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Darius McCollum stole not 1, but 2 buses
Posted by Gold_12th on Wed Sep 1 23:47:50 2010 edf40wrjww2msgDetailB:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Transit kook arraigned on charges he stole not one -- but two buses The mass-transit madman who yanked a bus from a Hoboken depot yesterday appears to have stolen yet another bus 21 days ago from the same spot and driven it to Washington D.C., police sources said. Darius McCollum, 45, told officers after his arrest yesterday that he stole another bus nearly three weeks ago – and hasn’t yet been caught, law enforcement sources said. Authorities in Washington D.C. are checking the fingerprints on the recovered Trailways bus to see if they match McCollum’s, sources said. "It’s bizzarre. It’s around that time frame," police sources said. Officials from the MTA – who McCollum has terrorized for 30 years -- confirmed that none of their buses were stolen three weeks ago. His lawyer, Stephen Jackson, said, "He vehemently denies that. He has not been charged with any other incident and there’s no indication of him taking anything else than what was charged in this case." Trailways spokeswoman Anne Noonan was unavailable for comment. Her assistant said she was "out of the office for the rest of the day." McCollum, 45, who has a history of commandeering subways and slipping in to transit facilities with impeccable uniform fakes, is now being held on $100,000 bail after appearing in Queens criminal court this morning. He went on a joy ride around Queens with a Trailways coach yesterday. He stood serenely in court as he was arraigned on criminal possession of stolen property and other charges. McCollum, 45, also faces a grand larceny charge in New Jersey. Jackson, his lawyer, said McCollum’s family -- his fiancee in Queens and mother in North Carolina -- are struggling to make bail. Jackson blamed McCollum’s decades-long rash of transit-related crimes on Asperger’s syndrome, a form of autism. "It’s the nature of the disorder. He can’t help himself," Jackson said. "He’s fixated on buses and trains and mass transit." McCollum is "remorseful," though he wasn’t aware he was committing a crime, Jackson said. "It’s an urge, a compulsion," he said. "Unfortunately, he can’t help himself." McCollum’s next court date is Sept. 15. His alleged joy ride Tuesday resulted in his 27th arrested in 30 years. He most famously steered an E train several stops to its terminal at the World Trade Center in 1981, when he was 15. Source: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/transit_kook_arraigned_on_charges_3HdwM1TaKblI87h5qiaspI
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Re: Darius McCollum stole not 1, but 2 buses
Posted by monorail* on Wed Sep 1 23:52:31 2010, in response to Darius McCollum stole not 1, but 2 buses, posted by Gold_12th on Wed Sep 1 23:47:50 2010.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailB:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d so for him, it was 'BUSiness as usual'....
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Re: Darius McCollum stole not 1, but 2 buses
Posted by aznboy4305* on Thu Sep 2 00:15:41 2010, in response to Darius McCollum stole not 1, but 2 buses, posted by Gold_12th on Wed Sep 1 23:47:50 2010.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailB:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Is it just me or is this article full contradictions and missing holes? Officials from the MTA – who McCollum has terrorized for 30 years -- confirmed that none of their buses were stolen three weeks ago. Didn't the article state that he stole the bus from the same spot in Hoboken 21 days ago? Since when did the MTA have a facility in Hoboken?
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Re: Darius McCollum stole not 1, but 2 buses
Posted by Olog-hai* on Thu Sep 2 01:06:37 2010, in response to Darius McCollum stole not 1, but 2 buses, posted by Gold_12th on Wed Sep 1 23:47:50 2010.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailB:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d When are they going to send him to Greenland . . . ? No buses or trains there.
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Re: Darius McCollum stole not 1, but 2 buses
Posted by Fire_Minaya* on Thu Sep 2 03:38:43 2010, in response to Re: Darius McCollum stole not 1, but 2 buses, posted by Olog-hai on Thu Sep 2 01:06:37 2010.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailB:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d If he so highly intelligent and sneaky, then why hasn't he taken an airplane for a joy ride.....no worries if and when he is caught, his "Aspergers Syndrome" will apply....
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Re: Darius McCollum stole not 1, but 2 buses
Posted by Terrapin Station* on Thu Sep 2 07:42:46 2010, in response to Re: Darius McCollum stole not 1, but 2 buses, posted by aznboy4305 on Thu Sep 2 00:15:41 2010.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailB:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d No, the article did not state that. But I initially made the same reading mistake.
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Re: Darius McCollum stole not 1, but 2 buses
Posted by Newkirk Plaza David* on Thu Sep 2 10:21:32 2010, in response to Re: Darius McCollum stole not 1, but 2 buses, posted by Terrapin Station on Thu Sep 2 07:42:46 2010.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailB:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d HOLY $H!t, MR. PERFECT AND KNOW-IT-ALL MADE A MISTAKE - - ONE MISTAKE - - PLEASE MOSES, PART THE RED SEA AGAIN SO WE CAN LEAVE QUICKLY!!!
