Car Thief Nabbed After Calling 911 To Brag

(CBS/AP)  A Duluth man is behind bars after allegedly stealing a car and repeatedly calling 911 to brag to police that they would not catch him.

Police say the 23-year-old man stole gas from a gas station late Friday, then fled in a car he allegedly stole earlier in the night.

A police officer spotted the stolen car about 2 a.m. Friday and chased the man, who crashed into a guardrail but then turned off his lights and sped away. Police soon found the car abandoned.

Shortly after that, the man allegedly began calling 911 from a cell phone and telling dispatchers he would not be caught because he was "smarter than the police."

But about two hours later, a man called 911 to report a prowler at his home.

CBS affiliate KBJR reports that with the help of tracking the suspect through the snow and a police dog, the suspect was found hiding in a shed.

KBJR said he resisted efforts to be taken into custody and physically assaulted two of the officers; neither sustained significant injury.

The suspect is now at the St. Louis County jail pending charges of gas theft, possession of a stolen vehicle, burglary, tampering with a motor vehicle, trespassing, and assaulting an officer.

[nickbloor]

To quote an English gangster film (Layer Cake), "Know and respect your enemy. It is only very very stupid people who think the law is stupid"

[batchitcrazy]

The news showed him wearing a Obama shirt..
Guess that explains it..
Posted by cornbiker at 12:53 PM : Mar 2, 2009
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The t-shirt is a standard item used by republicans in denial as camoflage. He is actually a hard-core repub.... he had a tattoo under his left arm with GOP forever and his blood group

[rollaire2]

LOL, While I do agree that most cops are as dumb as the day is long (that is after all why they are cops), this guy is clearly not the sharpest crayon in the pack. Perhaps he should become a cop!

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[platteman]

Can anyone say cabnet post for him in the BHO adminstration!! Why not!!!!!

[displeased]

In the days before everybody had camas this boy would had show up when the snow melded, he luck.
Posted by ceb969

Ummmm, what??

[displeased]

Dumb like Monkey
Posted by dthomas5010

You really shouldn't insult monkeys like that. Anyway, I'm sure this fine specimen will be perfectly rehabilitated when released.

[mnamolina]

Umm, he did outsmart the police. He got caught by a civilian.

[noaanhc]

He gets first prize for the stupidest criminal of the week award.

[fundu2009]

funny..that was pretty darn dumb lol..oh man rite now he couldve been cruising with his friends...

[luke_4u]

Yeah, this kid was dumb as a bag of hammers. I wonder though, was he maybe on drugs ? That would do it you know. But at any rate, I guess he'll be doing some jail time now, and maybe he can get the professional help that he needs there.