up…

I’ll tell you one thing though, they’re going to find this guy. The cops aren’t going to stand for a burglary at their gas station.

By: Josh Harris

Josh Harris — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:28:53 +0000

When I saw this article, I knew it would be on here. My question is, if he grabs the whole thing, he’s got his hands full, why didn’t the clerk clock him over the head with something as he’s walking out the door?

By: mortonmalaise

mortonmalaise — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 06:42:42 +0000

The police were probably too busy giving out seatbelt tickets or pulling people over for leaving the station without their headlights on.

Of course, there’s always the chance that none of them give a s**t, because they don’t live in the neighborhood and they’re trying to figure out why the ICEE machine isn’t working.

By: C. J. Summers

C. J. Summers — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 02:49:28 +0000

Hmmm… you say he’s a dumb thief, yet he got away with not only the cash, but the entire cash register despite the fact that this is the place where the police hang out. I’ll bet a lot of thieves wish they were so dumb.