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Gum thief sticks it to stores
Toronto Sun ^ | March 3, 2007 | Jonathan Jenkins

Posted on 03/03/2007 12:37:45 PM PST by Squawk 8888

It's a juicy case for Durham detectives who are chewing over how to burst the bubble of the woman who's been stealing thousands of dollars worth of gum.

"It's a sticky case but we've got a couple of gumshoes on it," Durham police Sgt. Paul McCurbin said.

The thief's technique is simple -- she goes to large grocery stores, piles up cases of chewing gum in a cart, covers them with flyers, and then leaves.

She's made off with about $5,000 worth of gum so far, police believe.

She's white, in her 40s, about 5-foot-4 and 130 to 150 pounds with shoulder-length brown hair.

She may be working with a white man, in his 30s, with a medium build and around 200 pounds.

The pair may be driving a newer red Chevy Cavalier.


TOPICS: Canada; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society
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To: blu

That, or something from the 1910 Fruitgum Company.


21 posted on 03/03/2007 2:59:23 PM PST by timestax
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To: RoadGumby

LOL...maybe you're just an unwitting accomplice then. 8>)


22 posted on 03/03/2007 3:09:35 PM PST by Horatio Gates
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To: blu

semper gumbi.


23 posted on 03/03/2007 3:15:03 PM PST by patton (Sanctimony frequently reaps its own reward.)
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To: Squawk 8888
She may be working with a white man, in his 30s, with a medium build and around 200 pounds.

The pair may be driving a newer red Chevy Cavalier.

Police believe the couple might be heavily armed.


24 posted on 03/03/2007 3:22:40 PM PST by LexBaird (98% satisfaction guaranteed. There's just no pleasing some people.)
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To: uglybiker

Heh heh heh


25 posted on 03/03/2007 3:25:39 PM PST by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true.)
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To: Graybeard58

"If only our elected leaders would pass more gum-control laws

They'll have to pry my gum from my cold dead teeth."



....uh, no THANKS....!!!!


[eeeeuuuuwwww]


...actually MET Charlton Heston though...nice guy.


26 posted on 03/04/2007 2:17:22 AM PST by JB in Whitefish
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To: Squawk 8888

Not to blow this out of proportion, but we need to have Bazooka Joe take out that Cavalier.


27 posted on 03/04/2007 3:09:45 AM PST by Larry Lucido (Duncan Hunter 2008)
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To: MotleyGirl70; Cagey; Mr. Brightside
Might be a stretch, but I'd stick to this guy as a suspect (follow him to Chinatown).


28 posted on 03/04/2007 3:46:00 AM PST by Larry Lucido (Duncan Hunter 2008)
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To: Larry Lucido

That guy looks very similar to the guy I bought this computer from.


29 posted on 03/04/2007 6:44:51 AM PST by Cagey
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To: Cagey

Yes, he looks very serene.


30 posted on 03/04/2007 10:23:33 AM PST by Larry Lucido (Duncan Hunter 2008)
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To: Squawk 8888
 Click The Pic
Click The Pic

31 posted on 03/04/2007 10:34:28 AM PST by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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