Police said they caught four people trying to get the giant pepper off a Chilis restaurant in Bennington, Vt.
Police said the group ran 470 feet of extension cord across four-lane Route 67 and through a Home Depot parking lot to power an electric drill used to detach the logo sign from atop the building early Sunday. An alarm went off at about 4:30 a.m.
The four -- two college students, a recent graduate and one who is "between work and school" -- were cited for grand larceny.
Sgt. Camillo Grande said the group brought a hack saw and power drill to remove the bolts holding the chili to the roof. They planned to make their getaway with the sign, valued at $8,000, in an SUV.
Police said the group ran 470 feet of extension cord across four-lane Route 67 and through a Home Depot parking lot to power an electric drill used to detach the logo sign from atop the building early Sunday. An alarm went off at about 4:30 a.m.
The four -- two college students, a recent graduate and one who is "between work and school" -- were cited for grand larceny.
Sgt. Camillo Grande said the group brought a hack saw and power drill to remove the bolts holding the chili to the roof. They planned to make their getaway with the sign, valued at $8,000, in an SUV.
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