Nefarious Darius
Darius McCollum was arrested again.
Of course, the name does not mean a thing to do. Why would it?
But you’re well familiar with McCollum’s crimes, starting with the one that put him on the (subway) map.
Yes, McCollum was the plucky kid who gave the E train a joyride to the World Trade Center in 1981, when he was 15.
Dangerous actions notwithstanding, people seemed to view the boy as a folk hero at the time, smitten as he was with public transportation.
Alas, McCollum has commited some two dozen transit-related crimes since then, reports the NY Times.
Most recently, he stole a Trailways bus, and was arrested yesterday while sitting at the wheel.
The bus was stolen in Hoboken, and police tracked its GPS to the Bronx. (I’m not sure McCollum had to deal with GPS when he was stealing trains and buses a quarter-century ago.) Police pulled him over as he attempted to enter the Van Wyck in Queens.
McCollum was charged with grand larceny auto and possession of stolen property.
“He has a thing for mass transit,” said Paul J. Browne, the Police Department’s chief spokesman.