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Darwin DARWIN at the CARWASH The investment in security cameras pays off for carwash operators (and the readers of <strong>SSCWN</strong>) with these mostly frustrating, sometimes funny -- and always cautionary -- stories of Darwins Caught on Camera. Images of these criminals and/or their vehicles were given to police and the press. Many have been caught thanks to the prowess of security cameras. Well, if being a terrible driver is a crime, then this guy should be locked up for life. Business owner Eric Rice said he never saw anything like it when on June 6 a crew cab Dodge diesel pickup was pulling in and he was clearly having some trouble, he told Central Oregonian. “We could see he was getting his tire up on the guide rail and bouncing around a little bit.” Meanwhile, according to surveillance footage, a Ford pickup that had just exited the car wash had parked in front of the exit at an angle. The driver, the story stated, had gotten out to fold the rearview mirrors back out and examine his freshly washed rig. Meanwhile, behind the Dodge, a Jeep had pulled up and was waiting its turn to enter the car wash. “Something happened,” Rice said in the story. “I don’t know if (the man with the Dodge) lost his cool or had a medical issue, but he ended up putting it in reverse and full throttle – and we know it was full throttle because the truck moved very fast and the tires were peeling out.” Then, the Dodge slammed into the Jeep and started pushing the vehicle backward, even though its brakes were locked, and moved it about 6 to 8 feet. “Then all of the sudden, the Dodge (driver) puts it in drive and is peeling out like he is power braking it,” he said in the story. “He must have had one foot on the brake and one foot on the throttle. Now, his tires are peeling out going forward, smoke is coming off the tires — and he lets off the brakes and the truck just takes off forward into the building.” That impact still failed to stop the Dodge which rolled over the curb and onto the street where it t-boned a passing Ford flatbed truck. Now there are three damaged vehicles! “By the time I got there, the Ford (in front of the car wash exit) and the Jeep were gone,” Rice said, “and the Dodge and the Ford were getting towed.” Sgt. James Peterson said in the story that the driver of the Dodge was not believed to be impaired in Does anyone know what Justin Bieber was doing during the early morning hours of July 23? Or if he was anywhere near Ault, Colorado. Of course, I am just kidding and Justin if you’re reading this, please don’t be mad. You have to admit that the person pictured here does look a lot like the Baby, baby, baby singer. According to The Greeley Tribune, Ault police are seeking the public’s help to identify a suspect in an overnight burglary at a carwash. Around 1 a.m., a suspect or suspects damaged the car wash building, as well as equipment inside the building. An undisclosed amount of money was also stolen. A security camera captured images of a suspect and a suspect vehicle, which appears to be a Honda Odyssey. any way or intoxicated at the time of the incident. He was cited for careless driving. That’s it? The car wash was totaled, though and Rice said that the insurance funds will take a few months. Two kids who apparently can’t get a job, thought they could get away with stealing from a woman’s parked car. In Prairie Grove, Arkansas, police received a call from a woman on June 3 who said someone had broken into her vehicle and stole folding chairs, DVDs, and a gym bag filled with medicine and equipment. There were also some soda cans left on the ground (note that this last part comes into play in solving the crime). Now, what does this have to do with car washing? Well, it turns out that sometime during the night, a police officer recalled seeing two males at a nearby car wash, according to the Washington County Enterprise-Leader. According to the police report, the surveillance video from the car wash showed two males stumbling around at the car wash and showed they purchased two Sprites and a Coca-Cola drink from the vending machine, which (a ha!) were the same type of soda cans found at the victim’s house, the story said. Police were able to identify the suspects in the car wash video as Charles Edwards, 19, and Kayden Williamson, 19. Apparently high-sugar sodas aren’t the only thing they were ingesting, because when police questioned both suspects separately they admitted to not remembering much that night due to drugs and/or alcohol, the story stated. It’s not just the name of the town, but also a state of being for a woman who dodged a kidnapping in Liberty, Missouri, back in June according to Fox 4 News. A 61-year-old woman said she was abducted while at the Dr. Spotless Car Wash around 3 p.m. on June 17. She said, according to the story, that she was taken by vehicle to a second location where she was assaulted. She was then dropped back off at the car wash. Thanks to surveillance footage, the man was SUMMER 2020 • 67