Every day we have to thank criminals across CT for being so weird and stupid.
Gum thievery first popped into Connecticut headlines in March, when police in Bridgeport, Fairfield and Stratford charged Kenneth McManus, 21, of Stratford, with shoplifting $800 worth of Orbit chewing gum from stores in each city.
Since June, West Hartford police have investigated four gum theft complaints, including one Nov. 1, when an Enfield man was charged with stealing $175 in chewing gum from Shaw’s supermarket on Kane Street.
Apparently, these guys are funding drug habits with stolen gum, which I find disturbing for several reasons. How bad is the economy when a few packs of gum can keep a junkie in smack? And more over, who the hell is buying stolen gum? You can’t spring for the full $.89?
How many packs is $800 worth of gum? What’s the resale value on that?