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2008-10-13 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Saddled With Debt, Some Decide to Torch Vehicles

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-10-13 06:24|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Book 'em Danno. Arson and intent to defraud.

Hey, they get what they wanted: free housing, food and medical care!

Posted by Jolutch Mussolini7800 2008-10-13 06:40|| 2008-10-13 06:40|| Front Page Top

#2 "driving home from a night of gambling"

Doesn't sound like a tragic victim of the Bush Depression.

"Volkswagen Jetta...set it on fire"

Doesn't sound like a tragic victim of the Bush-Halliburton gas price hikes - Jettas are quite fuel efficient and should actually command a premium on resale.

"Lopez", "Gomez", "Reyes", "Rodriguez"

Hmmm. Seems like a pattern. Writer must be racist.

Posted by Glenmore 2008-10-13 07:47|| 2008-10-13 07:47|| Front Page Top

#3 They burn houses, don't they?

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2008-10-13 09:34|| 2008-10-13 09:34|| Front Page Top

#4 What the insurance companies don't say is often that trashing a car works. When it doesn't, it is because of poor planning.

I heard of a successful car ditch, in which the owner just parked his car in a bad part of town, and punctured one of his tires. He didn't expect his car to be completely destroyed, just destroyed *enough*. The locals obliged.

The next day, he took the bus out to where he had parked his car. It was trashed enough, so he walked several miles to a garage to arrange for a tow. Then he and the tow truck driver drove out to his car, and from there he called the police on his cell phone.

He did pay towing charges, but the insurance company paid the rest without question.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-10-13 10:06|| 2008-10-13 10:06|| Front Page Top

#5 It'a an old scam, Anonymoose. I heard about that back when I was at university in 1980. I was told it was a common activity in New York City when someone wanted a down payment for a new car.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-10-13 11:14|| 2008-10-13 11:14|| Front Page Top

#6 There was a burnt out Bentley in the car park down at Riverdale Park a while back. Nothing stripped out of it, just torched.

Posted by Grunter 2008-10-13 12:24|| 2008-10-13 12:24|| Front Page Top

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