Police in Lincoln, Nebraska arrested William Logan Jr. on a misdemeanor theft charge. Logan was caught on a surveillance camera using a vacuum to suck change out of coin laundry appliances.
Logan was previously convicted of stealing a Christmas tree from the Salvation Army. Link -via J-Walk Blog
Photos show a man entering the laundry room with a backpack, which contained a vacuum. The man pries open the coin tray, plugs in the vacuum and sucks out the change.
On Tuesday morning, detectives said they made contact with William Logan Jr., 40, and his father at the residence they share. Logan’s father immediately recognized his son in the surveillance images, according to Lincoln police.
Authorities said Logan was able to get about $20 in quarters from the machines at an apartment on Holdrege Street. According to police, Logan no longer has the vacuum.
Logan was previously convicted of stealing a Christmas tree from the Salvation Army. Link -via J-Walk Blog
Criminals are so frigging stupid. Otherwise they'd be decent human beings that could pay their ways through life...