Skittled!

[relpax]

[I]oh boy. i am losing all faith in humanity! this proves my general feeling that some folks should not be allowed to reprodue.

Updated: 10:56 p.m. PT June 7, 2006
CRYSTAL, Minn. - Burglars who stole $30 worth of Skittles and Starburst candy from a Little League concession stand in this Minneapolis suburb left behind an incriminating piece of evidence. Police found a cell phone inside the building.

According to court documents, sometime after the theft on Saturday night, the phone's owner called the phone and identified himself. Officers arranged to meet him and return the phone, and a witness identified the man as one of the burglars.

Mitchell Scudder, 19, and Brian Current, 21, are charged in the theft. Court papers said a witness saw one suspect crawl out of the building's window and a second join him. Both dropped candy as they ran away.

Under questioning, Current allegedly told investigators he waited outside while Scudder entered the building. The complaint alleged the two filled a backpack with candy and ran when a car drove by.

When officers went to Scudder's door, he was chewing on some Skittles. Confiscated from the house were 20 bags of candy and another 20 packages found in a backpack, the complaint said.

Damage to the concession stand was estimated at $500 to $1,000.

[andre459]

There are plenty of arseholes around, all for a couple bags of lollies.

I've owned/managed a newsagency for thelast 8 years and have lost my trust in people. From having staff stealing money, lottery tickets and helping themselves to free drinks and lollies. Sometimes these are people you have worked with for a few years and think you can trust. Too having customers try and steal just about anything thats not tied down.

We've had the tandem team where one person distracts the staff member whilst the other sneaks behind the counter and stuff things in a bag (I caught them on a surveillance camera). Also a popular one is the snack and grab, where they pick something up , make their way to the counter and then make a run for the door. Lots of petty theft, kids trying to stuff paint markers in their pockets while your distracted. Others trying to sneak into the back office whilst staff were distracted.

The one that got me was the thirsty robber. We were ram raided and they managed to smash their way into our office and steal about $5,000 of cigarettes. Then on the way out one of them stops runs back into the shop and grabs a bottle of coke from the fridge, robbing is thirty work.

After a while nothing is suprising and you lose trust in people. There are too many people around with their hand out wanting the easy way. Especially after you have travelled a bit and see what other people have to do to survive. Some people don't realise how lucky they are.

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Well tell me they were at least the new 'Smoothie Mix' Skittles with the limited edition ice cream flavor - this month is orange vanilla swirl! - and maybe I'll understand this senseless act of criminality a little more. There are few things I wouldn't do (most related to being a man's play toy) for Smoothie Mix skittles.