A Houston Couple Had a Truck Re-Keyed, and Then Stole It
A couple of thieves came up with a brilliant plan this month . . . they'd go to an airport parking lot, pick out a sweet ride, claim they lost their IDs, have a locksmith re-key the vehicle, and then steal it. And it WORKED.
A man named Sean Coffee recently flew back home from a business trip, only to find his blue F-350 truck had been stolen from the Park Fast & Relax parking lot near Hobby Airport in Houston.
Employees told him that it was a misunderstanding. They said a couple claimed the truck was theirs, and they'd need to have it re-keyed. A locksmith was called, and after three hours, they drove off with the truck.
That's despite both of them NOT having IDs . . . keys . . . parking tickets . . . or ANYTHING that could prove who they were, or that it was their truck.
The good news is: Sean got his truck back. Police say it turned up during an "incident" at a nearby hotel. It's unclear whether they found the thieves.
Obviously, there are serious missteps from both the parking lot staff AND the locksmith.
And check THIS out . . .
Sean was told to go back to the parking garage and they'd provide him with surveillance footage of the thieves and the locksmith . . .
But when he got there, the manager told him that they are "private videos," and he'd need to provide a court order to get them.
So they're requiring COURT PAPERWORK to get the footage . . . of the thieves that they let re-key and steal a vehicle without ANYTHING to show who they were or that they owned the vehicle.
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A Woman Tries to Fake a Pee Test . . . with Water and Soda?
I've never faked a pee test, but the first thing you'd need is CLEAN PEE. Something needs to be tested . . . there's CHEMISTRY involved. It's not just a casual eye test.
A woman in Florida named Shannon Hunter has been charged with urine testing fraud. She was due to provide a drug test last week . . . but she must have known that she wouldn't pass because she did NOT pee in the cup.
Instead, she filled a pill bottle with "soda and tap water" . . . hid it . . . and then during the test, she secretly used THAT. We don't know what kind of soda it was, but we're assuming it was probably Mountain Dew.
It sounds like the probation officials caught Shannon faking the test at the moment. But either way, she wasn't going to get away with it . . . a soda and water mix would surely result in a failed test.
Shannon pleaded no contest and will have to serve up to 20 days in jail . . . pay fines . . . and she could have her probation revoked.
Her rap sheet includes convictions for theft, possession of drug paraphernalia, domestic battery, narcotics possession, and driving without a license.
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