One day in June 2016, Robert Borba rode his horse into Eagle Point, Oregon, to buy some dog food at the local Walmart. As he was leaving, he heard a woman screaming, “Stop him! Stop him! He stole my bike! He stole my bike!” Quickly looking around, Robert noticed a man speeding away on a bike, clearly going too fast to catch on foot. Being a cowboy by trade and being mounted on a horse, he instinctively reached for his trusty rope, took a few swings — and lassoed the would-be bike thief by his ankles! Then he called 911, telling the operator that he had caught a bike thief at Walmart, explaining, “I got him roped from a horse and he’s tied to a tree.” Moments later, police officer Chris Adams arrived and reported, “I looked up, and from the horse there was a rope connected to the ankle of a gentleman on the ground holding onto a tree.”
Satan wants to deceive you at a very young age into believing that it’s harmless to sin a little, not realizing that it can become an unbreakable habit. He’ll tell you that gambling has no consequences, but he won’t tell you that it can become an addiction that could cost you your home and possessions. He’ll show you the man with the bottle of beer and a beautiful woman at his side, but not the drunkard that abuses his wife and family, becoming mean and brutal. He’ll tell you that it’s okay to experiment with drugs and have your fling when you’re young, but he won’t show you the addict who destroyed his mind or overdosed.
The Truth Comes Out
Shaun Miller, 31, managed to elude arrest for several months because of a disguise that he wore. When Miller walked out of his mom’s home where he was staying, officers who had been staking out the home for weeks didn’t arrest the old man that they saw — until one of them noticed something suspicious about his eyes and found that he was carrying $10,000 in cash.
That’s when one of the officers “pulled off Miller’s realistic disguise,” prosecutors said. He was promptly arrested and indicted for possession of heroin with intent to distribute.
Following the Candy Trail
In Guthrie, Oklahoma, a family left town overnight. When they returned the next morning, they found that their home had been burglarized. Personal items, identity documents, cash and firearms, including family heirlooms were taken with a total value in excess of $13,000. Not only that, the thieves had dragged a heavy safe through the house, causing a lot of damage. Naturally, the family turned to police for help in solving this crime.
In a nearby alley, police found the stolen safe, surrounded by candy wrappers. It was obvious the thieves had a sweet tooth and had stolen a bag of Halloween candy. The candy wrapper trail led police several blocks away to a garbage can, where most of the stolen items were recovered. It also led to a residence where suspects were identified and arrest warrants were soon pending.
More Candy Wrappers
In the dead of night, Corporal Anderson responded to an alarm that went off in a store in Madison County, Florida. Upon arrival, he immediately noted that the front glass door had been shattered. The owner reported that items had been stolen, including boxes of candy. Corporal Adams used the faithful Canine Max and his sharp nose to track the suspects, while he himself used his sharp eyes to follow the trail of candy wrappers. On they went, over several fences, until they came to one fence that Canine Max could not climb over.
At this point, they went back to the store to view the video with the owner, where more secrets were revealed. There had been two burglaries, not one; the first time, the alarm did not go off, but the second time it did. There were two thieves, not one; the first time they took cases of beer, and the second time they took a case of Butterfingers and M&M’s, fleeing on foot when the alarm went off.
Going back to the trail, Canine Max’s sharp nose picked up the scent, and Corporal Anderson’s sharp eyes followed the trail of candy wrappers, which eventually led to a residence, where they found two young men who matched the clothing and physical descriptions seen on the video surveillance. Both were promptly arrested and later confessed to the crime. Only some of the stolen candy was recovered.
Found Out
Though these incidents might seem amusing, the Bible tells us, “Be sure your sin will find you out” (Numbers 32:2323But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the Lord: and be sure your sin will find you out. (Numbers 32:23)). It’s individual — YOUR sin will find YOU out. Did you know that God is recording your every thought, word and deed? “The Lord is a God of knowledge, and by Him actions are weighed” (1 Samuel 2:3).
Sin is exceedingly cruel and deadly — it separates us from God. The devil is the father of all liars, thieves and murderers, who “shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone” (Revelation 21:88But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. (Revelation 21:8)). But there is hope! Even though “the thief [Satan] cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I [Jesus] am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly” (John 10:1010The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. (John 10:10)). God sent His only begotten Son, Jesus, who died, was buried and rose again to pay for our many sins. If we repent of our sins, turn toward God and receive what Jesus did as payment for our sins, we will be eternally saved. “Now in Christ Jesus ye who ... were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ” (Ephesians 2:1313But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. (Ephesians 2:13)). Praise God! We are reconciled and brought near to God by the BLOOD OF CHRIST!
Crime leads to prison. But prisons can be interesting places, as Plane Crash in a Prison Yard clearly shows.