25-year-old Austin Weismore rented a U-Haul van in March to drive from Florida to New York. And he never returned it.
But cops finally caught up with him because of one crucial detail he forgot about.
Police in upstate New York were investigating a burglary on Wednesday when they spotted a van with a bad paint job. Some of it was white, but most of it was black.
It turned out Austin spray-painted the van black to hide all the U-Haul logos. And he’d slowly been stripping the parts to sell for scrap.
But the cops still knew it was stolen . . . because he forgot about a huge U-Haul logo at the top of the windshield.
The bad paint job alone caused over $10,000 in damage. And he also removed the headlights and catalytic converter.
He’s facing three felony charges for grand larceny, criminal mischief, and possession of stolen property.
(WKTV)
