Well now, good morning, afternoon, or evening to you, depending on when you’re tuning in! Howe Weird here, ready to share another peculiar tale from the highways and byways of this fine country. Today, we’re taking a little trip down to Fort Myers, Florida, where a fellow learned a tough lesson about what happens when ambition outpaces good sense, especially when there are four-legged security guards involved.
Picture this: it’s about 3:30 in the morning, the kind of hour when most folks are either sound asleep or just getting home from a long shift. But down at a car lot in Fort Myers, there was some unwelcome activity brewing. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, an individual, whose name hasn’t been released, decided it was the perfect time to try and make off with a catalytic converter from one of the vehicles on the lot. Now, if you know anything about these parts, you know that catalytic converter theft has become quite the headache for car owners and businesses alike. They’re expensive to replace, and a hot item on the black market.
Our would-be thief, in his nighttime endeavors, managed to get himself under a car and started cutting away. He got part of the job done, mind you, but couldn’t quite finish it. That’s when things took a turn for the truly unfortunate. You see, the car lot had some pretty savvy security in place. When the alarm went off, it wasn’t just a loud noise; it triggered a response from a security company’s K9 unit. Now, some folks might remember the days when security meant a padlock and maybe a trip to a place like Radio Shack for a personal alarm (paid link), but these days, it’s often a bit more sophisticated.
Two security dogs were dispatched, and these weren’t your average lap dogs, no sir. These were working animals, trained to find what doesn’t belong. And find they did. Our suspect, still stuck under the vehicle, was discovered by the K9s, and they proceeded to give him a rather pointed lesson in property rights. Deputies arrived shortly after, responding to that alarm, and what they found was a man stuck under a car, injured, and, well, let’s just say he’d had a very close encounter with the canine kind.
Paramedics were called to the scene to tend to his injuries before he was taken into custody. Charges are pending, and the investigation is still ongoing. It just goes to show you, sometimes the easiest way to avoid a heap of trouble, especially when you’re dealing with a secured property, is to simply leave things be. And maybe, just maybe, remember that some businesses employ very enthusiastic security personnel, even if they have fur and four paws.
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Original story from: https://www.nbc-2.com/article/man-attempts-to-steal-catalytic-converter-from-a-car-lot-fails-and-gets-attacked-by-dogs/60754124