Thief stuck under dumpster for 12 hours

[grrl]

Link with picture


Cops: SC thief stuck under trash bin for 12 hours
Thu Jul 31, 3:33 PM ET

A suspected thief trying to steal $10 worth of copper got himself into a stinky situation when he was trapped under a trash bin at a county landfill for 12 hours, sheriff's deputies said.

Deputies said Gibson Cook, 56, broke into the landfill, then got stuck as he tried to crawl under the large container. Landfill workers found him about 12 hours later with his legs sticking out from under the bin. Emergency workers had to inflate air bags so they could lift the bin to free him.

Cook was charged with trespassing and petit larceny, deputy Wayne Kirby said. He was waiting for a bond hearing and it was unclear if he had an attorney.

"He's one of our local petty thieves," Kirby said. "But he has never been in a jam like this."

Break-ins at the landfill in Dillon, a town of about 6,400 people in the northeast corner of the state near the North Carolina line, have increased in recent months as thieves look for discarded scrap metal. But employee Charlie Brown said that in 27 years at the dump, this is the first time he's seen anyone get stuck. He said the copper under the trash bin could not have been worth more than $10.

"It was right disgusting," he said. "I wouldn't be under there."

 

[axelfox]

Originally posted by: grrl


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Cops: SC thief stuck under trash bin for 12 hours
Thu Jul 31, 3:33 PM ET

A suspected thief trying to steal $10 worth of copper got himself into a stinky situation when he was trapped under a trash bin at a county landfill for 12 hours, sheriff's deputies said.

Deputies said Gibson Cook, 56, broke into the landfill, then got stuck as he tried to crawl under the large container. Landfill workers found him about 12 hours later with his legs sticking out from under the bin. Emergency workers had to inflate air bags so they could lift the bin to free him.

Cook was charged with trespassing and petit larceny, deputy Wayne Kirby said. He was waiting for a bond hearing and it was unclear if he had an attorney.

"He's one of our local petty thieves," Kirby said. "But he has never been in a jam like this."

Break-ins at the landfill in Dillon, a town of about 6,400 people in the northeast corner of the state near the North Carolina line, have increased in recent months as thieves look for discarded scrap metal. But employee Charlie Brown said that in 27 years at the dump, this is the first time he's seen anyone get stuck. He said the copper under the trash bin could not have been worth more than $10.

"It was right disgusting," he said. "I wouldn't be under there."

"Good grief!"

 

[S Freud]

The picture brings the article to another level.

edit: I guess he's going to feel down in the dumps for a little while.

 

[grrl]

Originally posted by: S Freud
The picture brings the article to another level.

edit: I guess he's going to feel down in the dumps for a little while.

Is that an accepted psychological condition, Mr Freud?

 

[Steve]

"petit larceny"

Shouldn't that be petty?

 

[imported_yovonbishop]

Oh man. That stinks big time. Maybe it'll teach him a lesson - if you're going to steal something, make it worth your while!

Or, you know, just don't steal.

 

[mugs]

Stealing from a landfill :laugh:

My parents have a neighbor named Charlie Brown. He has a Christmas tree farm. Seriously.

 

[potato28]

Originally posted by: Steve
"petit larceny"

Shouldn't that be petty?

Isn't petty less than $500, but more than $50?

 

[potato28]

Originally posted by: mugs
Stealing from a landfill :laugh:

My parents have a neighbor named Charlie Brown. He has a Christmas tree farm. Seriously.

:camera:'s or it didn't happen.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: potato28

Originally posted by: mugs
Stealing from a landfill :laugh:

My parents have a neighbor named Charlie Brown. He has a Christmas tree farm. Seriously.

:camera:'s or it didn't happen.

Website

I grew up just down the road from the windmill, and I've never been inside. It's always closed. Remind me in the winter and I can take a picture of myself next to the tree farm sign and the Brown family mailbox.

 

[Steve]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: potato28

Originally posted by: mugs
Stealing from a landfill :laugh:

My parents have a neighbor named Charlie Brown. He has a Christmas tree farm. Seriously.

:camera:'s or it didn't happen.

Website

I grew up just down the road from the windmill, and I've never been inside. It's always closed. Remind me in the winter and I can take a picture of myself next to the tree farm sign and the Brown family mailbox.

I'm sure he's heard this before, but he needs to grow a pumpkin patch!

 

[grrl]

Originally posted by: potato28

Originally posted by: Steve
"petit larceny"

Shouldn't that be petty?

Isn't petty less than $500, but more than $50?

Link

Law Encyclopedia: Petit Larceny
This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

A form of larceny ? the stealing of another's personal property ? in which the value of the property taken is generally less than $50.

Synonym: petty larceny


And this...

Law Encyclopedia: Grand Larceny
This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

A category of larceny ? the offense of illegally taking the property of another ? in which the value of the property taken is greater than that set for petit larceny.

 

[Steve]

^interesting^