CHICAGO — You’ve heard the phrase, “People will steal anything that’s not nailed down.” As insatiable consumers of Chicago police report narratives, we can confirm the phrase is true.
Exhibit A: William Garner. He’s accused of stealing brass fittings from urinals at the University of Chicago and causing significant damage by releasing torrents of water from the compromised pipes.
-- You’ve heard the phrase, “People will steal anything that’s not nailed down.” --
ReplyDeleteAnd if you nail it down, they'll steal the nails as well.
Heard my dad comment about a larcenous friend of his "Bud would steal Jesus off the cross, then come back for the nails"
ReplyDeleteA 60 year old black man wandering around the halls of a university campus building was not enough to arouse suspicion before the crimes were committed?
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