OK who's the guilty party???

OceanCityGirl · Post by **OceanCityGirl** » April 22, 2008 9:55 am

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/186/ ... 39073.html

You just can't make this stuff up

Artificial palms purloined, tikis taken in Middle Twp. theft

(Published: Tuesday, April 22, 2008)

MIDDLE TOWNSHIP - Police are on the lookout for an artificial tropical paradise and the thieves who may be lounging underneath its plastic palm trees.

A surveillance camera captured a bizarre theft late Sunday night of artificial palm trees, including one 19 feet tall, as well as wooden tiki sculptures, from a retail pool store, township police said.

The Pool Zone on Route 47 in Green Creek had more than $4,000 worth of realistic-looking palm trees stolen from outside the store, according to Middle Township police.

One of the items is a hammock resting on two life-sized fake palm trees.

Police said suspects also damaged two security lights and two security cameras while stealing the items.

Police are reviewing a video from a surveillance camera and examining evidence left at the scene, police Capt. Scott Webster said.

The stolen items include:

• an 8-foot custom carved wooden multi-colored tiki;

• a 19-foot plastic green-and-brown palm tree;

• an 11-foot palm tree;

• a 9-foot palm tree;

• a wooden tiki bench;

• a hammock connected by two palm trees.

Police said the Pool Zone experienced a similar theft about two weeks ago when a large wooden tiki was stolen.

Dawn Shaw, a secretary at Pool Zone, said the items are very cumbersome.

"They're large and they're heavy. It was pretty much pre-planned," she said.

And they were part of a new line of items the store just recently started selling, she said.

The store had them bolted down on an outside display, she said.

"Whoever did this really knew what they were doing, because they came and knocked out our cameras, our lights," she said.

The trees are sold to commercial businesses such as motels as well as residential homes, she said.

Police said the thieves entered the property at about 11:30 p.m. Sunday and parked their vehicle north of the store off the side of Route 47.

Anyone with information about the theft can contact Middle Township police at 609-465- 8700 or Cape May County Crime Stoppers at 609-465-2800.

Patrolman Richard Sittineri and Detective Allan McClure are investigating.

Salukulady · Post by **Salukulady** » April 22, 2008 10:01 am

Okay, which one of us has the newly decorated patio and whens the party?

IrishPirate · Post by **IrishPirate** » April 22, 2008 10:05 am

I know the place, but it wasn't me!

green1 · Post by **green1** » April 22, 2008 10:23 am

OceanCityGirl wrote: Police said the thieves entered the property at about 11:30 p.m. Sunday and parked their vehicle north of the store off the side of Route 47.

I have heard that the police always withold information about the crime so that they can properly discern which people who come in and admit to the crime are jokers and which ones actually know something about it.

In this case, I think that witholding the fact that the thieves were wearing grass skirts, coconut shell bras and leis was not the most cunning strategy.

MrTwain · Post by **MrTwain** » April 22, 2008 10:25 am

LOL... all of those expensive pool supplies (the $800 Polaris cleaners, VERY expensive chemicals, accessories....) and all they wanted were tropical decorations!

Salukulady · Post by **Salukulady** » April 22, 2008 10:27 am

MrTwain wrote:LOL... all of those expensive pool supplies (the $800 Polaris cleaners, VERY expensive chemicals, accessories....) and all they wanted were tropical decorations!

I think that proves it musta been a Parrothead.....someone who knows what's really important....

Carolinadreamin' · Post by **Carolinadreamin'** » April 22, 2008 10:36 am

They'll find this stuff. When's the Philly concert?

chippewa · Post by **chippewa** » April 22, 2008 10:37 am

::looking for passport... ::

IrishPirate · Post by **IrishPirate** » April 22, 2008 10:43 am

Carolinadreamin' wrote:They'll find this stuff. When's the Philly concert?

APLATillman · Post by **APLATillman** » April 22, 2008 10:50 am

I know the store owners and one of the police officers. This was also reported on the local TV news last night. Don't know who did it but i will look in some of my friends backyards.

here is link to the TV news clip...

http://nbc40.net/pages/videoplayer/video.php?vid=5324

LIBuffettFan · Post by **LIBuffettFan** » April 22, 2008 10:58 am

I was curious so I googled the Palm tree hammock. If its the same one that popped up I want to know what kind of truck they used to haul this stuff away. That thing is great but huge but it sure would look good in my back yard

OystersandBeer · Post by **OystersandBeer** » April 22, 2008 11:08 am

Did you guys see the stage set-up for the new tour?

Jimmy's trying to cut expenses again.

ConchRepublican · Post by **ConchRepublican** » April 22, 2008 11:14 am

OystersandBeer wrote:Did you guys see the stage set-up for the new tour?

Jimmy's trying to cut expenses again.

Ding! Ding!

We have a winner!!!!!!!

caly · Post by **caly** » April 22, 2008 11:22 am

I'm sorry .............

It's a genetic defect I have that causes me to love palm trees so much.

Carolinadreamin' · Post by **Carolinadreamin'** » April 22, 2008 12:47 pm

caly wrote:I'm sorry .............

It's a genetic defect I have that causes me to love palm trees so much.

I got the cutest one for my living room......it's about 5 feet high and I named him Freddy......hee hee......

citcat · Post by **citcat** » April 22, 2008 12:51 pm

OystersandBeer wrote:Did you guys see the stage set-up for the new tour?

Jimmy's trying to cut expenses again.

*SPEW* !!!!!!

I was no where near New Jersey, I swear.
Just because my pool area looks exceptionally good this year means nothing.

TropicalTroubador · Post by **TropicalTroubador** » April 22, 2008 1:45 pm

No need to look out here in California...no need at all...

(Contemplating writing a song titled "Back Yard Tiki Bar Crime of the Century")

Snowparrot · Post by **Snowparrot** » April 22, 2008 2:18 pm

TropicalTroubador wrote:No need to look out here in California...no need at all...

(Contemplating writing a song titled "Back Yard Tiki Bar Crime of the Century")

yeah, let's have a song!

nutmeg · Post by **nutmeg** » April 22, 2008 5:31 pm

LIBuffettFan wrote:I was curious so I googled the Palm tree hammock. If its the same one that popped up I want to know what kind of truck they used to haul this stuff away. That thing is great but huge but it sure would look good in my back yard

And regular price is $4000.00

On sale now for $3000.00

Includes a mister and coconuts...

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » April 22, 2008 9:21 pm

Whatever you do don't look at the Frisco crew..

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