Two Wilmington residents are in jail, accused of trying to extort $40 from a woman in exchange for her stolen car.
The owner of the car received a phone call from a man who told her he had her vehicle and if she paid him, he would return the car, according to a Wilmington Police Department release. The woman agreed to meet the man at Water and Dock streets so she could get her car back.
Anthony Antwan Mallette, 30, and Capria Kibibi Rouser, 28, both of Wilmington, were in the stolen car – with Mallette driving – when it arrived at Water and Dock streets at 7:34 p.m. Saturday.
As Mallette and Rouser attempted to exchange the car for cash, they were taken into custody by police.
The suspects obtained the victim’s phone number from paperwork in the vehicle, said police spokeswoman Lucy Crockett.
So, at least they can read numbers.
The article didn’t describe the car; but, I guess it wasn’t a Mercedes.
Getting the money is always the hard part==and the most fun part of these kind of “caper” films. These dolts didn’t pay attention to the fine movies they must have seen in this genre?
1. Put money in property box at bus station and the back of it can be removed from the other side of the wall.
2. Dump money in sewer opening to be fished out down stream.
3. Get run all over town with money snatched when you aren’t expecting it.
4. Remote controlled boat or model airplane takes it away.
So==meeting with the victim without even a verbal promise they won’t call the cops really is kinda stupid.
Dumb they might be, but what chances did they have in this system? I´d like to quote Everlast: “You know where it ends, yo, it usually depends on where you start”.
…but they look so intelligent.
They could have pulled this off if the victim had been less intelligent than they were. You don’t have to outrun the bear, you just have to outrun the other guy.
I blame their parents. Such nice looking young men.
Reminds me of a group of criminals that I had the misfortune to be introduced
All based on the “motorcycle gang” style of management top dog , intimidation and plain b.s.
Legends in their own mind who are never accountable for their own actions yet always proclaiming “I am a genius”
Legends in their own minds only
Joe in #2, They could (and still can) do as will as anybody else! This is America!
This guys need to cut back on the chronic. For shizzle!
A picture speaks a thousand words.
Knee grows.
#6 – you sound like a real pussy.
These folks pale in comparison to the rich executives who are wiping out our futures with their financial incompetence.
Putting people in jail for $40, letting fannie mae executives to free is an outrage.