Crowd Ties Truck Thief Up With Garden Hose

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AMARILLO, Texas --A man crashed a stolen pickup truck into three vehicles, a light pole and a bridge pillar before a crowd caught him and tied him up with a garden hose, authorities said.

"It was a three-ring circus, it really was," witness Mike Cates said. He said the truck nearly hit him Wednesday before its final collision with a vehicle in a fast food restaurant parking lot.

The suspect was arrested and charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, failure to stop and render aid, driving under the influence of drugs and driving with a suspended license, said Amarillo Police Cpl. Brian Thomas.

About 20 people chased Joshua G. Smith, 26, before they tied his feet with a garden hose and handcuffed him, witnesses said.

The drivers in two cars were injured.

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2005/10/13/crowd_ties_alleged_truck_thief_with_hose?mode=PF

Those people did their community a big service, IMHO!

It's actually not vigilante justice.....but it does make for a catchy headline.....


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