Chill Out, Food
Parma Heights, OH
Police say a local truck driver broke into a resident’s garage on Saturday, stole an extension cord and used the homeowner’s electricity without permission in order to refrigerate more than 76,000 pounds of cabbage in a parked semi-truck.
Residents on Maplecrest Drive complained to officers that the truck had been parked without permission overnight in a lot behind Party City on Pearl Road. When police arrived they found an extension cord running from a nearby garage to a generator next to the truck.
The homeowner was unaware that his extension cord and electricity were being used by the truck. The driver, who police later determined was driving with a suspended license, was subsequently arrested.
Officers then impounded the truck and seized the cabbage crop.
Prosecutors brought felony charges against the driver on Monday, including theft of utility service, breaking and entering, possession of criminal tools and resisting arrest.
The cabbage was returned Tuesday to its rightful owner without incident.
Found in the Sun News
March 14th, 2006 at 1:32 am
cabbage patch kids are gonna be awfully mad about this !!!!!!
March 14th, 2006 at 3:11 am
Corned beef anyone?
March 14th, 2006 at 9:06 am
Heads are gonna roll on this one!!!
March 14th, 2006 at 9:47 am
too bad he didn’t head out sooner before being caught.
March 14th, 2006 at 10:51 am
I fought the slaw, but the slaw won!
March 14th, 2006 at 11:00 am
You’re all a”head” of me on this one.
March 14th, 2006 at 11:40 am
I would think that would be something more like, “I fought the thaw on the slaw….” But that could just be me. Gd1 jenfr01!
Guess that truck driver’s train of thought lost it’s freight.
March 14th, 2006 at 12:48 pm
What if they were Alien eggs from the planet Cabidgepach, and the delivery guy was trying to keep them from hatching before he reached Area 51, who, now that they (the “rightful owners”) have them in custody, and are incarcerating them without refrigeration, are of course insisting that nothing happened?
March 14th, 2006 at 1:41 pm
I think leahmarie figured it out.
March 14th, 2006 at 2:01 pm
I think I want to smoke what Leah’s smoking. Even if it’s only dirt wrapped in cabbage leaves.
March 14th, 2006 at 2:37 pm
Whatever it is that she’s smokin’ I’m sure costs a lot of cabbage.
March 14th, 2006 at 10:09 pm
PAAARMA???!!!!