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Thieves Nab Barbeque Pit Resembling Dale Earnhardt's Car
NBC 5 Dallas/Fort Worth ^
| September 3, 2003
| NBC 5 Dallas/Fort Worth
Posted on 09/03/2003 8:34:57 PM PDT by Recourse
nbc5i.com
Thieves Nab Barbeque Pit Resembling Dale Earnhardt's Car
Victim: 'They're Just Ignorant'
POSTED: 9:50 a.m. CDT September 3, 2003
UPDATED: 10:00 a.m. CDT September 3, 2003
FORT WORTH, Texas -- North Texas thieves are on the run with a unique getaway car.
Tuesday afternoon, a Plano resident spotted someone hooking up his neighbor's meat smoker to the back of a maroon pickup.
Boyce Hancock built the cooker by himself, but this was not just your average smoker.
Hancock and his wife are big NASCAR fans, and they built the barbeque pit to look like the car once driven by Dale Earnhardt.
"I don't think they know what they have ... they're just ignorant," Hancock said.
The neighbor who spotted the suspected thieves said he was unable to catch the license plate number of the truck.
A police investigation is ongoing.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: barbeque; daleearnhardt; pit
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To: mrs tiggywinkle
You might enjoy reading this one, too. ;)
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posted on
09/04/2003 9:31:15 AM PDT
by
Fawnn
(I think therefore I'm halfway there....)
To: IowaHawk
GREAT!
42
posted on
09/04/2003 9:31:22 AM PDT
by
dakine
To: B Knotts
Another minor correction: it should read "Pope John Dwayne Paul II"
43
posted on
09/04/2003 9:36:46 AM PDT
by
IowaHawk
To: IowaHawk
Three cheers for Texas BBQ stealing executions!
To: Fawnn
This gives a new meaning to the term HOT CAR!
45
posted on
09/04/2003 10:44:07 AM PDT
by
carlo3b
(http://www.CookingWithCarlo.com)
To: IowaHawk
Nobody does it better.. bless you man!
46
posted on
09/04/2003 10:46:17 AM PDT
by
carlo3b
(http://www.CookingWithCarlo.com)
To: #3Fan; steveegg
I hope the "Barbeque Pit" was wearing a Hans device.....
Turn three is a killer...
To: carlo3b
This gives a new meaning to the term HOT CAR!
LOL!!!
48
posted on
09/04/2003 11:34:32 AM PDT
by
Fawnn
(I think therefore I'm halfway there....)
To: Jimmyclyde
You don't know how low that is.
49
posted on
09/04/2003 12:41:44 PM PDT
by
steveegg
(I have one thing to say to the big spenders; BLIZZARD OF RECALL TOUR!)
To: KayEyeDoubleDee
Hardly. We don't put no
d@mn molassis on our ribs - they aint pancakes!
50
posted on
09/04/2003 12:44:33 PM PDT
by
anymouse
To: Recourse
Racecar-Shaped BBQ Smoker Back With Owner Police Return $3,000 Prized Pit POSTED: 9:50 a.m. CDT September 3, 2003 UPDATED: 11:14 a.m. CDT September 4, 2003
FORT WORTH, Texas -- After a citywide search, a Plano man has been reunited with his beloved barbecue smoker.
Bryce Hancock called Plano police after someone made off with his $3,000 Dale Earnhardt smoker.
After circulating pictures of his prized pit, Hancock began receiving calls from strangers who claimed to have seen the smoker.
"About that time, Plano police called and said, 'Hey, we've got your barbecue pit,'" Hancock said.
Despite the find, Plano police said they are not certain who stole the racecar-shaped pit.
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lmfao
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posted on
09/04/2003 7:33:00 PM PDT
by
lwd
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