Man arrested 30 times for bus and train thefts

[John Ashworth]

Man arrested 30 times for bus and train thefts just wants to work on the subway

[John Ashworth]

Worth noting perhaps that this is not thefts from buses and trains; he actually stole the buses and trains themselves!

Reminds me of a line from Beyond the Fringe's Great Train Robbery sketch (on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlTT2Q_t3V8 at around 0:30) where Peter Cook, as the police officer being interviewed by Alan Bennett, clarifies the situation: "When you speak of a train robbery, this in fact involved no loss of a train. It was merely the contents of the train which were pilfered. We haven't lost a train since nineteen forty three, I think it was, the year of the great snows. We mislaid a small one. They're very hard to lose, you see, trains are great bulky great things as opposed to small jewels. A tiny pearl, for example, might nestle in the navel of a lady and disappear for years, whereas a train with its huge size and the steam pouring out is altogether a different kettle of fish".

This US case is different. No small jewels or pearls nestling in his navel, but those huge bulky great trains, albeit without the steam pouring out.

[Philip Martin]

My employer, New Jersey Transit, put out a flyer on this guy more than a year ago. I still have it posted in my ticket office.

[John Ashworth]

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