ROBBER SPRAYS SELF WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHERS TO ELUDE POLICE

Spring Hill, Florida police arrested a man who reportedly broke into a store, then sprayed himself with fire extinguishers in an effort to elude capture. Authorities say Anthony Dixon, 18, turned off the power to a Family Dollar store, then used a cinder block to break the store’s front glass window. Deputies were alerted to the break-in by a 911 call from someone in the area who heard the sound of breaking glass, then saw Dixon running from the store. A subsequent search for the suspect led to deputies to an area where a large amount of a white powdery substance had been sprayed, as well as two spent fire extinguishers stolen from a nearby apartment complex. Tips from bystanders eventually led deputies to Dixon, who they noted had a white powdery substance on his legs. When deputies questioned Dixon, he admitted to breaking into the Family Dollar store to steal cigarettes. He also admitted to stealing the fire extinguishers and spraying himself with them in an effort to elude authorities.
* Yeah, that might work in Alaska, but this is Florida.
* “Being covered in white powder will help me blend in with … blend in with … oh, crap!”
* As escapes go, let’s just say this isn’t the next Houdini here.
* He broke the window with a cinder block? That’s so Stone Age.
* How do you go from that to the high tech move with the fire extinguisher?
* I think I know how: You arrive at the scene with a very limited brain.
* Did he at least have time to smoke one cigarette?
* I can just hear the store owners: “One nice thing about having a Family Dollar Store is nobody wants to break in.” Wrong.