Man steals city snow plow to make beer run - Brief Article

Modern Brewery Age, Feb 12, 2001

A 34-year-old Grand Island, NE, man is accused of stealing a snowplow from a city of Hastings storage shed and driving it 20 miles to buy a case of beer from a convenience store.

Authorities said he paid for the beer, and gas for the snowplow, with a personal check. Grand Island police Capt. Larry Trosper said the man even showed the clerk identification for the check before driving off. The clerk called police on the suspicion that the man was drunk. The snowplow, a 1-ton truck with a plow attached to the front, was recovered later.

Capt. Trosper said criminals like these make it easy for the police.