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Orleans County Sheriffs Dept, via The Batavia Daily News / AP
In an undated photo provided Wednesday, by the Orleans County Sheriffs Dept. a truck is partially buried in a sand pit at Country Construction in Murray, N.Y
Thieves snatched a truck from a business in an Upstate New York town -- and the evidence almost disappeared into the sands of time.
But a week after it was taken, the vehicle was discovered by eagle-eye investigators flying around Wayne County, according to local media.
“Jeffery Paul was in the process of burying the box truck,” Investigator Corey Black told the Batavia News, referring to the son of David Paul, who owns Country Construction, where the truck was spotted.“He was bulldozing it under in a sand pit.”
With a search warrant in hand, police found other suspected stolen property in the 77-acre site. “We recovered the box truck, two stolen backhoes, one old one that had been dismantled, and a stolen car,” Black said. Only the box truck was buried in the sand pit.
Investigators described the Pauls as cooperative. They face possession of stolen property charges, according to Black.
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And the stupid award of the day goes to....... JEFFREY and DAVID PAULS!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
Do these guys take a stupid pill every morning or were they born that way?
Seriously, most crooks would have buried the truck at night lol
I don't think they would have gotten caught if they had not tried to BURY it. Hey partner gotta ask why would anyone be burying a perfectly good truck? Don't know partner we need to check this out. WOW!
Did they think that they could grow more trucks? I don't get this one.
They describe Paul as cooperative....what else are you gonna do? It's like being caught red-handed standing over a dead body w/a smoking gun isn't it.
Uh.... you mean like George Zimmerman? Sorry these guys are really stupid and deserve to be caught.
What does George Zimmerman have to do with this case? Absolutely nothing. Unless you have something to contribute about the article, move along.
Why steal it just to bury it?
There is a certain thrill in the stealing (and getting away with it.) Perhaps the truck was loaded with cargo that was more valuable and easier to fence than the truck.
Now the county gets a free bulldozer - they should be able to confiscate the machine that was being used to hide the evidence. If there are any drugs involved, the DEA might be able to confiscate the entire 77-acre site.
This has insurance fraud written all over it. Somebody is sweating bullets right now. For good reason.
to Bury the Competition
Especially when Maryland's Mega Millions lottery ticket is inside? ;)
They steal the thing, bury it until the fuss dies down, then exhume it later and sell it or part it out.
I dunno if you know anything about sand but it doesn't do well inside of cars.
Well officer its really just our time capsul honest
That's why the mafia always let their victims sleep with the fishes.
Give them the same punishment and spare the cost of a trial.
Gas up that bulldozer
What date is this showing on TV's "Most Stupid Criminals"?
Got to be one of the best ever.
It makes me wonder what else they might find in this location and/or others. I doubt that the few items they found were all that have been stolen.
Yeah, the police had better do more digging!
Their warrent only coverd the truck.
Can't just go digging... 4th amendment .... Can't search without a warrant that specifically states what they are searching for....
But I agree that there is more buried out there.
Just have to crack open the Cold Case file....
Reminds me of the good ol' days - thousands worth of railroad lumber was stolen over several nights - locals fingered a man & his 2 sons. My boss (sheriff) & I flew over their farm & spotted piles stacked in the woods. To verify loss, I had to contact the RR supervisor in another county, requiring one of their deputies to accompany. Arriving at his house, my radio activated his garage door opener, revealing $30K in "misappropriated" property amassed over a 35-yr. career. Results? 4 arrests, loss of RR job & retirement. Moral? You can hide, but you can't always run....
Please write a book. That's the best story I've heard since the one told by some old-timer in a cafe in Butte, Montana about the local thief who, after their burglary, called his partner's cell phone, which had since been confiscated by a police officer, to ask, "Did I leave any of my tools in that house?" I never laughed so hard at breakfast before or since.
What kind of radio did you have?
Years ago they found a corvette buried near where I live. Had been stolen 5 years previously.
If they checked now I think it would be the strong smell of Dunkin Donuts, after they got through with the pile.
Buzz L.: one of the early VHF's, I think - probably not one of the old low-bands - back in the early 80's, as recall.
Amused: Actually, I 've thought about it, but no one would believe most of the (true) stories, like the one about the 2 teenagers caught with an expensive gallon baggie of weed - turned out to be alfalfa, so we let 'em go (eventually..!).
Hey, that was good grass man! Not weed!
ROFLMAO - - A gallon size baggie of Alfalfa..... Yeah Officer, Me and my friend here thought we saw a hungry horse and were just going to feed it.....
I'd believe you! I'm a librarian - I've seen a lot of weird stuff myself, plus that book would go on our shelf. Or start a website.
What, no pictures of Tweedle-Dee and Tweedle-Dum?
Maybe the truck was stuck and he was putting a little sand under the wheels for traction??
Tweekers ....Any time you see some news that just dosn't make sense...Meth is involved...... it would make for some interesting reading for "that "book..