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Hungry meddler hijacks locomotive
Published: 16 March, 2010, 19:50
Edited: 17 March, 2010, 11:13
TAGS: Crime, Russia, Thrills&Spills
A man in Russia’s Yaroslavl Region has hijacked a locomotive because he needed to travel to a local shop for groceries.
The incident took place at the depot of a peat extraction company in Oktyabr village, Yaroslavl Rodnoy Gorod Internet portal reports.
The meddler broke into the locomotive’s cabin, smashed through the gates and left by the company’s narrow-gauge railway.
The theft was discovered a few hours later, and the perpetrator managed to cover 57 kilometers before eventually being stopped.
The 26-year-old, who turned out to have worked for the company only to have been recently fired, was extremely drunk.
Explaining his motives to the police, he said he was heading to a nearby store to get some food. Such a shopping trip may cost the man dearly, however, as a criminal case has been launched against him.
16.03.2010, 15:12
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Was he married? If the missus says pick up a loaf of bread from the store on your way home, you had BETTER pick up a loaf of bread on your way home, by hook or by crook, in order to ensure domestic tranquility. Maybe he did not have a car? This story is a keeper! I had to chuckle, but I do feel sorry for the poor guy even if he brought his troubles on himself.