Just noticed this news item. This guy got all the breaks he needed to catch this thief.

LABELLE, Fla. – Authorities say a Florida man flying home from North Carolina caught a man stealing a trailer while piloting his plane over his own home.

The News-Press reports that David Zehntner was flying over his home in LaBelle Sunday when he saw a truck in his driveway. He lowered his altitude to get a closer look and saw a man attaching Zehntner's trailer to the truck.

Zehntner followed the truck and called the Glades County Sheriff's Office from the air. Glades deputies contacted the Lee County Sheriff's Office, which found the truck as it headed into Charlotte County.

Gary Haines, 59, of Virginia, was arrested and charged with grand theft. He was released Monday from the Charlotte County Jail on $2,500 bond. It's not clear whether he's retained an attorney

 

What burns me is that after all that, the thief who was headed for another state no doubt with a considerable take, is out on bail, which cost him $250 cash, and long gone to do it again somewhere else, probably successfully.

Just stick up a bank and get away with $1000, and see what kind of effort is made to subdue your activity.

Equal justice for all, only it's more equal for some.

 

the airline literature calls for a $10,000 fine for using your cell phone in the air... Wonder if the victim was fined?

 

You are so brilliant.........

He was flying his own airplane.

 

FAA rules are FAA rules.. I dont make em, just read them....

 

How about 911 calls?

 

your right, that would be distracted flying too. Hopefully he didn't fly over a school zone in the process.. thats another fine. Oh the humanity. This guy needs to be taken out of the air before he kills everyone....

 

He could have crashed the Cessna into the bad guy but Congress would probably vote to ban airplanes during the next session.