Saturday, April 09, 2011

WHAT BRAND WAS THAT VACUUM CLEANER?

I can envision this ad: ‘Just see how strong our vacuum cleaners are. They’re strong enough to suck the coins out of vending machines. That’s why they’ll leave no dirt in your carpets.’

MAN ARRESTED FOR USING VACUUM CLEANER TO SUCK COINS OUT OF VENDING MACHINES

Mail Online
April 7, 2011

His reputation may be far from spotless - but it didn't stop one man in Nebraska turning into something of a domestic goddess during his latest alleged crime.

Police have charged William Logan Jr after he was reportedly captured on CCTV using a vacuum cleaner to suck coins out of washing machines in a block of flats in the state capital, Lincoln.

Police released surveillance photos taken from the laundry room last month and three people came forward to say they recognized the petty criminal as Logan.

Officer Katie Flood said police contacted Logan immediately and summoned him to appear before court on suspicion of misdemeanor theft.

The owner of the apartment building had only recently installed the CCTV in the laundry room after noticing someone was stealing quarters from the machines, according to the police report.

At 3:40am on March 4, a man can be seen entering the laundry room, wheeling a mountain bike.

He then removes a vacuum cleaner from a large, blue backpack and pries open the coin tray - before plugging in the machine and sucking out the change.

Officer Flood said Logan, who has three prior theft convictions in Lincoln, was no longer in possession of the vacuum cleaner when the police apprehended him.

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