A
Melbourne, Florida (of course) man’s cunning plan to rob a CVS was thwarted by
an alarm and decent response timing by an observant police officer. Florida Today reports that Officer Matthew
Werner was on patrol at 1:30 a.m. when he noticed an alarm sounding from a
CVS. He called for backup and
approached. As he got to the CVS
drive-through, he noticed that a maintenance hatch was open and an orange ramp
was placed against the pharmacy window.
Note
the lack of camouflage for the ramp and consider that drugs may have been
involved.
As
the officer got closer, he heard noises from inside the hatch, and a few
moments later, a man appeared in the doorway and began climbing out of the
hatch. The man fell from the hatch onto the ramp and collapsed to his knees.
The officers detained the man, who was wearing a black ski mask, had two
screwdrivers in his pocket and a tire iron in his hand.
Police searched the man who
literally fell out of the CVS at their knees and found two prescription bottles
of medicine (for which he didn’t have a prescription) a bag with more medicine,
a rope, gloves and a flashlight.
At least the burglar just up and
confessed when read his rights. At that point it was pretty much over. Hopefully he asked for rehab, too. Court
records show he has previously been found guilty of several crimes, including
possession of oxycodone and petit theft.
The officer probably gets the award for the easiest arrest in
history. It’s about as easy as the time
the police showed up to the Dunkin Donuts I was sitting outside of at 2 a.m.
with five other people while a dude smoked a joint inside. Who smokes a joint in a Dunkin Donuts? Who
puts an orange ramp up to the maintenance vent at a CVS by the pharmacy drive
through, then trips the alarm, and stays inside to get the drugs. An addict.
It’s more sad than funny. Kid
needs rehab.
Full story and photo credit: www.floridatoday.com/article/20131021/NEWS01/131021002/Melbourne-police-nab-alleged-burglar-pharmacy?nclick_check=1
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