Military troop carriers seized on Hwy. 407 (Canada)

[Minstrel Boy]

Military troop carriers seized on Hwy. 407

Dec 2

A drama unfolded on Highway 407 Friday morning when police officers stopped a truck reportedly carrying two stolen armoured military vehicles.

Police say the troop carriers were supposed to arrive in Montreal on Thursday. When they were spotted on Friday, the truck and its' armoured cargo were travelling in the opposite direction.

An unmarked police car spotted the truck near the Vaughan Mills Mall and began to follow. At least six police cars joined in the pursuit, and signaled for the truck driver to pull over.

The driver was arrested at the scene and later taken to 21 Division for questioning. Meanwhile, the armoured vehicles were taken from Highway 407 to a storage depot.

http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20051202/tank_on_407_051202/20051202?hub=TorontoHome

[uppityperson]

1. Anything I could say would not express how I feel, but I'll try

:rofl: How do you steal a flatbed with tanks on it? Article says billing dispute (though that is disputed), but this is too funny. Go Canada!

[Ian David]

13. Repo Man: Stealing for a living? n/t

[ShockediSay]

2. I thought Bush invaded Canada for a second there

after reading the headline. (Maybe we shouldn't give him ideas.)

Or Maybe it was Ralph Reed.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1961666

[VaYallaDawg]

10. I jumped to the same conclusion. Funny how we expect the

worst of the Chimperor.

[RobertSeattle]

3. What were they going to do with them, melt them down?

[andyarundel]

4. Thank God they found our tank

I was under the impression we had only one tank, but am glad to see we now have two. Paul Martin can now claim Canada has doubled our mobile armor. Now if they could just find that rifle and that ship the Navy is supposed to have.

[Submariner]

6. While you guys waste your money on that petty national healthcare

we spend our national treasure on blowing shit up! :eyes:

[MADem]

8. And don't forget the helicopter(s)!!! n/t

[newyawker99]

9. Hi andyarundel!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[achtung_circus]

11. Are you buying that shit?

The Reform Party "our military is crap" shit.

[Lisa]

14. does anyone remember who has the bullet this month? (n/t)

[sarcasmo]

17. Welcome to D/U andy/

[BrotherBuzz]

5. What price would they command on e-Bay?

:shrug:

[daleo]

7. I am surprised Zarqawi hasn't claimed responsibility for this yet

On some web-site "thought to be used for Al-Quada bulletins".

[0007]

12. I think he was spotted flying Air Canada!

[Lisa]

15. that's okay then -- he won't dare make a move ...

He will be surrounded the whole time by fed-up overworked Air Canada staff and surly passengers. Even he is not stupid enough to try anything when the whole planeload would turn on him in an instant and take out all its frustrations!

[0007]

16. That's a copy. What's the plan if he flying the plane

[Ouabache]

19. Zarqawi is dead again, haven't you heard?

nt

[Hyernel]

18. I'm no criminal mastermind but...

Wouldn't one throw a tarp over the stolen tanks or something?

Danny Ocean, these hosers, are not.

[arikara]

20. Maybe they thought it full of beer

Didn't some goofballs steal a beer truck a year or 2 ago?

[Submariner]

21. Sheriff Bud Boomer was on a rescue mission for Deputy Honey

was my first thought when I saw the headline :o

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