THE BAREFOOT BANDIT STRIKES AGAIN

By ALEX DUNBAR

He’s stolen millions of dollars of cars. He’s stolen and crash landed planes after learning to fly from the operators manual. He’s narrowly avoided capture too many times to list. Perhaps most importantly, he’s left dozens of well-wishes and cash donations in his wake. Police suspect that he recently left his native Washington for South Dakota. On his way out of state he stopped at a veterinary clinic in Raymond, Washington where he left $100 and a note with the following:

“Drove by, had some extra cash. Please use this cash for the care of animals — Colton Harris-Moore, (AKA: “The Barefoot Bandit”)"

Go ahead, try and disparage this guy. He’s on the sort of adventure most people only ever dream of — and he’s super likable. At least twice, he’s hidden out in the homes of families away on vacation, and both times he’s escaped before police arrived. Last time the homeowner stopped Colton with a laser sight pointed at his chest and he still got away, long before police rolled up. How, you ask, could that possibly happen? Simple — the dude let him go and lied to police about it. He lied because we want to see the outlaw break every stupid, ugly law we’ve ever made in a cavalcade of wild fun.

By ALEX DUNBAR 1 year ago

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