Safeway Club Card Leads to Bogus Arson Arrest 505
Richard M. Smith writes "Tukwila, Washington firefighter, Philip Scott Lyons found out the hard way
that supermarket loyalty cards come with a huge price. Lyons was arrested
last August and charged with attempted arson. Police alleged at the time
that Lyons tried to set fire to his own house while his wife and children
were inside. According to KOMO-TV and the Seattle Times, a major piece of evidence used against Lyons in his arrest was the record of his supermarket purchases that he made with his Safeway Club Card. Police
investigators had discovered that his Club Card was used to buy fire starters of the same type used in the arson attempt. For Lyons, the story did have a happy ending. All charges were dropped against him in January 2005 because another person stepped forward saying he or she
set the fire and not Lyons."
The wife? (Score:2, Funny)
Anonymity Is Just An Illusion You're A Celeb (Score:4, Funny)
What a pervert! (Score:3, Funny)
That's disgusting!
Now, grape jelly on the other hand...
who really did it... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Here's a tip. (Score:1, Funny)
I do this all the time in Safeway: I give a friend's phone number as ID, because it gives her a few extra points and gives me a bit of a discount.
Were I an arsonist, I could just as easily use the phone number of, oh the irony, the Fire Chief!
Ultimate shopper, ultimate crime? (Score:3, Funny)
hrm (Score:3, Funny)
i was quite interested until i realized my mistake...now it's just boring arson.