Iowa Man Breaks into Bank to Steal Hand Sanitizer, Police Say

[JonLP24]

An Iowa man has been charged in connection to a string of burglaries in which the only thing that appears to have been taken was hand sanitizer.

The Sioux City Police Department arrested 39-year-old suspect Mark Gray after police were called to three reports of burglaries which took place in the space of a few hours.

On August 4 at 1:42 a.m. local time, police were called to a report of a burglary at the Counseling & Support Services building after a suspect broke a window to gain entry inside.

Police said it was not known at the time of the investigation if anything was missing from the center on 421 Nebraska Street.

https://www.newsweek.com/iowa-burglary-bank-hand-sanitizer-1522947?amp=1&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter&__twitter_impression=true

[CaptYossarian]

1. He was hoping for a clean getaway.

[hlthe2b]

2. Has no one bemoaning the shortage of hand sanitizer thought to just use...

that old bar of soap and water?


Good gawd.

[SheltieLover]

3. I don't use sanitizer

Soap & water. 👍

Maybe guy is mentally ill?

[Dem2theMax]

4. He's going to try to make a killing selling it on eBay!

Probably figured it was easier than trying to break into a safe.

[SheltieLover]

5. Are people still doing that?

Yes, easier than cracking a safe. 🤣