Teenage 'barefoot burglar' targeted by authorities in Bahamas

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MEGAN REYNOLDS, MIKE MELIA
Associated Press Writers
7:01 a.m. CDT, July 7, 2010


NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — A teenage thief who police say has brazenly made his way across the U.S. has apparently graduated to international fugitive, crash-landing a stolen plane and disappearing into the small sun-soaked Abaco islands of the Bahamas.

Authorities are now hunting for Colton Harris-Moore — dubbed the "barefoot burglar" for allegedly committing some crimes while shoeless — on an island hosting hundreds of tourists for an annual sailing regatta that could help the lanky, blue-eyed teen pull off another escape.

"He's not in custody as yet. We're following some leads and we're working with the Abaco community to try and find him. Hopefully we should find him," Assistant Police Commissioner Glenn Miller said Tuesday.

The 19-year-old convict has been playing a cat-and-mouse game with authorities for more than two years, starting in Washington state with small-time burglaries and escalating with the possible theft of airplanes, boats and luxury vehicles.

The burglaries were largely concentrated in Washington state and the Pacific Northwest until recently, when small towns in the Midwest began noticing bizarre break-ins at airports and other locations.


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[piratefish08]

1. i read great articles about this kid in rolling stone and maxim

the past few months. his story reads like something from a movie.

criminal - definitely yes - but a small part of me can't help but hope he escapes again........ it's like the book you wish wouldn't end.

[conspirator]

2. Go kid. Show it to the man n/t