Teen Steals Car, Slams into Blockbuster

Backer Card · #1 April 20th, 2011, 08:28 PM

http://www.fox40.com/news/headlines/...,7728419.story

ELK GROVE—
A teen driving an alleged stolen car slammed into a Blockbuster store.

Early Wednesday morning, cops were called to an area of Elk Grove near Old Town for reports of a group of teens breaking into cars.

Cops tried to pull over one of the suspect’s cars when it took off, leading officers on a chase that reached speeds of 80 mph.

The driver lost control of the RAV4 near the intersection of Elk Grove Boulevard and Bruceville Road. The car jumped over the curb, knocked over a stop light, then slammed into a blockbuster, breaking a water pipe in the wall of the building.

The driver, identified as Marquis Youngblood, took off running, but was found by K-9 officers a short time later hiding in some bushes. Cops are now looking for the other people involved in the original car break-ins.

Air · #2 April 20th, 2011, 08:42 PM

The employees better have said "Welcome to Blockbuster" or that's a Blockbuster Way violation.

deathbydanny · #3 April 20th, 2011, 09:27 PM

If they didn't sell that kid a bundle, they're all fired.

djblade · #4 April 20th, 2011, 09:51 PM

>Teen hits blockbuster
>building is unstable
>DM still wants the employees to work and keep it open (wants sells)
> fire department and police don't think its a good idea
> DM tells them "business as usual", nothing to worry about
> employee faces

Hahahah

lucky me · #5 April 20th, 2011, 10:19 PM

Guess that leaves 574 stores staying open now.

uhohbusted69 · #6 April 20th, 2011, 10:44 PM

Wow that is crazy. I live like 5 minutes from there. And know the staff.

angrYbird · #7 April 21st, 2011, 12:14 AM

Great time for a sidewalk sale

Glass Half Empty · #8 April 21st, 2011, 04:54 AM

Some old man ran his car into a BBV in my district several years ago. Do you think the DM let them close? My store didn't have power for 8 days due to a natural disaster and my DM wanted us to stay open and escort customers with flashlights and asked why we weren't selling rewards.......

Gonzo · #9 April 21st, 2011, 05:28 AM

I couldn't help but think he was about to be out of a job and decided to take the store down w/him.

Veruka_Salt · #10 April 21st, 2011, 05:47 AM

Thank God Keyes and Dunlap are history -- or they would've had the epiphanic notion that Blockbuster should now have drive-thru service.

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