Repeat Offender Doomed By Adorable Puppies
You wouldn't attend your own murder trial dripping in blood, or arrive to be sentenced for an arson case smelling like smoke and lighter fluid. And if you've been accused of grand theft auto, you probably shouldn't drive to the courthouse in another stolen vehicle.
And if you do, you should probably leave the puppies at home.
Accused of driving a stolen Porsche, Tony Van arrived at a Marin County (CA) courthouse to receive the jury's verdict.
How did he get there? In a newly stolen Lexus, police say.
Cops report that they were alerted to Van's hot wheels by court employees who noticed Yorkshire terrier puppies that were wandering around the parking lot. Evidently Van had left seven dogs in the sweltering car and a few had escaped. When police ran the car's tags they discovered it was been stolen.
Van's been charged with receiving stolen property and animal cruelty.
But there's some justice in the world: the dogs are being cared for by the local Humane Society and Van was convicted of driving the stolen Porsche. And I bet a conviction for the stolen Lexus isn't far behind either.
