One of my favorite television personalities is celebrity chef Guy Fieri. His fiery attitude and gregarious personality make cooking look fun and always makes me hungry!
As a counselor for both in-class and online theft classes I follow the various theft and shoplifting stories from around the world. Yesterday, there was a story from the Mercury News regarding my favorite TV personality.
A teenager in Northern California stole Fieri’s Lamborghini. On top of that he was involved in a drive-by shooting. Making matters even worse for this adolescent thief was he kept an arsenal that included assault rifles, cellphone-jamming equipment and police gear.
Things only got worse for the 17-year-old Max Michael Wade, who now faces a slew of charges including attempted murder, vehicle theft and commercial burglary.
In the storage facility police found the two assault rifles and shotgun shells, a San Francisco Police Department uniform and badge and false identification cards for California, Florida and New York.
There, investigators also found a motorcycle and gun linked to an April 13 drive-by shooting at two teenagers in a pickup truck and Fieri's yellow 2008 Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder.
Wade was caught when investigators tracked him to the storage facility, where they saw him drive out in the Lamborghini.
When Wade returned, they arrested him with a loaded Glock handgun in his waistband and $1,500 and a false driver's license in his wallet.
Due to the severity of the crimes, Wade is being charged as an adult.
The reason behind the shooting - the former Redwood High School classmates had a dispute over a girl they both liked.
What a cluster. Could a stop theft have avoided this? Probably not. This kid has serious problems. I can only hope he becomes a positive statistic in our rehabilitation system.