Chilling crime: Streakers in restaurant watch as their car stolen

Seattle Times ^ | 01/15/04 | Associated Press

[Just another Joe]

Chilling crime: Streakers in restaurant watch as their car stolen

The Associated Press

SPOKANE — Three men streaking through the warmth of a Denny's restaurant were chilled and chagrined when they spotted a thief driving away in their getaway car, their clothing inside.

Naked in the 20-degree weather, the three young men huddled behind cars in an adjacent parking lot until police arrived.

"I don't think they were hiding. I think they were just concealing themselves," police spokesman Dick Cottam said.

The trio, wearing only shoes and hats, entered the restaurant in north Spokane at about 5 a.m. Wednesday. They left their car running outside so they could make a quick exit.

But a man eating inside the restaurant saw the running vehicle and stole it, along with the streakers' clothes, Cottam said.

The streakers watched through the windows as their car drove away, Cottam said. They ran outside but could not catch it.

Cottam did not name the victim of the car theft, but said he was 21. He did not have the names or ages of the other two streakers, who were not arrested.

"I think it was just three kids who decided to fool around," Cottam said.

"We always tell people to not leave their car running," he added.

Restaurant manager Ryan Swennumson called the incident "funny," but declined further comment.

[Just another Joe]

It's yesterday's news but I couldn't resist.

[Just another Joe]

"Shrivel" is the only word I can think of.

[nuconvert]

Instant Karma?

[martin_fierro]

Search is our friend

[princess leah]

Significant "shrinkage"? (Seinfeldism)

[mylife]

Wh00p! This is to funny!

[Elliott Jackalope]

Remember the Devo song "Shrivel Up"?

[mylife]

Its like a turtle!

[international american]

Methinks they will retire from streaking:)

[Larry Lucido]

But a man eating inside the restaurant saw the running vehicle and stole it, along with the streakers' clothes

A Freeper, perhaps? Give that guy a medal!

[nuconvert]

Yes, I know

[RightWingAtheist]

[Eala]

Never leave your car running... in the buff

[Constitution Day]

Nobody ever bothers to search, it seems.

[Argh]

HAH!! Beauty!

[Just another Joe]

I did search but didn't find it.
Maybe searching by title isn't the best way but I even did a keyword search and didn't turn anything up.

Oh well.

[Baynative]

When being interviewed about a streaker interrupting a Yankee's playoff game Yogi Berra was asked if it was a man or woman, legend has it he replied, "I don't know they had a bag over their head"

[Just another Joe]

No wonder, I did a keyword search on "Spokane" and not "streaking".
Silly me expecting something to turn up on this with the name of the city.

Sorry folks.

[mylife]

In the case of this article you had better search for CHILLING; FUNNY; STREAKING or you wont get a hit.


If chilling wasn't in the keywords, you could type in "Chilling crime: Streakers in restaurant watch as their car stolen" and come up without any results.

Ive searched for many posts prior to posting only to find that I posted a dupe.

[mylife]

I added spokane to the keywords

[Constitution Day]

Strange. But the article title is the same, though.

Take care,
CD

[Just another Joe]

Thank you.

[Just another Joe]

Yeh, I know. I don't know why it didn't come up the first time I searched by the title.

[Constitution Day]

I think others have had that same problem, FWIW.

[76834]

This is so funny.
I had a great response but by the time I stopped laughing I forgot what is was...........

[George W. Bush]

"I don't think they were hiding. I think they were just concealing themselves," police spokesman Dick Cottam said. ... "We always tell people to not leave their car running," he added.

Epic.

[lilylangtree]

Their flaccidness became apparent due to the cold weather. Wonder if theirs compares to Sly Stallone when his becomes full tilt?

[Republican Wildcat]

Naked in the 20-degree weather, the three young men huddled behind cars in an adjacent parking lot until police arrived.

Hmm...

"I think it was just three kids who decided to fool around," Cottam said.

Or had to in order to keep warm...

[B4Ranch]

I think if the box with "order by relevance" and the "order by postime" were swapped putting "order by postime" as the standard, searches would be more successful.

[pax_et_bonum]

That's a cool feeling.