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YOUR LIFE IS BORING

October 13, 2009
by JAMES TENAFLY

An 18 year-old kid is kicking everyone’s asses in the race to “make everyday an adventure.” Washington youth Colton Harris-Moore has eluded police for weeks after a string of fourteen awesome burglaries on Orcas Island that often involve stealing and crash landing small aircraft around the island. After fleeing a juvenile detention center in April of 2008, Harris-Moore began a 50-burglary-spree on Camano Island, moving from there to the San Juan Islands where he allegedly began a string of boat thefts, the gateway drug of grand larceny. Police also suspect Colton in the September 11th theft of an experimental aircraft from Friday Harbor. Bill Cumming, sheriff of San Juan County says police have been unable to catch Colton on foot; the kid is too fast, and too furious. “He was quite athletic and outran the officer and outmaneuvered him into a wooded area,” Cumming said. “He laughed out loudly when he realized he was successful escaping from that officer.” It’s believed that Colton lives in abandoned houses and wooded areas in San Juan county. As for his piloting ability, police investigating Colton’s 2008 crime spree think the young man used computers at several Camano burglaries to learn about flying small aircraft, even ordering a flight-training manual with stolen credit card information.

Colton’s mother, Pam Kohler, remains unconvinced, but hopeful, of her son’s culpability. “Any time anything is stolen, they blame it on Colt. Let’s say you’re the smartest person in the world. Wouldn’t you need a little bit of training in flying a plane? They’re not easy… I hope to hell he stole those airplanes- I would be so proud. But put in there that I want him to wear a parachute next time.”