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Tattooed Thief Tippy-Toes to the Tank
Thursday, May 04, 2006
March 10, 2006
CROWN POINT, Ind. — Lots of kooky crooks have been caught red-handed, but getting busted with inked toes is another thing altogether.
Richard Costello of Clearwater, Fla., was trying to peddle stolen motorcycle parts on eBay when he was kicked to the proverbial curb by his own feet, the St. Petersburg Times reports.
After swiping other people's bikes, police say Costello spread the stolen wares on the floor so he could photograph them for the Web site. Unfortunately for him, his distinctively-tattooed feet could be seen peeking into the pictures.
When the real owner of one of the missing motorcycles noticed the parts for sale on eBay and became suspicious, he notified the authorities.
The cops quickly realized that the person selling the suspicious parts had talking feet, of sorts — one read "White" and the other read "Trash." It took only a quick search of jail records for investigators to know they had their man.
"This one goes in the 'Not the brightest star in the sky' file," Clearwater police Sgt. Greg Stewart said.
Police arranged a rendezvous with Costello to buy some parts, and he was promptly arrested upon his arrival in a van full of stolen goods.
Detectives don't know exactly how lucrative Costello's illicit Internet dealings might have been, but they say he has shipped items as far as Britain and the Netherlands.
"He just tiptoed his way back to jail," Stewart said.
Sticking It to the Man, One Poop Sandwich at a Time
You may think he's crazy, but he's really just another slayer of the undead trying to make his stand, man.
Richard Carroll, a 54-year-old from Highland, Ind., who has a beef with the Lake County justice system, claims to have sent boxes of scatological snacks to the courts to protest a small claims case, the Northwest Indiana Times reports.
The six boxes he sent this week contained kitty poop, bread, torn-up money and some change thrown in for good measure.
Now Carroll, who also goes by the moniker "Vampire Killer," has locked himself in his house in wait of what he sees as his impending arrest.
"I'm not coming out of this house," he said.
And it seems this isn't Vampire Killer's first foray into the world of posting poopy parcels — early last month he sent a package to Lake Superior Court Magistrate Michael Pagano that had to be examined by a hazardous materials team.
But Carroll insists that he's only a man making a point.
"They all say I'm crazy, but I'm crazy about my rights," he said.
He says he plans to keep the packages coming every week, and he will only leave his house if the cops show up with a warrant and a federal agent.
Authorities say they're aware of Carroll's actions.
Dont ask me why...but I thought of Brainpaint the whole time I was reading this. :laugh2:
Tattooed Thief Tippy-Toes to the Tank
Thursday, May 04, 2006
March 10, 2006
CROWN POINT, Ind. — Lots of kooky crooks have been caught red-handed, but getting busted with inked toes is another thing altogether.
Richard Costello of Clearwater, Fla., was trying to peddle stolen motorcycle parts on eBay when he was kicked to the proverbial curb by his own feet, the St. Petersburg Times reports.
After swiping other people's bikes, police say Costello spread the stolen wares on the floor so he could photograph them for the Web site. Unfortunately for him, his distinctively-tattooed feet could be seen peeking into the pictures.
When the real owner of one of the missing motorcycles noticed the parts for sale on eBay and became suspicious, he notified the authorities.
The cops quickly realized that the person selling the suspicious parts had talking feet, of sorts — one read "White" and the other read "Trash." It took only a quick search of jail records for investigators to know they had their man.
"This one goes in the 'Not the brightest star in the sky' file," Clearwater police Sgt. Greg Stewart said.
Police arranged a rendezvous with Costello to buy some parts, and he was promptly arrested upon his arrival in a van full of stolen goods.
Detectives don't know exactly how lucrative Costello's illicit Internet dealings might have been, but they say he has shipped items as far as Britain and the Netherlands.
"He just tiptoed his way back to jail," Stewart said.
Sticking It to the Man, One Poop Sandwich at a Time
You may think he's crazy, but he's really just another slayer of the undead trying to make his stand, man.
Richard Carroll, a 54-year-old from Highland, Ind., who has a beef with the Lake County justice system, claims to have sent boxes of scatological snacks to the courts to protest a small claims case, the Northwest Indiana Times reports.
The six boxes he sent this week contained kitty poop, bread, torn-up money and some change thrown in for good measure.
Now Carroll, who also goes by the moniker "Vampire Killer," has locked himself in his house in wait of what he sees as his impending arrest.
"I'm not coming out of this house," he said.
And it seems this isn't Vampire Killer's first foray into the world of posting poopy parcels — early last month he sent a package to Lake Superior Court Magistrate Michael Pagano that had to be examined by a hazardous materials team.
But Carroll insists that he's only a man making a point.
"They all say I'm crazy, but I'm crazy about my rights," he said.
He says he plans to keep the packages coming every week, and he will only leave his house if the cops show up with a warrant and a federal agent.
Authorities say they're aware of Carroll's actions.
Dont ask me why...but I thought of Brainpaint the whole time I was reading this. :laugh2:
