Real Life GTA: Dude Gets Arrested For Stealing A Plane From A Las Vegas Airport, Drinking Some Beers And Landing It Somewhere In Barstow

[Source] - After a series of burglaries earlier in the week, a plane was stolen Saturday evening out of the North Las Vegas airport and landed in the middle of the desert near Barstow.

Police said a 2020 Kitfox fixed-wing single-engine type aircraft was burglarized by 40-year-old suspect Damian Zukaitis sometime after 2 p.m. on December 30. Police said the suspect took off with the plane and landed in a field near the Barstow-Daggett Airport.

The San Bernardino Sheriff’s Office apprehended the suspect. Zukaitis faces charges of possession of a stolen airplane and transporting stolen property across state lines. Additional charges are pending for alleged crimes committed in Nevada. The suspect also has a warrant out of Ada County in Idaho, according to arrest records.

Police suspect Zukaitis is responsible for three burglaries to other planes on December 27, 28, and 29 and noted that one of the planes was burglarized twice.

First things first, who the fuck steals a plane? I know we're not talking a huge plane here or anything, but do you know the nuts you gotta have to say this is the one. I'm gonna steal this plane and land it in Barstow. I don't hate the idea of burglarizing the plane in the sense of you're going to sit there, pretend to fly it like a little kid on a toy and drink some beers. Maybe dress up like Top Gun or something for the full experience, but you can't be out here flying it around. 

I know we're all anxious for the new GTA to come out after, what, 10 years of waiting. But come on. This is extreme even by those standards. Only thing missing is a quick stop at the strip club like we all did in the one game. And how about the fact he's a serial plane burglar. I need to know what happened to those other planes and what was so special about going back to the one twice? Does he have a calling card like the Wet Bandits? Maybe it's just leaving empty Modelos around. 

This does have me thinking what's the best thing to steal. A little plane like this is low on my list. I'd go boat or jet ski as the top pick. Jet skis fucking rule, even if they hurt my back as an old man. Jet skis are still awesome. Taking one of those around for a quick joy ride has to be a thrill. Cars are too played out. Every day we seem to have some police chase in a stolen car, mix it up once in a while if you're a person who steals shit. 

Either way, this dude is obsessed with doing shit to planes. I'm not a plane guy, but hey to each their own. I mean planes are a tube in the sky that you sit in, try to stay quiet and avoid annoying people. That's what they are designed for. Get me to my place. I don't want to spend more time in a plane if I don't have to. I say just keep on waiting for the new GTA, much safer play.