flyingtiger1013 Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 http://www.nbc4.com/irresistible/4430029/detail.html Police Say Roofers Found Money In Someone's House UPDATED: 8:10 am EDT April 29, 2005 BOSTON -- From the beginning it sounded a bit like a tall tale, and it turns out it may well have been just that. Two men who claimed they found buried treasure in the back yard of a Methuen, Mass., home were arrested for allegedly receiving stolen property. Methuen police chief Joseph E. Solomon said Friday morning that Tim Crebase, 22, of Methuen, and Barry Billcliff, 27, of Manchester, N.H., are roofers who actually found the money in the rafters of an old house they were renovating in Newbury, Mass., so it doesn't belong to them. Solomon said that the pair are facing charges of receiving stolen property worth more than $250 and conspiracy, among other charges. He said police began to be suspicious about the find Thursday when the stories about how the money was discovered kept changing. "It appeared to be the American dream and it just turned out to be a fraud," Solomon said. The antique bank notes and currency the pair found could be worth as much as $100,000, and the money is authentic -- but the stories about how the money was found while the men were digging up a tree in Crebase's yard were phony and Solomon said one of the men eventually confessed. Solomon said if the men had not gone to the media with the story of their discovery, they probably could have taken it out of state and sold it to dealers and collectors and kept the profits. Instead, their story garnered national attention, including closer scrutiny by the police and even the Secret Service. "They probably could have gotten away with it all," Solomon said. "I guess sometimes wanting to be famous is the downfall of some people." Kevin Kozak and Tim Crebase said that they were digging up a tree in their back yard in Methuen recently when they discovered a wooden box filled with about 1,800 bills dating from 1899 to 1929 worth more than $100,000. The men said they took the money to a New Hampshire antique dealer to confirm that the money wasn't counterfeit. :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gichin13 Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 Whoa! So much for criminals acting intelligently ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnyderShrugged Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 I was wondering if there was something up with the two that appeared on the Fox morning show the other day. One guy was really trying to go out of his way to explain why they would be digging in their own back yard when they were roofers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiebear Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 HA HA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 Jeez, why say anything in the first place? was it cash? Just be smart and start changing it over....slowly....over many years. people are just dumb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnyderShrugged Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 Originally posted by Bufford Jeez, why say anything in the first place? was it cash? Just be smart and start changing it over....slowly....over many years. people are just dumb. They were a couple of punks that thought it would be cool to appear on the tube. jackholes!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 yeah, I saw the guy wearing an old WWF t-shirt. classy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big z Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 at the end of the day? i knew they were not gonna keep that money... too many people jump up to say "THAT'S MINE" when a story like this goes national....turns out this time, someone was right... definitely should have kept their mouths shut...hopefully the loot is returned to the rightful owners.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiebear Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 The Secret Service/ Treasury Dept took one look at the "box" and figured there is NO way this box was buried this long..... The stuff would have been mush... a lil rubber hose pressure and whalah... 2 more mullets heading to jail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsNut73 Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 Dumb a$$es...the stupidity of some people never ceases to amaze me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carter23 Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 i saw this on the news not too long ago... pretty funny the cop said they would have gotten away with it if they had moved to another city and kept their mouths shut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cdowwe Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 the picture of them kills me, the one with the money in his shirt and hands, has a DX shirt on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondie Posted May 1, 2005 Share Posted May 1, 2005 Stupidity is alive and well. :doh: Blondie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Punani2 Posted May 1, 2005 Share Posted May 1, 2005 Boston's finest.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickalino Posted May 1, 2005 Share Posted May 1, 2005 damn stupid Red Sox fans strike again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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