Oven doors passed off as flat-screen TVs (AP/Chicago Sun-Times)

[eppur_se_muova]

April 4, 2006

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- A rash of oven-door thefts may be linked to a recent case in which a woman bought what she thought was a flat-screen TV, only to discover that the package held an old oven door, police said.

South Bend detective Sgt. Jim Walsh said police arrested a suspect Thursday they believe sold the door to the woman. Police said an oven door and packaging materials were found in the trunk of the man's car.
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Police have had two reports of the doors being sold as flat-screen TVs, and it's likely that others went unreported by the embarrassed buyers, Walsh said. Officers are investigating at least two other suspects who may be disguising oven doors and selling them.
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In the case of the bilked woman, she was approached by the suspect Feb. 20 at her workplace with an offer of a flat-screen TV for $500. The suspect settled for $300. But when the woman unwrapped the packaging, she found a cord, a controller -- and an oven door. AP

more: http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-oven04.html

Laugh/cry? You decide.

[tridim]

1. Laugh.. What a dumbass

I hope she learned a lesson.

[SidDithers]

2. Wonder if she plugged it in...nt

Sid

[saltpoint]

3. Well, if your choice is watching an oven door or FOX News on a real TV,

you're probably better off with the oven door.

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

6. LOL

:rofl:

[Orrex]

4. He also pawned off a hot-plate as a portable, stand-alone toilet

And a phonebooth as a time-traveling spaceship..

[boobooday]

5. Dor! Door! Doh!

A cord, a controller, and an oven door.

:rofl:

I'm laughing, but I'm really crying inside. From laughter.

[bullimiami]

7. if it sounds too good to be true.....

[lectrobyte]

8. They say you can't cheat an honest man.

[proud2BlibKansan]

9. A good friend of mine is named Jim Walsh

hmmm don't think he's a detective in Indiana.

[Nailzberg]

10. Thats a laugh for sure. No sympathy.

There's not a winner in the bunch. They had to have been under the impression they were buying stolen goods. I'm surprised the cops didn't just tell them, "Guess you learned a lesson" when this scam was reported.