Bah Humbug
Just had to share this news article with you. I bow my head in shame as I think that you are serving a country that produces people like this....
Indiana's version of the Grinch traveled to Lake County instead of Whoville, used a brown van instead of a ramshackle sleigh, and grabbed UPS packages off driveways instead of sliding down chimneys to steal presents, police say.
But Marcus McCoy and his girlfriend, Tanya White, do have one thing in common with the Dr. Seuss character, according to authorities: Both attempted to ruin Christmas.
McCoy and White followed UPS trucks throughout Lake County and Illinois, grabbing Christmas packages as soon as they were dropped off, said Shaw Spurlock, deputy commander of criminal investigations with the Lake County Sheriff's Department.
Smiling American Girl dolls, shiny silver boxes containing Waterford Crystal glasses, massive stereos and heaps of comforters, flat-screen televisions, DVDs, CDs and clothing were loaded from the home into a sheriff's truck.
When the truck couldn't hold one more PlayStation, a mountain of gifts grew on the grass outside the couple's two-story home. Police also confiscated a printer from the couple's home filled with printing paper for creating receipts.
Assistant Cook County State's Attorney Nick D'Angelo said McCoy and White were getting ready to sell the Christmas gifts they stole.
"These are the Grinches who stole Christmas," D'Angelo said, standing outside the home in before the ever-growing pile of presents.
Police said the couple trailed UPS trucks in Indiana and Illinois for about a month, waiting until the drivers dropped off packages, then seizing them. Police estimate they stole tens of thousands of dollars worth of goods shipped this season. They apparently also stole credit cards and other items from shoppers, police said.
"Holidays mean nothing to them," said Lake County Sheriff Roy Dominguez, who took a break from his own shopping Friday to stop by the East Chicago home.
Dominguez said McCoy and White have an extensive criminal history of burglaries.
But now that police have arrested the couple, they have another mystery to solve: who the packages belong to. Postal addresses were ripped off almost all the presents.
The goodies will be stored in the sheriff's police garage in Crown Point. Anyone missing UPS packages can call the Sheriff's Department at 219-755-3246.
Sun-Times News Group
posted by Rich in Cincy | 6:04 PM
1 Comments:
You are doing this for your brother..I am a brother of someone aslo and my sister is Tayna White. I am not going to defend her because you are right actually. Those I love my sister I do not like her nore do I care for her. She is a plight and curse on my family and is the one who has ripped us apart in so many ways. Seeing this though I want you to know somethings..I am greatful for those fighting for the few of us really worthy of freedom but the again I am more grateful for the man who died for us all and gave us the gift of eternal life. I pray that God will bless your family well and that Our Lord will be with your brother and protect him.
*HUGS and LOVE* (from another big brother)
Daniel
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