Man Jailed, Suspected Of Stealing Semi

POSTED: 2:57 pm EDT June 22, 2006

UPDATED: 5:09 pm EDT June 22, 2006

RIVERSIDE, Ohio – A man is behind bars Thursday, accused by police of stealing an 18-wheeler loaded with auto parts from General Motors.Police said the truck was stolen from a trucking company in Harrison Township. Investigators said a satellite tracking system gave dispatchers a minute-by-minute account of the alleged truck thief’s travels. Rest of Story Here:

The short story on this theft is pretty complete, except that it doesn’t explain why the thief was so downright stupid. I’m kinda like Jay Leno and his “headlines” feature, I just can’t resist a “Stupid Criminals” story.

When you’re driving down the interstate and bored, just look up at the back of the top of the cab of every 18-wheeler you pass … or that passes you. On probably 80% of them you’ll see a Qualcomm Omnitracs unit.

I’m not trying to say Qualcomm is successful, but they have on the order of 400,000 of these puppies in use. And they surely aren’t the only frog in the puddle.

If you have larceny in your heart then think of something else to do aside from stealing someone’s semi. The chances that it has satellite tracking grow higher every month … the higher fuel costs the more money a company can save with GPS tracking and the faster their GPS ROI. So hold up the neighborhood ice cream man, or steal library books and re-sell them on eBay .. 18 wheeler’s are a bad bet, especially if you’re drunk … or dumb … or both.

Tags: gps tracking, stupid criminals, gps roi

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