It takes a thief

Squisher

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BERLIN -- Six Romanians have been arrested on allegations they stole mobile phones and laptops from the back of a tractor-trailer as they followed it down a German autobahn at 60 miles (100 kilometers) an hour, Dortmund police said Tuesday.

"It was an extremely dangerous stunt -- like an action film," said Manfred Radecke, a spokesman for Dortmund police.

Officers, having been tipped off about the gang's tactics, were able to stake out an area and watch the thieves in action last week, Radecke said.

In the nighttime darkness, with their lights off, the men in two cars drove up behind a transport truck.

Once in place, one man climbed onto the hood of his own car, then used a bolt cutter to break a lock on the trailer door before climbing inside.

Because both cars had their headlights off, the truck driver never noticed the robbery.

 

sdifox

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lol. Pre-qualified for eventual Darwin Award if they keep doing this.

Prop.
"asshole you just dropped a case of iPhone!"
"That wasn't iPhones. I dropped Siegfried."
 

PokerGuy

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Sounds like a perfect scenario for the trucker to hit the brakes when they get close. That'll teach'em.
 
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Tim

Originally posted by: PokerGuy
Sounds like a perfect scenario for the trucker to hit the brakes when they get close. That'll teach'em.

Guess you missed the part of the story where they had their lights off, and the truckers never even saw them coming... huh, go figure.
 

rise

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meh, i'm sure they had helmets :laugh:

would be funny to see the truck driver tap the brakes though.
 

imported_Devine

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They're ninjas!!! I vote for we start putting pirates in the trailers, setup a few cameras and sit back in our lawn chairs with a tub of popcorn and a cooler full of beer, whose with me?!? :D
 

MotF Bane

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Hang pieces of meat from the inside of the trailer, big pieces (like bulk beef), and put a sign on the side of the truck labeling it from an electronics company. Splash red paint on the ground too, just as a bonus.
 

Demon-Xanth

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Originally posted by: Devine
They're ninjas!!! I vote for we start putting pirates in the trailers, setup a few cameras and sit back in our lawn chairs with a tub of popcorn and a cooler full of beer, whose with me?!? :D

I disagree. They are pirates.

Pull up to cargo vessel (vehicle): check
Board vehicle: check
plunder the booty: check
 

Demon-Xanth

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Originally posted by: CPA
Originally posted by: SlowSpyder
Anyone seen Vin Diesel lately?

No, but my guess is he's probably making another crappy movie.

# Hannibal the Conqueror (2009) (announced) .... Hannibal Barca
# Rockfish (2008) (pre-production) (voice)
# Fast and Furious (2009) (filming) .... Dominic Toretto
# Babylon A.D. (2008) (completed) .... Toorop

CONFIRMED!