Bizarre coincidence: front-page photos help capture thief

Posted by Mark Frauenfelder, December 21, 2007 4:12 PM | permalink

Saxtor says "The URL is to a PDF of the front page of the 12/14/2007 Lewiston Tribune (Idaho). Above the fold appeared a photograph of Michael Millhouse, painting a sign on the window of a business. But below the fold, he appeared again, in a still taken from a convenience store where a wallet containing $600 was lifted. Due to his size, and the fact that he was wearing the same clothes, he was easily identified and caught."

Link to PDF of front page | Supplemental article from Spokane, WA's Spokesman Review

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#1 posted by Cpt. Tim , December 21, 2007 4:22 PM

I really hope it was the person doing the layout.

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#2 posted by Lone , December 21, 2007 4:29 PM

Hear, hear! (@ Cpt Tim)

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#3 posted by Mr Ascii , December 21, 2007 4:34 PM

Hilarious! The article says that someone from the paper called the police at 3 A.M.

I like how his story changes from, "I didn't take the wallet" to "I thought it was my wife's" to "I took it so I could return it, but got busy."

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#4 posted by semiotix , December 21, 2007 5:29 PM

The supplemental article says that "[p]hone calls flooded the Tribune from readers, hoping to be the first to connect the dots and nab the Christmas Grinch."

Truly amazing. Who knew that anyone, let alone a "flood" of people, was actually reading local newspapers that carefully?

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#5 posted by MHotel , December 21, 2007 7:25 PM

in other news: "chomping on a meat stick and sipping on an A&W coffee."

root beer flavored coffee? yuck/yum.

(that is the sort of notion that makes me whistle while wizzin')

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#6 posted by The Unusual Suspect , December 22, 2007 6:31 AM

Heh, just when you think the universe isn't unfolding as it should, it goes and does this.

Good on ya, Powers That Be!

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#7 posted by Keneke

, December 22, 2007 9:53 AM

I am ashamed to know that that jacket/hoodie combo is sold at WalMart for $20. I almsot bought one, then decided I could just buy a hoodie for $10, a shirt for $10, and have more wardrobe options.

Yay, Walmart fashion. I'll go kill myself now.