{I’m not promoting illegal activities, but this shows what a great vehicle the Routan is:
- Easy ingress and egress
- Plenty of hauling space
- Fast and nimble enough to keep ahead of the police cars
- The side windows open—just right for chucking cognac bottles at your local constabulary}
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MARTIN COUNTY — A search continued Friday morning in Palm City for a third person suspected in a burglary hours earlier at Star Liquors III several miles away, Martin County Sheriff’s officials said.
Two men deputies say were linked to the heist at the business near Southeast Federal Highway and Southeast Cove Road were apprehended after deputies followed them from Martin County to Port St. Lucie then back through Palm City where the three men bailed out of a Volkswagen Routan.
At some points, the minivan exceeded 100 mph and the men tossed out bottles of liquor that struck law enforcement vehicles, according to a news release.
... [About] 4:20 a.m., Martin deputies went to an alarm call at the liquor store and found the business had been burglarized.
Less than 10 minutes later, deputies tried to stop the black minivan, which sped north into St. Lucie County, said Rhonda Irons, Martin County Sheriff’s spokeswoman. ...
... The minivan eventually went back into Martin County on Southwest Citrus Grove Boulevard.
“At multiple times, the occupants were throwing items from the vehicle,” Irons said. “They were throwing out bottles of liquor.” ...
Liquor store owner Parul Patel said the burglars stole high-end cognac, tequila and vodka, pointing to empty areas on the store’s shelves.
Patel, 35, said video shows the burglars using recycling type tubs to haul out the booze.
“They couldn’t even carry, but still they were picking the stuff from everywhere and they dropped like, a couple bottles here, a couple bottles there,” she said. “That was pretty bad.”
No law enforcement officers were injured, but a sheriff’s K-9 bit the arm and leg of one suspect.
This story will be updated when further information is released.
