Lose Change

Jersey City, New Jersey, September 12, 2009:

Police say three armed thieves stormed into a Jersey City home to steal a water jug full of loose change. Hudson County police said the masked suspects descended on the somewhat ramshackle home around 2 a.m. Friday.

Outside they came across the enraged owner, Ron, who was returning from a night out on the town drinking. Police said the burglars roughed Ron up and berated his political positions before breaking in.

Detective Sgt. Peter Paul Molloy said the bandits then went straight for an upstairs bedroom where the coins were kept in a big water bottle. He says they broke down the door, grabbed the heavy jug, and fled.

Three unidentified males were in the home in the other bedroom at the time. One is purported to have been Brad.

Molloy said Ron wasn't sure how much money was in the jar but had been saving the coins for some time. Malloy added that Ron indicated the coins were mostly to buy "more booze."

Posted by Bittle at September 12, 2009 10:01 AM