Naturally, the attempted robbery took place in Florida.
According to TCPalm.com, a 28-year-old Port St. Lucie man did the unthinkable two weeks ago when he tried to steal a chainsaw from a lawn equipment store by hiding it in his shorts.
Police said Anthony Ballard walked into Treasure Coast Lawn Equipment on October 28 and asked the clerk to make change for a dollar. He then calmly walked to the side of the counter and somehow stuffed a Stihl chainsaw worth more than $600 down his shorts.
No word if the clerk heard something that sounded like a guy trying to cram a chainsaw down his shorts, but you can see toward the end of the video that he and his staff became wise to Ballard’s theft attempt and eventually chased him to a wooded area near the store. Ballard dropped the chainsaw, and it was recovered by store employees.
Police searched the surrounding area but only captured Ballard after he returned to the scene 30 to 40 minutes later to look for the chainsaw. Of course once he was taken into custody, Ballard played the “Good Samaritan” card and said he came back because he had a change of heart and wanted to return the saw to the store. Nobody else bought it, and he was charged with grand theft.
Here’s another guy who’s pretty crappy at the theft game: Watch This Wannabe Purse Thief’s Epic Fail Become Instant Karma
