"Pro tip for any would-be motorcycles thieves out there: If you're going to smash your way into a dealership in the dead of night and steal a bike, it would be wise to have an idea how to start it.

It's a lesson one bumbling idiot learned the hard way this week. Early Tuesday morning Gold Star Harley-Davidson in Festus was the scene of a smash-and-grab burglary. Three suspects wearing motorcycle helmets approached the store around 3:20 a.m., according to time-stamped surveillance video Gold Star would later share on Facebook, and broke out the front door with a rock.

Once the group gained entry, the video shows two of the suspects quickly moving though the dealership while the third kicks down the remains of the door, clearing the way for the bikes to roll right out of the building. Two of the thieves each quickly fire up a bike and are on their way.

The total time that pair was in the store: a scant 40 seconds. So far, so smooth.

Then it's our hapless idiot's time to shine. The failed thief spends some time trying out various motorcycles in the showroom, hopping from one to the other, but he's unable to get any of them running. His accomplices' success surely indicate that this should be an easy enough task, yet instead of a clean getaway we're treated to the sight of an utterly inept criminal completely failing to crime.

As the clock keeps ticking, stretching to the two-minute mark, our local moron decides it's time to bail. He flees the store empty-handed and on foot. We're sure his buddies are still ribbing him for it.

In a press release, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department says it has detectives on the case, but no suspects have yet been identified. They ask anyone with information about the case to call their Detective Bureau at 636-797-5515."

https://www.riverfronttimes.com/news...ership-on-foot

Video of the incident in the above link.

 

Festus is NOT St. Louis... we disavow them.

Note that "Gold Star" is Surdyke - just an interesting tidbit.

 

So do dealers reset pin codes upon delivery from the factory? Just curious as to how the 2 got them started.

 

Don't dealers typically keep the FOB in the saddlebag on the sales floor? Do they leave them overnight? If so, that would make for an easy start and go.

 

Man these idiots make all us in Festus look stupid

This dealership is literally 5 mins down the road from me. Hate to see any dealership get hit like this.

 

My dealership either has the fobs in the saddlebags or zip tied to the brake lever. This is so they can move their stock around without hunting for fobs or entering security codes. Also, so prospects can sit on bikes without setting off alarms.

 

That bit cracked me up. Well done!

 

Yeah, that's what my dealership does too.

Maybe the kill switches were set to "off" on the bikes Mr. Mensa was trying to start, and that was enough to foil him?

 

Perhaps not, but East St. Louis is bad enough. Then let's add Ferguson.

GO Cards!

 

Stupid is as stupid does.