Mugger With Machete Takes Man's Tacos
Man steals tacos and nothing else
By MATT BARTOSIK
Updated 1:29 PM CST, Wed, Nov 18, 2009
Look out, Hamburglar. There's a new fast-food thief in town, and he's pilfering tacos.
About 10 p.m. Sunday, a man was walking to his vehicle near Villa and Fulton Streets in Elgin. He was carrying 16 tacos he had just purchased for $41.
But he would never get to enjoy his tasty treats.
A man in a black ski mask and yellow hoodie came running out of a vacant building and threatened the victim with a machete.
"He was walking back (to his vehicle) with his tacos. A guy came out with a machete and took his tacos," said Elgin Deputy Chief Jeff Swoboda.
The victim, fortunately, did not put up a fight and was not hurt in the incident.
The machete-wielding thief demanded nothing else. The suspect, described as a Hispanic man about 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-9, simply took the tacos and drove off in a 1990s green Chrysler or Plymouth, according to police.
What's next, hot dog heists?
Matt Bartosik is a social media sovereign and a Chicago native.
Copyright NBC Local Media / NBC Chicago
First Published: Nov 17, 2009 1:11 AM CST
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