Jelisfc
01-03-2003, 14:54
Another reason I'm glad I own a stick.
EDMONTON, Alberta (Reuters) - Two would-be Canadian thieves
learned the hard way on New Year's Day that knowing how to
drive a car is a prerequisite for stealing one.
Police said the two males accosted a pizza delivery man in
northeast Edmonton, Alberta, early Wednesday and demanded the
four pizzas he was carrying as well as cash.
The bandits, aged 17 and 18, apparently changed their minds
at one point and jumped into the man's car.
But their getaway was foiled because the 17-year-old behind
the wheel did not know how to drive a stick shift.
Flummoxed by the manual transmission and clutch, the duo
then went back to their original plan to commandeer the pizzas,
Edmonton Police spokesman Wes Bellmore said.
"It was a toss-up between pizzas and the car, and they knew
how to operate pizzas," Bellmore said.
When officers soon arrived on the scene, they spotted one
of the suspects entering the home where the pizzas were to be
delivered.
Both were arrested and have been charged with robbery and
theft under $3,000.
Police also recovered the pizzas.
EDMONTON, Alberta (Reuters) - Two would-be Canadian thieves
learned the hard way on New Year's Day that knowing how to
drive a car is a prerequisite for stealing one.
Police said the two males accosted a pizza delivery man in
northeast Edmonton, Alberta, early Wednesday and demanded the
four pizzas he was carrying as well as cash.
The bandits, aged 17 and 18, apparently changed their minds
at one point and jumped into the man's car.
But their getaway was foiled because the 17-year-old behind
the wheel did not know how to drive a stick shift.
Flummoxed by the manual transmission and clutch, the duo
then went back to their original plan to commandeer the pizzas,
Edmonton Police spokesman Wes Bellmore said.
"It was a toss-up between pizzas and the car, and they knew
how to operate pizzas," Bellmore said.
When officers soon arrived on the scene, they spotted one
of the suspects entering the home where the pizzas were to be
delivered.
Both were arrested and have been charged with robbery and
theft under $3,000.
Police also recovered the pizzas.