This is an absolutely 100% true story; you can look it up on any Knoxville News website.
Yesterday morning, the Kodak branch of Citizen's National Bank was robbed by a woman who had several pipe bombs in a briefcase.
Her getaway car was...
A stolen Krispy Kreme Doughnut truck.
It's for real folks.
Now, you'd think that with their natural affinity for fried dough products, the police would be able to catch a crook in a doughnut truck, right? I mean, it's the ultimate combination of vocation and avocation; eating doughnuts and catching crooks.
Nope. It was a clean getaway. The truck was recovered near a trailer park less than a mile away.
Why does that location not surprise me in the least?
No word on whether there were any doughnuts in the truck at the time it was found, but police promptly impounded it, which may give us a clue to it's contents.
Seriously, can you imagine being a cop, sitting in your cruiser at the local speed trap, and hearing dispatch report a getaway doughnut truck?
"All units. CNB Bank on 66 was just robbed. Be on the lookout for a green and white Krispy Kreme doughnut truck. Suspects are considered armed and dangerous, as they may be on a sugar high. Use caution when appraoching because the hot frosting on those fresh doughnuts can give you a serious burn."
I can hear Foxworthy now:
"If you've ever robbed a bank, and your get-a-way car was a stolen Krispy Kreme doughnut truck, you might be a red-neck."
Posted by Rich at March 26, 2004 1:13 PM | TrackBack