The Courthouse Robbery
Goleta Valley, CA
During his appearance at the Santa Barbara Superior Courthouse for an unrelated matter, a 34-year-old man was arrested for grand theft of personal property. During a court recess, the San Bernadino resident slipped out with the victim’s brief case in tow. Aside from paperwork, inside the case were also an antique Rolex watch and over $100 in cash.
Recalling the suspicious behavior of the talkative suspect, a courthouse officer confronted the man once the courtroom was back in session. Shortly after questioning, the man admitted guilt and returned the stolen briefcase. The money and timepiece, however, remain missing.
The subject was arrested and transported to jail.
Found in the Goleta Valley Voice
September 30th, 2007 at 7:03 am
Who wants to bet that the cash and watch are pure fiction? Odds are that the briefcase belongs to a lawyer, right? We only have his word that the were in there, and he can probably claim the loss of the alleged watch on his insurance, and get some free money! Sending a semi-innocent man to jail for stealing non-existent items? No bigs, he’s a lawyer he gets paid to do that anyway… Consider this some side work he lucked into.
October 1st, 2007 at 10:30 am
Why would he carry an antique Rolex in his brief case anyway. Semi-innocent, Mike? Any stealing is innocent? This guy has a habitual stealing problem.
October 1st, 2007 at 11:17 am
He stole the “victim’s” briefcase………I suppose the lawyer could’ve been the victim. Anyway, this guy was not innocent….semi or otherwise.
October 2nd, 2007 at 4:58 am
I said “semi-innocent” because he no doubt stole the briefcase (which qualifies him as a dirtbag), but I’m having trouble buying the watch story, and without the alleged watch the briefcase theft is petit larceny. The difference being county jail for a few months vs. state prison for a few years. And lying for personal gain, with prison time for someone else (dirtbag or not) as the cost, deserves a reservation to the finest accommodations Hell has to offer.
October 10th, 2007 at 5:08 am
Lawyers get away with lying all the time. although dude may have taken the case, the missing items may be BS.