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Alleged Smart car thief runs out of gas on LIE
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02-28-2009, 07:42 PM
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Alleged Smart car thief runs out of gas on LIE
 The driver told deputies that he initially got into the car because he was cold and then found the keys, Sharkey said.
Andrew Strickler - NewsDay - Feb. 28, 2009
In smart car??  --Ed.
An alleged car thief who took off in a fuel-thrifty Smart car pushed the needle too far Friday when the mini-mobile ran out of gas on the Long Island Expressway, according to the Suffolk County Sheriff's Department.
The blue 2008 Smart, which can get 40-plus miles per gallon, came to the attention of deputies with a 1 p.m. call about an unattended minicar next to the LIE between exits 57 and 58, said Chief Michael Sharkey.
A deputy ran the plate through his computer and found the tiny two-seater was the same one reported stolen from a King Kullen parking lot in St. James on Thursday. A short time later, a deputy spotted the alleged thief walking on the... [Read More]
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Re: Alleged Smart car thief runs out of gas on LIE
Another very dumb thief. If you run out of gas with 30 bags of heroin on you in a stolen car, just abandon it. Also stealing such a noticeable car is bad idea. How many people in a given city are going to have a smart car of the same color? Not many!
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Re: Alleged Smart car thief runs out of gas on LIE
well, if you're that dumb, then the chances are good you're going to be a thief
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Re: Alleged Smart car thief runs out of gas on LIE
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well, if you're that dumb, then the chances are good you're going to be a thief
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haha, yeah but what kind of drug lord is going to trust you with that much heroin? I mean - that's a sizable investment right there.
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Re: Alleged Smart car thief runs out of gas on LIE
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haha, yeah but what kind of drug lord is going to trust you with that much heroin? I mean - that's a sizable investment right there.
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Re: Alleged Smart car thief runs out of gas on LIE
He ran out of gas between exits 57 and 58 on the LIE. Right off exit 58 is a Hooters and then a gas station. He could have sold some of the controlled substances (there are plenty of buyers in that area of town) and then gotten a gallon of gas and a plate of hot wings. A gallon would get him 41 miles, according to the EPA, and that'd land him somewhere in wine country on the north fork.
I think that's one of those funny oxymoron scenarios - "dumb" thief steals "smart" car.
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Re: Alleged Smart car thief runs out of gas on LIE
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I think that's one of those funny oxymoron scenarios - "dumb" thief steals "smart" car.
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Re: Alleged Smart car thief runs out of gas on LIE
Personally I think the car is the only Smart one.
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Re: Alleged Smart car thief runs out of gas on LIE
There was also another lesson: Higher mpg cars require refueling too.
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03-01-2009, 09:34 PM
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Re: Alleged Smart car thief runs out of gas on LIE
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Originally Posted by Elixer
Another very dumb thief. If you run out of gas with 30 bags of heroin on you in a stolen car, just abandon it. Also stealing such a noticeable car is bad idea. ...
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There is a reason why illegal drugs are called "dope." 
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