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Kicking a Band When They’re Down: Watch A Flock of Seagulls Van Get Stolen [VIDEO]

Poor guys.  That’s $70,000 worth of gear gone.

From YouTube:

Surveillance camera footage of A Flock of Seagulls 1999 Ford F-350 equipment van being stolen at 2:16 am on 7/21 from the Comfort Inn in Downey, CA. If you have any information please contact us on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/mrjoer or the Downey Police Department. Please share and spread the word.

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3 thoughts on “Kicking a Band When They’re Down: Watch A Flock of Seagulls Van Get Stolen [VIDEO]

  • When are these bands going to wake up? Seriously, who the hell leaves $70K worth of gear in a van in a parking lot of a 3 star hotel?

    –Pete

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  • Not good.

    I guess the thief Ran (So Far Away). There's probably a bad pun about Score-ing Mikes (and other equipment) in there somewhere too.

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  • Was the stolen van parked in a handicap spot? Tsk, tsk.

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