Burglar Caught Playing Victim's DS

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Burglar Caught Playing Victim's DS



Pro Tip for aspiring thieves: If you have to break into somebody's house, make sure you leave instead of sitting down to play their DS.

Look, I know how addictive Puzzle Quest can be, but there are times when you just shouldn't be playing the DS. For example, if the DS isn't yours, and in fact belongs to the person you're currently robbing: A 22-year-old woman who lived in Joliet, Illinois, came back home from running a short errand, and when she opened the door an intruder ran out, fleeing in fear of being discovered.

The victim's bedroom had been ransacked, and her iPod Touch had been stolen - but her Nintendo DS was still there, and it was on. "It appears the suspect had been playing it," said Deputy Chief Mike Trafton, though he didn't mention what game the intruder had been tooling around in.

It's a curiosity, then: If the intruder remembered to take the iPod, why not grab the DS, too? Ah well, the world may never know.

Am I the only one who finds it a pity that this didn't in fact take place in Florida so that the guy could be investigated by the same cops who were found playing the Wii during a drug raid [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/94902-Police-Play-Wii-Bowling-During-Drug-Raid]? The irony would be delicious.

(Kotaku [http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/police/1964152,4_1_JO30_BLOTTER_S1-091230.article])

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Lost In The Void

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Wow the games are becoming close to the same as crack for the criminal community, cops and robbers playing Wii's and DSs.
 

Frankydee

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I can just imagine he ran out in fear of being caught playing Petz.

Or Cooking Mama.
 

Susan Arendt

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Cpt_Oblivious said:
Susan Arendt said:
Five bucks says he was playing Peggle.
You can get Peggle on DS?
[small] I'm getting one of them.[/small]
See what I mean?

And yes, Peggle DS is required equipment for all flights. At least it is in Susanland.
 

Cpt_Oblivious

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Susan Arendt said:
Cpt_Oblivious said:
Susan Arendt said:
Five bucks says he was playing Peggle.
You can get Peggle on DS?
[small] I'm getting one of them.[/small]
See what I mean?

And yes, Peggle DS is required equipment for all flights. At least it is in Susanland.
How long does a DS' battery last, while we're speaking of flight requirements? I need something for the flight to China next October.
 

TheYellowCellPhone

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Wii during drug raid, XBox 360 after it being stolen, now DS during robbery...

What will the scenarios and game system be next?
 

MasterStratus

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Cpt_Oblivious said:
Susan Arendt said:
Cpt_Oblivious said:
Susan Arendt said:
Five bucks says he was playing Peggle.
You can get Peggle on DS?
[small] I'm getting one of them.[/small]
See what I mean?

And yes, Peggle DS is required equipment for all flights. At least it is in Susanland.
How long does a DS' battery last, while we're speaking of flight requirements? I need something for the flight to China next October.
Captain!
You're going to China?
Enjoy, even though the flight is a total *****.
17 hours of torture.

Also, the DS's battery will probably last a good 7-10 hours.
At least, mine does.
Even though I've dropped it.
 

megatron2.0

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Cpt_Oblivious said:
Susan Arendt said:
Cpt_Oblivious said:
Susan Arendt said:
Five bucks says he was playing Peggle.
You can get Peggle on DS?
[small] I'm getting one of them.[/small]
See what I mean?

And yes, Peggle DS is required equipment for all flights. At least it is in Susanland.
How long does a DS' battery last, while we're speaking of flight requirements? I need something for the flight to China next October.
battery lasts about 4-6 hours.


EDIT: Damnit, ninjaed again.
 

Cpt_Oblivious

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MasterStratus said:
Cpt_Oblivious said:
Susan Arendt said:
Cpt_Oblivious said:
Susan Arendt said:
Five bucks says he was playing Peggle.
You can get Peggle on DS?
[small] I'm getting one of them.[/small]
See what I mean?

And yes, Peggle DS is required equipment for all flights. At least it is in Susanland.
How long does a DS' battery last, while we're speaking of flight requirements? I need something for the flight to China next October.
Captain!
You're going to China?
Enjoy, even though the flight is a total *****.
17 hours of torture.

Also, the DS's battery will probably last a good 7-10 hours.
At least, mine does.
Even though I've dropped it.
Awesome, should have enough time to wear it out with Peggle then. And yes, you can have a present from China.

megatron2.0 said:
battery lasts about 4-6 hours.

EDIT: Damnit, ninjaed again.
Thanks anyway.
 

Insert Comedy Here

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Well why not? From personal experience, robbing gets boring and you need to find a distracting outlet from time to time.

But usually you do this after the burglarisation.
 

BehattedWanderer

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Susan Arendt said:
Five bucks says he was playing Peggle.
I've got seven saying it was Spirit Tracks, and he got sidetracked when he saw it. "Yeah, grab the iPod, oh, a DS. Ooh, hey, is that the new Zelda? Sweet, I was just gonna buy it! Better try it out..." It's almost plausible at this point.
 

MasterStratus

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Cpt_Oblivious said:
MasterStratus said:
Cpt_Oblivious said:
Susan Arendt said:
Cpt_Oblivious said:
Susan Arendt said:
Five bucks says he was playing Peggle.
You can get Peggle on DS?
[small] I'm getting one of them.[/small]
See what I mean?

And yes, Peggle DS is required equipment for all flights. At least it is in Susanland.
How long does a DS' battery last, while we're speaking of flight requirements? I need something for the flight to China next October.
Captain!
You're going to China?
Enjoy, even though the flight is a total *****.
17 hours of torture.

Also, the DS's battery will probably last a good 7-10 hours.
At least, mine does.
Even though I've dropped it.
Awesome, should have enough time to wear it out with Peggle then. And yes, you can have a present from China.
Yay! Present!
Although I don't know how I'm going to get it from you. =P
It's the thought that counts, right?