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Judi Lynn

(160,526 posts)
Sat Jan 26, 2013, 11:07 AM Jan 2013

Colombia getaway donkey ruins robbery

Jill Langlois January 24, 2013 18:27
Colombia getaway donkey ruins robbery

A trio of robbers in Colombia had to abandon its loot when the getaway donkey started braying so loudly police were alerted.


[font size=1]Colombian thieves made a bad choice of getaway vehicle when they picked up Xavi.[/font]

A trio of robbers in Colombia had to abandon its loot when the getaway donkey started braying so loudly police were alerted.

The thieves' crime spree started when they stole the donkey, 10-year-old Xavi, from his owner, Orlando Olivares, in the tiny town of Juan de Acosta, according to Time. They planned on using Xavi as a getaway/pack donkey for their grocery store heist.

Twelve hours later, they managed to steal rum, oil, rice, cans of tuna and sardines before Xavi started braying so loudly he grabbed the attention of nearby police, noted The Telegraph. The group had to ditch the donkey and all their stolen items to get away from the officers.

"They came through the roof to rob," shop owner Fabio Orozco said. "They took rum, rice, everything."

According to Yahoo! News, police returned the stolen goods and Olivares picked up Xavi at the town police station.

http://www.globalpost.com/photo/5739136/clone-donkey-milk-namibia-20120131

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Colombia getaway donkey ruins robbery (Original Post) Judi Lynn Jan 2013 OP
Sounds like quite a smartass. n/t PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #1
Wtg Xavi! Hope he got an extra armful of hay that night back at home. nt. polly7 Jan 2013 #2
I bray he's okay after this ordeal flamingdem Jan 2013 #3

flamingdem

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3. I bray he's okay after this ordeal
Sat Jan 26, 2013, 01:45 PM
Jan 2013

xavi did the right thing to escape an unhappy future with this trio!

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