Wash. burglary victim drives off in thieves' van

[ccharles000]

BELLEVUE, Wash. -A man in Washington state made sure a pair of burglars didn't get away with his three flat-screen televisions — he moved their getaway car.
Patrick Rosario was in the basement of his Bellevue home on Tuesday when he heard the burglars upstairs.

The Seattle Times says the 32-year-old Rosario, who had been laid off from his job as a Washington Mutual manager, called 911 while he sneaked out of the house.
He saw a white van sitting in front of his house with the motor running and the keys in the ignition, and he got in and drove it to a friend's house.
Police say the burglars left the televisions, a laptop computer and a jewelry box by
the door and took off on foot.

The sheriff's office said no arrests had been made.

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[Mugu]

1. The criminals should be very thankful that they picked this man's home.

Because if it had been my home, my first instinct would be to handle the situation very differently.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. My dear ccharles000!

Oh, wow! How perfect! What an incredibly smart guy, to have the presence of mind to do this!

I hope the police catch those bastards...

[ThomCat]

3. I hope they were dumb enough to use a van that can be traced

back to them. :P

But how likely is that?