Bob
13th April 2007, 00:28
When Darcy L. Corbin stole a brand-new Harley-Davidson in Illinois in 1980, he decided to wait until the heat of the search had died down before doing anything with it. Just to be certain that it would not be noticed, he stripped it down, put the parts in three crates and stored it in the basement of someone else’s house.
Just shy of three decades later, police received an anonymous tip-off. Inspector James Kerns said “We got a consent to search, and agents found the Harley-Davidson disassembled and packaged in the basement. I have no idea why someone would keep a stolen motorcycle in storage for that long. Obviously, you would want to wait until the heat dies down, but I think after 27 years, the heat is off.”
Sadly, the original owner has since died, so the motorcycle has been handed over to the insurance company that paid out on the original claim of US$6,700.
Corbin, now 55, has been charged with unlawful possession of essential motor vehicle parts and destroying the vehicle identification number.
Just shy of three decades later, police received an anonymous tip-off. Inspector James Kerns said “We got a consent to search, and agents found the Harley-Davidson disassembled and packaged in the basement. I have no idea why someone would keep a stolen motorcycle in storage for that long. Obviously, you would want to wait until the heat dies down, but I think after 27 years, the heat is off.”
Sadly, the original owner has since died, so the motorcycle has been handed over to the insurance company that paid out on the original claim of US$6,700.
Corbin, now 55, has been charged with unlawful possession of essential motor vehicle parts and destroying the vehicle identification number.