Sex dooms burglar couple’s outing
The worst-laid plans often go awry.
Pepper spray, a bad way to end a date, criminal outing ... or both.
Such was the case in Hillsboro, Missouri, where a burglary duo’s purloinment of power tools and DVDs was interrupted by carnal passion.
The female cat burglar must not have appreciated the amorous advances — she elected to pepper spray her cohort and flee in the homeowner’s car, according to an article by NBC affiliate KSDK.
Two miles down the road she ran the car into a pond.
The man was caught running down the road wearing nothing but a raincoat and lugging a bag of stolen goods.
It makes you wonder what kind of DVDs they found hidden in the garage.
Jefferson County police did not respond to emails and phone calls.
Sadly, there are no booking mugs online.
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56 comments Add your comment
Kat
July 2nd, 2011
5:48 pm
@fan of the abnormal: As a “man of higher education,” please do not write any more blog entries until you learn how to write properly. It was painful to try to get through your entry. (ahem)
This was a well-written, interesting article. The people in it are dense; but if they weren’t, I guess they would not be burglars.
Kat
July 2nd, 2011
5:50 pm
@Kathy K: Unfortunately, I think your reference will be misconstrued by many of the readers of this blog. Half will complain that it should be “I think…” and half will be confused by the structure. Oh well…
maro
July 2nd, 2011
6:51 pm
seriously… I thought purloinment was a pretty commonly used word, have I been under a rock?
Stuck in the sticks
July 2nd, 2011
7:01 pm
All you peoples comments are gay! Who even cares about a stupid word. You all just need to grow up and find something better to do with your time…
dave
July 2nd, 2011
11:59 pm
This is probably the worst written story I have ever read in since I learned to read 50 years ago.
Marcus Simpson
July 3rd, 2011
11:02 am
Actually….using the word “Purloin” shows ignorance of the English language. The crime of “Purloin” requires a breach of trust by a servant (employee). This was theft.
Jovin
July 3rd, 2011
2:34 pm
PURR-LOIN-more like it!
Just_Sayin
July 3rd, 2011
2:39 pm
Whether or not the dictionary shows “purloinment” as a word, it has been repeatedly used by many others prior to the author of this article. How about just calling it a colloquialism and dropping it. You guys sound like a bunch of Mensa punks trying to throw your intellectual weight around. If you don’t like it, become a journalist yourselves and show him how it’s done with your boring discourse. Otherwise, save your narrow minded machinations for your next nerd meeting. Just sayin’.
Bill
July 3rd, 2011
3:12 pm
This was Journalism at it’s worst. The choice of words used in this article made it tedious to follow and understand !
Panties
July 3rd, 2011
4:06 pm
This is a great article. Very funny and interesting.