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| 2005-12-06 |
| OSLO, Norway (AP) -- When Vegard Sjaastad delivered a pizza near the western Norwegian town of Aalesund, there was something familiar about the customer's credit card. It was his card, and had been stolen the day before. "It was like I met myself in the doorway," the 24-year-old said by telephone Tuesday. "It was my picture on the back of the card." Sjaastad, who manages a Peppes Pizza restaurant, had his drivers license and his Visa card stolen from his car on Saturday night at his father's house. He canceled the card, and reported the theft. He was training a new driver on Monday, and they delivered the pizzeria's 'Film Package:" a pizza, soft drinks, and the film "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" on DVD. A man with a credit card answered the door, and clearly did not recognize Sjaastad from the picture embossed on all Norwegian Visa cards. "I wasn't going to play hero. I'm pretty calm by nature. I just accepted the card and said 'I hope you enjoy the meal,' as we always say," he told The Associated Press. With the address from the order form in hand, Sjaastad called the police to give an exact location of the suspects. "I figured they could enjoy the pizza and film, as long as it lasted," he said. Police arrived about 30 minutes later, arrested three people, and recovered suspected stolen goods, at least some of it Sjaastad's. "I expect to get my stuff back tomorrow," he said. "This is just great. What you might dream of." |
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