If you don’t recall, back on July 3 someone broke into the National Guard Armory in Santa Rosa, California and stole a Humvee. Since they don’t require a key, many military vehicles are notoriously easy to steal, so the thief only had to get over the fence, then used the vehicle as a battering ram to exit through the gate. Now the Humvee has been recovered and someone is in custody.
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The final recovery of the Humvee went down at the end of a police chase in Petaluma, California, announced the Sonoma Sheriff, which worked with California Highway Patrol on its recovery. Just before 7 am on November 14 someone called the sheriff to report that someone in the Humvee shot at a utility truck.
Deputies and CHP officers started combing the area for the suspect and it turns out a camouflaged Humvee is actually pretty hard to hide in an urban environment. But the driver wouldn’t pull over and the chase was on.
Thing is Humvees aren’t Hellcats so the pursuit couldn’t have been fast. Petaluma police were able to spike the driver’s side tires, eventually bringing the chase to a close peacefully. The suspect, 34-year-old Anthony Stabile, was arrested without incident.
Not shockingly, Stabile was booked into jail with a whole string of charges, including several felonies. The sheriff’s office says he’s a transient. Bail was set at $1,021,000.
People reported seeing the Humvee several times in Sonoma County, but authorities never did seem able to tack it down until now. It’s believed Stabile was the one who stole it. At least other than the damaged tires the National Guard vehicle looked to be in good condition in the photos.
Also, we want to know the street value of the toile paper sitting on the hood in the one picture. And why did the guy have old Black Sabbath concert tickets?
Images via Sonoma Sheriff
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