Random burglary nets 200K cash, a Porsche and guns!

[City Guy997S]

Drug abuse, mental illness and a history of failure at school plagued some of the six Fort Lauderdale teens — ages 14 to 16 — who are charged in the burglary that netted a trove of riches.

So how did six troubled kids, all with lengthy rap sheets and only one old enough to drive, happen to hit a home in Fort Pierce, more than 100 miles north of their neighborhood, where they would a find a Porsche, a safe brimming with $200,000 cash and two loaded handguns

Boys chose house at random in heist of Porsche, cash and guns, cops say - Sun Sentinel

Of course, you have to wonder what 6 kids bought with that cash?

After getting away with the guns, car and the loot, the teens went on a spending spree, police said.

[MLSFan]

hm... sure, random

maybe owners dropped them off with doors open to claim insurance?

[City Guy997S]

Originally Posted by MLSFan

hm... sure, random

maybe owners dropped them off with doors open to claim insurance?

Except CASH isn't claimable!

[Mathguy]

Originally Posted by City Guy997S

Except CASH isn't claimable!

Yeah, it's capped at something like $500 or so in most policies.

So unless the guy had some bizarre custom insurance he's going to get only a fraction of his money back once they sell the cars etc.

Lol...permanent gold teeth. Pass the pliers!

[MetroWord]

Unfortunately, the spending spree is an expected symptom of what poverty does to youths. A gold chain? That kid probably been drooling over that gold chain forever.

[shadowne]

They all have lengthy rap sheets, barely into their teens. One of the 15 yr olds right away said he is retarded and asked for a lawyer.

[Mathguy]

Originally Posted by shadowne

They all have lengthy rap sheets, barely into their teens. One of the 15 yr olds right away said he is retarded and asked for a lawyer.

I'd have a hard time arguing with him on that point.

[Bailey340]

Who keeps that much cash around? I could live my life without using any cash.