America's Stupidest Thieves

This happened about five minutes from my house.

From Fox2 News in St. Louis….

THIEVES CAUGHT AFTER BOTCHED GAS STATION BURGLARY
Two suspects are now in police custody after their plan to steal gas and beer fails. Surveillance cameras at the Shell gas station in Herculaneum (MO) show two suspects trying to cover their license plate as they stole gas. The clerk became suspicious when the men were fooling with the truck's tailgate at the pump. The passenger went inside to use the bathroom, and after the driver filled his gas tank, he backed up with the passenger side door open for a quick getaway. After the passenger grabbed a case of beer and ran out the door, the case broke in the parking lot breaking all the beer bottles. He fell on his head, then climbed in and took off with only a stolen tank of gas. The clear surveillance video helped police capture the suspects several hours later. Their names have not been released, but the driver is 18 years old and the passenger who took the beer is 20. Both are charged with stealing and possession of alcohol.

They aired the surveillance video on Channel 2 here, but so far I’ve only been able to find this still shot from the video. The video is really funny when you see the idiot jump into the truck with the beer and then fall out before he can close the door as the driver pulls away. They also stole some beer at a gas station about ten minutes down the highway.

If I can find the actual video online I’ll post a link.

UPDATE: Here's a link to the actual video.