Fatai King, We Salute You

Some sad news to report today: Fatai King, the man who allegedly hired a crane and stole six newsstands in April, has been arrested.

He’s been charged with theft, unlawful taking and receiving stolen property, but his crime still isn’t making much sense to, well, anyone. King had applied for newstands at 42 different locations — and when they weren’t approved by the end of the month, he decided to take matters into his own hands, snatching newsstands and taking them to corners where he applied for licenses.

As you may remember, the rented crane took newsstands from the Northeast to West Philly, and from Center City to the Northeast, making it not only an heroic crime, but a rather inconvenient one, too. Of course, our stance here is fairly clear: This is the best crime we’ve ever heard. People should be lining up to defend him, not Joe Vento.

Cops move on would-be vendor [Daily News]
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Photo from the website of Artie’s Newsstand, which is the only newsstand I know with a website