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Re: Darius McCollum stole not 1, but 2 buses
Posted by Railman718* on Thu Sep 2 10:23:39 2010, in response to Re: Darius McCollum stole not 1, but 2 buses, posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Thu Sep 2 10:21:32 2010.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailB:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Ok so David whats on your mind?
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Re: Darius McCollum stole not 1, but 2 buses
Posted by Newkirk Plaza David* on Thu Sep 2 10:26:32 2010, in response to Re: Darius McCollum stole not 1, but 2 buses, posted by Railman718 on Thu Sep 2 10:23:39 2010.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailB:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d I am totally shocked (not in the Goldfiner sense) that Mr. Perfect made a mistake. Wow, I am going to ROTFLMAO big time.
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Re: Darius McCollum stole not 1, but 2 buses
Posted by AMoreira81* on Thu Sep 2 10:29:51 2010, in response to Re: Darius McCollum stole not 1, but 2 buses, posted by aznboy4305 on Thu Sep 2 00:15:41 2010.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailB:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Hoboken would be Academy Bus or Trailways. The author may be thinking blue-and-white, which can also be Academy.
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Re: Darius McCollum stole not 1, but 2 buses
Posted by Railman718* on Thu Sep 2 10:50:00 2010, in response to Re: Darius McCollum stole not 1, but 2 buses, posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Thu Sep 2 10:26:32 2010.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailB:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Him "admitting it" is not as much fun as him making one,then getting called out on it.. Then watching the "Spin Doctor" try to work his magic.. ;o)
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Re: Darius McCollum stole not 1, but 2 buses
Posted by RIPTA42HopeTunnel* on Thu Sep 2 14:58:08 2010, in response to Re: Darius McCollum stole not 1, but 2 buses, posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Thu Sep 2 10:26:32 2010.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailB:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d I am totally shocked...that Mr. Perfect made a mistake. I'm totally shocked that you're reacting to absolutely nothing, and that you had to bring religion into it.
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Re: Darius McCollum stole not 1, but 2 buses
Posted by Hank Eisenstein* on Thu Sep 2 16:43:26 2010, in response to Re: Darius McCollum stole not 1, but 2 buses, posted by RIPTA42HopeTunnel on Thu Sep 2 14:58:08 2010.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailB:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Wrestling is not a religion.
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Re: Darius McCollum stole not 1, but 2 buses
Posted by NIMBYkiller* on Thu Sep 2 16:43:29 2010, in response to Re: Darius McCollum stole not 1, but 2 buses, posted by Fire_Minaya on Thu Sep 2 03:38:43 2010.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailB:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Does he like airplanes?
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Re: Darius McCollum stole not 1, but 2 buses
Posted by Hank Eisenstein* on Thu Sep 2 16:47:33 2010, in response to Re: Darius McCollum stole not 1, but 2 buses, posted by Fire_Minaya on Thu Sep 2 03:38:43 2010.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailB:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Because it's not in the nature of the disorder.
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Re: Darius McCollum stole not 1, but 2 buses
Posted by Terrapin Station* on Fri Sep 3 00:44:20 2010, in response to Re: Darius McCollum stole not 1, but 2 buses, posted by NIMBYkiller on Thu Sep 2 16:43:29 2010.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailB:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Yes.
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Re: Darius McCollum stole not 1, but 2 buses
Posted by Terrapin Station* on Fri Sep 3 00:46:54 2010, in response to Re: Darius McCollum stole not 1, but 2 buses, posted by RIPTA42HopeTunnel on Thu Sep 2 14:58:08 2010.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailB:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d RIPTA, it's because Newkirk Plaza David has some sort of mental retardation. It seems like he was able to keep it in check for many years. But now it has inexplicably surpassed his ability to contain it.
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Re: Darius McCollum stole not 1, but 2 buses
Posted by SUBWAYSURF* on Fri Sep 3 05:09:13 2010, in response to Re: Darius McCollum stole not 1, but 2 buses, posted by Hank Eisenstein on Thu Sep 2 16:43:26 2010.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailB:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d It is to some
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Re: Darius McCollum stole not 1, but 2 buses
Posted by gOlD_12Th* on Sat Sep 4 01:34:59 2010, in response to Re: Darius McCollum stole not 1, but 2 buses, posted by Terrapin Station on Thu Sep 2 07:42:46 2010.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailB:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d You made a mistake? That is laughable.
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Re: Darius McCollum stole not 1, but 2 buses
Posted by Terrapin Station* on Sat Sep 4 20:51:17 2010, in response to Re: Darius McCollum stole not 1, but 2 buses, posted by gOlD_12Th on Sat Sep 4 01:34:59 2010.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailB:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d So you're saying I'm perfect! Thanks!
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