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Monday, February 15, 2010

Crime / Sports Another NW Notable at the Vancouver Olympics: the "Barefoot Burglar"

Posted by Eric Grandy on Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 2:39 PM

Apolo Ohzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Colton Harris-Moore, the so-called "barefoot burlgar" of Camano Island has (allegedly) crashed the Olympics (or at least its airspace). CNN reports:

Seattle, Washington (CNN) — Authorities have a familiar suspect in the theft of a plane that alarmed air traffic controllers when it flew near airspace restricted for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics: They're looking for "the Barefoot Burglar."

Investigators say it's the fourth plane they believe Colton Harris-Moore has stolen and flown away, despite the fact that he is only 18 and does not possess a pilot's license.

"We think it fits his pattern," San Juan County Sheriff Bill Cumming said. "We are looking for him."

The plane, a Cirrus SR22 worth about $650,000, was undamaged even though it came to rest in mud near a landing strip on Orcas Island, off the Washington coast, said Allen Kenitzer, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman.

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I'm calling it now. Spellberg will make a movie about this kid.

Posted by Ben Weldon on February 15, 2010 at 2:49 PM

They're having the Olympics on Orcas Island?

Posted by unskin on February 15, 2010 at 2:55 PM

Smart move to steal a Cirrus, since they are equipped with whole-plane parachutes.

Posted by rob!

on February 15, 2010 at 2:57 PM

that kid is bad ass. he deserves a medal.

Posted by gwhayduke on February 15, 2010 at 2:59 PM

Truly the D.B. Cooper of our age.

Posted by Maverick Biceps on February 15, 2010 at 3:06 PM

I'm getting sick of this dipshit's schlubby inbred white trash face. He doesn't deserve a medal, he deserves a long prison sentence.

Posted by Fnarf

on February 15, 2010 at 3:07 PM

I'm rooting for Colton. But he does deserve jail. But really, he'll just be up to his old tricks again. You can't keep him down.

Posted by Colton Fan on February 15, 2010 at 3:11 PM

@6: agreed. Folk heroes do something constructive. This kid just rips people off.

Posted by doceb on February 15, 2010 at 3:38 PM

The kid doesn't need jail time. He needs to be recruited by the Special Forces or the CIA. Put that competence and energy to work doing something useful.

I'm tired of hearing about him schlubbing around, stealing shit and indulging himself. Yeah, yeah, I know he's a "free spirit" and all that crap, but eventually someone's going to get hurt in his pointless shenanigans.

Posted by balderdash

on February 15, 2010 at 3:40 PM

I've seen this movie before. Doesn't the kid die in the end?

Posted by six shooter on February 15, 2010 at 3:53 PM

Besides obviously being bright & ballsy, this kid is incredibly lucky. He ditched one of his planes after running out of fuel.

Sadly, the outcome is likely that he doesn't walk away from one of his next purloined planes.

Posted by blackhook on February 15, 2010 at 4:08 PM

I'm with Six Shooter. No good can come of this and someone will shoot him (either police or a homeowner) and then his mother will cry because "he's a good boy". His behavior is such that he has treated his neighbors very badly and caused property damaged and been a general pain in the ass. Whatever happens (and I hope it doesn't but given what he does, well...), it's on him and no one else.

Posted by westello on February 15, 2010 at 4:28 PM

So he's in Canada now? That probably wasn't too smart a move. Wouldn't that make it a federal case - crossing the border and all?

What I don't get is - if this plane is freaking out the air-traffic controllers - why there wasn't someone waiting for him on the ground?

Posted by Free Lunch on February 15, 2010 at 4:42 PM

@13, someone waiting on the ground for him? On Orcas Island? I guess maybe a deer or something was around.

Would not be surprised if a rowboat or small sailboat is now missing from someone's beach house on Orcas. But hey, all the victims are rich, so fuck 'em, right?

Posted by laterite on February 15, 2010 at 5:08 PM

I can't get enough of this kid.

Posted by piojin on February 15, 2010 at 9:06 PM

awesome, this kid is like McGuyver Jr

Posted by mouth fart

on February 15, 2010 at 10:51 PM

Um, no, he's the real Nick Twisp. And he's in Canada so he can hunt down Michael Cera and kick his ass.
Doy!

Posted by vicvicvictorious on February 16, 2010 at 5:26 AM

Yeah! Punk kids who steal groceries! Yeah! American hero! Woooo! Fuck you all in the face you fucking fucks.

Posted by You Are All Retarded on February 16, 2010 at 9:02 AM

@9 - I can't help but feel a certain ironic juxtaposition between "recruited by the Special Forces or the CIA... something useful" and "eventually someone's going to get hurt in his pointless shenanigans".

How subjective usefulness vs. pointlessness is. And, if your concern is that "someone" will get hurt, the CIA/Special Forces is far from an effective circumvention of that .

Posted by Dee on February 16, 2010 at 11:13 AM