Crime Elusive teen burglar becomes local legend

[Scary Nachos]

EASTSOUND, Wash. - In the darkness of this sleepy island town, the beam of a deputy's flashlight caught the back of a lanky teenager wanted in a notorious 18-month burglary spree.

The teen glanced over his shoulder — and vanished into the woods. "He virtually vaporized in front of me," deputy Jeff Patterson recalled.

Such encounters have become all too common on the bucolic islands north of Seattle as police hunt for an elusive thief whose crime spree is quickly becoming a local legend. Colton Harris-Moore is suspected in about 50 burglary cases since he slipped away from a halfway house in April 2008.

Now, authorities say, he may have moved on to a more dangerous hobby: stealing airplanes.

The saga is beginning to feel like something out of the movie "Catch Me If You Can," as Harris-Moore keeps finding new ways to embarrass police by slipping through their grasp.

Elusive teen burglar becomes local legend

A lanky 18-year-old suspected in about 50 home and business break-ins in Washington state may have graduated to a more dangerous hobby: stealing airplanes.

www.nbcnews.com

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Stupid parents, one of the reasons why unresponsible adults shouldnt have childeren....

 

[Samael88]

"I hope to hell he stole those airplanes — I would be so proud," Pam Kohler told a reporter, noting her son's lack of training. "But put in there that I want him to wear a parachute next time."

If I heard someone say something like that I would beat that person to a pulp. That is so damn disrespectful

He should have cred for what he has done because it is quite the achievment, but none the less it is wrong and he needs to be punished

 

[Prometheus]

He's gonna get caught soon.

 

[thewrongvine]

18 months and they can't catch a kid[teen(adult)] that they know who it is?
Where does he live? lol, that's pretty awesome though.

~Hai-Bye-Vine~

 

[Hatebreeder]

xD
I've always wondered, why police always feeds publicity with statements that are.... uhm... I'm not sayin that they lie, but they sometimes say more than they got.

Well, at least it's like this in Germany xD
To make the person they're after hesitate or something... dunno xD

 

[Varine]

HA I live right below where one the airplane's was taken. He crashed it into a field in Washington somewhere.

 

[Scary Nachos]

I heard hes got a high IQ and crap.... and i live in the county right next to this guys.... o_o

 

[Tru_Power22]

Lol, this guy is getting pretty good. I wonder what he's going to do next.

 

[Varine]

Pretend to be a pilot and get to Mexico?

 

[Ninva]

He flew an airplane. Is that correct?!

 

[Varine]

He flew an airplane. Is that correct?!

Three, apparently, crashed them.

 

[Azlier]

He should steal the presidency next. That would be fun, having President Grey Fox leading us.

 

[Avaleirra]

Uh oh, I live in a city VERY nearby , hope he doesn't crash any planes in Victoria!

 

[tom_mai78101]

I admit that was one heck of a Grand Theft Auto...

 

[Ninva]

It'd be interesting if there was a noble reason why he's doing all this.

 

[DBZ-123]

It'd be interesting if there was a noble reason why he's doing all this.

Maybe he just wants to have fun

 

[tom_mai78101]

It'd be interesting if there was a noble reason why he's doing all this.

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