'Bubble Gum Bandit' Captured In Central Fla.
POSTED: Monday, January 30, 2006
UPDATED: 5:24 pm EST January 30,
2006
A man police dubbed the "Bubble Gum Bandit" after he was videotaped removing coins from gum machines at several businesses was arrested over the weekend, according to Local 6 News.
Investigators said Jay Kross was charged with burglary in connection with the robbery of gumball machines at 17 businesses in Brevard County. In some of the robberies, the sticky-fingered, sweet-toothed bandit made off with entire machines.
SLIDESHOW: Bubble Gum Bandit Photos
IMAGES: More strange images in 2006
Kross told a judge Sunday that he is self-employed and business has been bad lately, Local 6 News reported.
Business owners in Central Florida were baffled over the thefts."For whatever reason, he didn't take anything else from the store, nothing," Paradise Pools worker Carol Joseph said. "Maybe he has a bubble gum fetish."Kross is being held at the Brevard County Jail on $10,000 bond.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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SLIDESHOW: Bubble Gum Bandit Photos IMAGES: More strange images in 2006 Kross told a judge Sunday that he is self-employed and business has been bad lately, Local 6 News reported.
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Previous Stories:
- January 21, 2006: Police: 'Bubble Gum Bandit' Is Likely Homeless
- January 10, 2006: Bubble Gum Machine Thefts Baffle Police
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