San Diego, CA / March 18, 2007
Suspected robbers arrested after train hits their truck
ENCINITAS – It took an Amtrak train to stop two men who allegedly robbed two convenience stores Sunday, a county sheriff's spokesman said.
Deputies arrested the suspects after the train struck their green Ford Explorer on the tracks along Highway 101 and Basil Street at 5:18 a.m., said Sgt. W. Dreyer, of the Encinitas sheriff's station.
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To the robbers:
Here's your sign.
Almost as smart as the bank robbery wheel man who ran out of gas idling outside the bank his cohorts were robbing in LA. They came out, got in the car just as the cops arrived and were aprehended. The driver was apprehended when he sprinted back to the scene carrying a gas can.
I doubt if either of our two suspects had a job offer from NASA pending.
Final Score:
Loco Weed Heads - 0
Amtrak Loco P42 - 100
Rumors circulating hint that the loco weed heads lost due to a vague unconfirmed reference to their ancestry family tree being a straight line...............
"I like my Pullman Standards & Budds in Stainless Steel flavors, thank you!"
Talk about karma illustrated. Wow!
Hey, they didn't say they recovered the money!
StillGrande wrote: Talk about karma illustrated. Wow!Hey, they didn't say they recovered the money!
In the end, the stores will never get their money back. Amtrak will have to pay to fix the engine. The railroad will pay to fix the tracks and/or roadbed. And the taxpayers will pay living expenses for the buffoons.
Probably would have been better for everyone if they had died....oh yeah, the negligence lawsuit, I forgot.
I wonder if Amtrak's management has the backbone to try and legally pursue these thugs for the damages to the locomotive?
( Said in a very sarcastic voice): HA HA!
Had to check Google Maps for the location of Basil street - a few blocks south of the Leucadia Blvd crossing - wonder what in the heck prompted the driver to go that far off of Highway 101.
For those not familiar with San Diego county, Leucadia and Cardiff-by-the-Sea are parts of the city of Encinitas.
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