Speaking of... I'll probably grab a couple worthy gems before I head off to the Up Town Run 5k run tomorrow morning in Dallas... I'll nosh after the run of course... expect to finish in 23:55 ;-)
Posted on 03/21/2008 1:32:58 PM PDT by kingattax
TOLEDO, Iowa — An Illinois man was arrested after police chased a stolen delivery van loaded with doughnuts across two Iowa counties at speeds of up to 100 mph.
The van, owned by Donut Delite, of Moline, Ill., was stolen early Thursday while the driver was making deliveries at a hospital in nearby Rock Island.
More than 100 miles later in Iowa, a Benton County sheriff's deputy spotted the van about 9:30 a.m. — and the chase began.
Other officers joined in, and the chase stretched into Tama County. Authorities finally cornered the van in Toledo and arrested the driver, Frank Alvarado, 46, of Moline, Ill. He is charged with theft, eluding and numerous traffic violations.
He had been a patient at Trinity Medical Hospital-West in Rock Island, authorities said.
The bakery donated the doughnuts to the officers involved in the chase.
"They probably deserved it," said Sharon Wainwright, manager of Delite Donuts.
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What took you so long?
That’s my kind of crime! LOL!
Was he a former cop???
Man, this story just begs for “cops and doughnuts” jokes!
If he’d been smart, he’d have dumped a dozen on to the street. The resulting pileup of cruisers stopping to grab them would’ve insured a clean getaway.
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Huh. When I was driving next to the Krispy Kreme truck yesterday I had a quick fantasy of hijacking it. Looks like this guy acted on his.
Cop: Sir, your eyes are bloodshot. Have you been drinking alcohol?
Driver: Officer, your eyes are glazed. Have you been eating donuts?
Donuts. Is there anything they can’t do?
“After the cops secured the donut-filled van, it mysteriously disappeared. A few minutes later when a reporter noticed the van was gone, the police said, “What van?”
/sarc
The donuts were later found stashed at a nuclear plant.
Speaking of... I'll probably grab a couple worthy gems before I head off to the Up Town Run 5k run tomorrow morning in Dallas... I'll nosh after the run of course... expect to finish in 23:55 ;-)
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