Watching the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" I couldn't help but think, 'wouldn't it be S-O-O-O cool to fly across rooftops like those guys?' Apparently I'm not the only one who thought that:
ROGUE RIVER, Ore. -- Three teenagers in hooded black outfits scampered over rooftops, climbed trees "just like a squirrel," and broke into houses and cars, police said.
But these ninjas in the small southern Oregon town of Rogue River weren't quite so slick as their Japanese ninja heroes.
Earlier this summer, an officer chased one of the wannabes across a school rooftop, but the youth leaped into a nearby tree, said Rogue River Police Chief Ken Lewis.
Breaking branches on the way down, "he gave a yelp of pain," and then he scrambled away, Lewis said.
Last week, after months of investigation into a group known to local police as "The Ninjas," police arrested three teens, two 15 and one 16. They said they also seized stolen jewelry, burglary tools, a map of the city and several black ninja suits with hoods and climbing spikes.
The parents of one teen told police their son complained of an injury about the time of the rooftop chase, Lewis said.
"I believe that's our roof-gliding ninja," said Lewis.
...The teens had created a MySpace page, and other teens have been posting on it about the arrests, which may lead to other suspects, Lewis said.
"It's true what they say about MySpace," said Lewis. "It's a great investigative tool."
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