... drive a car or a pickup into a storefront to loot the store or pull an ATM out into the parking lot? Well, in Russia ... apparently ... they use more ... uh ... "professional grade" equipment, so to speak.
Russian man rams armored personnel carrier into shop, steals wine
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-armoured-vehicle-shop/russian-man-rams-armored-personnel-carrier-into-shop-steals-wine-idUSKBN1EZ23P?feedType=RSS&;virtualBrandChannel=11563
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A man rammed an armored personnel carrier into a shop window before climbing through the rubble to steal a bottle of wine in a town in northern Russia on Wednesday morning, according to local media and video posted on social media.
The man had swiped the vehicle from a privately-run motorsport training ground nearby, driven it through a forest and into Apatity, a small town just south of the Arctic circle, local news agency Hibinform said.
Struggling to turn around in a narrow street, the man, whom witnesses described as being drunk, proceeded to slam the tank into the window of the "Family" convenience store, the news agency said.
He also crushed a Daewoo car parked nearby, images showed. ...
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