Authorities in Florida called a man the "dumb criminal of the week" after he was caught trying to assemble a stolen electric scooter in front of the store he allegedly stole from.
The Flagler County Sheriff's Office shared body camera footage of a deputy approaching a suspect, later identified as Patrick Vandermeyden-Miller, as he was putting together the Razor scooter outside a Target on State Road 100. According to officials, witnesses caught him walking past cashiers and out of the store without paying for the scooter, which is worth $539.99.
When the responding deputy asked if he paid for the scooter, Vandermeyden-Miller didn't answer him. Drug paraphernalia was also found in the suspect's pocket, according to officials.
“This dumb criminal of the week must have thought he was in another state or city where it’s okay to walk into a store and steal what you want and not face any consequences,” Sheriff Rick Staly said on Facebook. “He didn’t get to ride ‘his’ Razor but he did get a free ride to the Green Roof Inn in the backseat of a patrol car!”
Vandermeyden-Miller was booked into Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility for petit theft and possession of drug paraphernalia.