[EricT.]

"The officers took off their shirts, shoes and belts off and jumped into the river. By the time they reached him, he had gone under."
I hope the officers neatly folded and hung up their clothing, tucked their socks inside their shoes, carefully placed their belts with the rest of it in the trunk of the car, found some sticks to throw in the water to judge the speed and direction of the current, then informed the Coast Guard of their intent to enter the river and how long they planned on being there just in case of a problem.

[Libloather]

...found some sticks to throw in the water to judge the speed and direction of the current, then informed the Coast Guard of their intent to enter the river and how long they planned on being there just in case of a problem...

What if the EPA found that the thief was considered a pollutant? Could mean a further delay...