stolen Hoover commercial grade vac

[Cybrvanr]

My GF was ranting to me earlier this evening about a missing Hoover upright. They had a nice upright vacuum that she and her mom raised money to get for the squad several years ago. It was the only vacuum that they had up there that had withstood the abuse they sustain at the busy fire/resuce house, and they had paid a nice sum of money for it. The vacuum had earned the nickname "Rescue unit 30" because it had saved them from a jam many times when they needed to clean the building in a hurry for VIP's or something!

Apparently, it was sitting in the garage bay when one of the ambulances went out on a call. They left the garage door up, and someone walking down the street saw it sitting inside, and walked right up and rolled it right out the building! AAARGH!!!

 

[brettsomers]

... i guess no pics :|

 

[portendere]

Stealing vacuum cleaners

At a certain Atlanta-area university there was a string of commercial vacuum cleaner thefts one semester. It was easy enough to do, since most of the buildings were open and unlocked during cleaning hours. Several Hoover and Electrolux commercial machines were reported stolen on the campus police blotter before the cleaning staff cracked down and started locking them up.

Amazing what some people will sink to.