Police: Thief stole 400K toothpicks in Ga.

(AP) ATHENS, Ga. - Who says toothpicks are not valuable?

Police in Georgia are trying to figure out who stole about 400,000 toothpicks worth nearly $3,000 from a manufacturer in Athens.

Police tell the Athens Banner-Herald someone took six cases from Armond's Manufacturing Company Inc. about two weeks ago, and another seven cases disappeared last weekend.

Each case contains 288 packages of 100 toothpicks.

Police say there were no signs of forced entry. The owner believes a current or former employee might be responsible.

Two employees told the owner they saw a man selling containers of Armond's toothpicks at a flea market last weekend.

[rwsmith29456]

People will steal ANYTHING at any opportunity, maybe get five bucks for a hit of some drug and if they can't, dump it. It's an automatic reflex, steal first and don't ask questions at all. Just daily business.

[USAlandofCriminals]

Not surprised at this. Americans steal everything. Those people are the biggest thieves.

[WhitePeopleRRacistMaggots]

Boy American steal everything. I once read they killed a pizza delivery man for a pizza pie. They recently killed a man for iphone. What's is wrong with those people. Thank goodness I am in Europe far away from the racists evil cold american scum.

[skeezix06]

Among other things, you probably want to work a little more on your punctuation and your grammar.

[AnnieDanny]

Another troll, probably lives smack dab in the middle of the USA somewhere. And probably in 7th or 8th grade.

[nojoy01]

Hey, tryin' to kick a 3 pack-a-day habit means you've gotta have a lot of somethin' to chew on. I salute this person in their pursuit of a healthier lifestyle.

[sanfranciscosuzanne]

psst I have some toothpicks for sale...oh you want ummm...

[micmac666]

'Real hot black-market item, there, Guido.

[formerlyluvnut]

I didn't think anybody in Jawja had teeth.

[skeezix06]

If there's a theft of 100 lbs. or more of glue, we know what he's doing with them. :) Strange stuff going on.

[formerlyluvnut]

Hmmm, Ernest T Bass moved to Jawja from Mayberry I see. Goofy swillbillies.

[Montana5]

This crime has gotta be tied into that theft of 50,000 ears of corn on the cob the week before.

[stn_sage]

While no robbery is unimportant, I hope the cops in Athens,
Georgia are NOT concentrating solely on this to the exclusion
of more important matters?!