Handcuffed Mexican kids steal U.S. border agent car

Reuters ^ | September 25, 2007 | Reuters

[dr.zaeus]

MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - Three Mexican minors detained in California on suspicion of smuggling drugs stole a U.S. Border Patrol car while still wearing handcuffs and drove it back across the border to Mexico.

Police in the Mexican border city of Mexicali said on Tuesday the three boys had been driving a pick-up truck on a remote Californian highway when a Border Patrol agent stopped them.

Suspicious they were carrying marijuana, he handcuffed them and put them in his patrol car while he searched their truck.

"As the agent was doing his search, he left the vehicle running and the keys in the ignition, so one of the lads, still wearing handcuffs, grabbed the steering wheel and they headed back to Mexico," a police spokesman said.

The Border Patrol, which plays cat and mouse around the clock with illegal Mexican migrants and drug traffickers, confirmed the vehicle was stolen in southern California on Sunday and driven over the border near Mexicali.

Mexican police used a helicopter to locate the patrol vehicle in a remote agricultural area near the border.

[ClearCase_guy]

[wideawake]

The Border Patrol agent who allowed these kids to steal his cruiser is an American hero. If he gets in any trouble at all for his negligence it will clearly be retaliation by Senor Jorge Bush of the NAU and deserves to be reviewed at the highest levels - perhaps some Congressional hearings.

[wastedyears]

In a sense

[LouAvul]

Makes one wonder whether or not Jorge is hand picking these retards.

[whipitgood]

Reminds me of a joke about cars with tiny steering wheels and driving with handcuffs on...

[Diogenesis]

[Glennb51]

And if he had turned off the ignition and taken the keys, you would snivel about how he tortured these youts by leaving them in the vehicle in the hot sun, even though the windows were down.

[gathersnomoss]

Ah, those wacky Mexicans. Hey, I see revival of an old classic with a brand new name, I Love Jorge!

[Squeako]

That officer needs more training. Doesn’t he know that illegal Mexicans are supposed to be stored in the trunk? Or the engine compartment? Or the dashboard? Or disguised as a seat?

[longtermmemmory]

Durbin’s Dream Act AMNESTY in action!

[WesternPacific]

This officer allowed the car to run so that the three youth could sit in an air conditioned car. Can you imagine the outcry from the liberals if the officer had placed the young children in a hot car?

[SwinneySwitch]

Bump!

[CodeToad]

ROTFLMBO!!!

[Squeako]

This officer allowed the car to run so that the three youth could sit in an air conditioned car. Can you imagine the outcry from the liberals if the officer had placed the young children in a hot car?

They'd complain about the Border Patrol in this case, but they're noticeably silent when dozens are packed into tractor trailers and die.

[Tennessee Nana]

Whoooooooops

This wasnt listed under aliens etc when I posted...

[gubamyster]

ping

[Hydroshock]

In related news the DHS annouced today a job opening in the border patrol.

[janetgreen]

Sadly, this border patrol agent was about as effective as Barney Fife. Good thing he didn't have his bullet, he would have landed in prison like Ramos and Compean did.

WRITE JORGE BUSH AND DEMAND PARDONS FOR THE WRONGLY-CONVICTED RAMOS AND COMPEAN!!

[bkwells]

The Border Patrol, which plays cat and mouse around the clock with illegal Mexican migrants and drug traffickers,

Interesting that reuters chooses to make it sound like a game rather than BP trying to do their job and protecting our borders.