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Onesie-wearing man named ‘Mr. Pancake’ caught hiding stolen hamsters in pants, police say
WHLA-TV8 ^ | JULY 12, 2024 | Adam Conn, Nathaniel Rodriguez

Posted on 07/12/2024 8:55:34 AM PDT by Red Badger

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Police arrested a man who they said allegedly broke into several businesses in the far west side of Columbus, Ohio — including a pet store where multiple animals were set loose early Tuesday morning.

According to Columbus police, officers arrived at the Petland store in Hilliard Station at 3:45 a.m. and found an open door. Many animals were roaming free, including birds, dogs, rabbits, gerbils and ferrets.

Officers at the scene were able to recover most of the animals save for a few gerbils, ferrets and rabbits.

Police said they were looking for a homeless man named Matthew Pancake, who also allegedly broke into a Roosters and a Famous Footwear along Hilliard Rome Road.

Body cam video showed the suspect asleep on a bench while wearing a leopard-print onesie.

“Get on your belly, Mr. Pancake!” one officer shouted when they arrested him. “In the name of the law Pancake, get on your belly!”

At the Famous Footwear crime scene, blood was also found on some of the merchandise.

The man was located about an hour later in the parking area of a Big Lots on Roberts Road. Police said several hamsters, initially mistaken for gerbils, were found unharmed inside the man’s pants.

“What the heck?” said one officer as he pulled the hamsters out of Pancake’s pants.

“For your safety, is there a gerbil inside you?” asked another officer.

The man was treated for injuries sustained while breaking into the businesses.


TOPICS: Pets/Animals; Society; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: adamconn; columbus; matthewpancake; mrpancake; nathanielrodriguez; ohio; pancake
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1 posted on 07/12/2024 8:55:34 AM PDT by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

Richard Gere?


2 posted on 07/12/2024 9:01:03 AM PDT by glorgau
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To: Red Badger

One of the greatest headlines ever.


3 posted on 07/12/2024 9:01:09 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer” )
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To: Red Badger

I know the saying is, “You can’t make this kind of sh*t up”, but this one beggars belief.


4 posted on 07/12/2024 9:01:12 AM PDT by dayglored (Strange Women Lying In Ponds Distributing Swords! Arthur Pendragon in 2024)
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To: Red Badger

“What the heck?” said one officer as he pulled the hamsters out of Pancake’s pants.

“For your safety, is there a gerbil inside you?” asked another officer.

Conversations you never expected to read about in the straight news.


5 posted on 07/12/2024 9:02:06 AM PDT by dayglored (Strange Women Lying In Ponds Distributing Swords! Arthur Pendragon in 2024)
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To: Red Badger

For anyone who has driven up Rome-Hilliard Road - Mr. Pancake can be seen wondering up and down the street - he usually hangs out at the Meijer’s parking lot.


6 posted on 07/12/2024 9:02:33 AM PDT by EC Washington
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To: EC Washington

I had to look this up; but apparently ‘Pancake’ is an actual surname - it’s an Americanization of a German name:

https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=pancake


7 posted on 07/12/2024 9:05:29 AM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: EC Washington

What does this guy look like?.....................


8 posted on 07/12/2024 9:06:31 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

A story as old as time....


9 posted on 07/12/2024 9:07:25 AM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: dayglored

I was looking for the usual ‘alligator’ story and ran across this instead and said, screw the alligator story................


10 posted on 07/12/2024 9:08:16 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

I guess he was hamming it up.


11 posted on 07/12/2024 9:09:52 AM PDT by sauropod ("This is a time when people reveal themselves for who they are." James O'Keefe Ne supra crepidam)
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To: Red Badger

In England, they call Men’s Speedo’s “BUDGIE SMUGGLERS”! Budgie’s are little birds!


12 posted on 07/12/2024 9:10:15 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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13 posted on 07/12/2024 9:11:08 AM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: Red Badger; dayglored

Another source with a photo of the weirdo.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/man-leopard-print-pajamas-busted-213919749.html


14 posted on 07/12/2024 9:13:08 AM PDT by rdl6989 ( )
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To: Red Badger

mr. pancake, it’s SUPPOSED to be gerbils in your pants you dumbarse, GERBILS!


15 posted on 07/12/2024 9:15:11 AM PDT by catnipman ((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))
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To: dayglored
“Get on your belly, Mr. Pancake!” one officer shouted when they arrested him. “In the name of the law Pancake, get on your belly!”

”What’s the flap, Jack?” responded Mr. Pancake.

16 posted on 07/12/2024 9:15:57 AM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: rdl6989

Matthew Pancake, 31, was arrested after a spate of break-ins in Columbus, Ohio, and was found with hamsters in his pants (Jefferson County Jail)

17 posted on 07/12/2024 9:20:24 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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18 posted on 07/12/2024 9:21:58 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

Reality keeps trying to outdo ‘The Bee’ - and too often succeeds.


19 posted on 07/12/2024 9:22:22 AM PDT by Stosh
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To: Red Badger

Something tells me i don’t want any pan cakes made by this guy.


20 posted on 07/12/2024 9:22:26 AM PDT by Leep (Leftardism strikes 1 in )
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