Baby-faced crook dubbed ‘Spokane Subaru Thief,’ 19, speaks out in jailhouse confessional and admits he loved the ‘rush’ of stealing more than 100 vehicles
- Christian Normand, 19, had been dubbed the ‘Spokane Subaru Thief’
- The teen admitted in a jailhouse confessional that he stole more than 100 cars
- Normand said he loved ‘the feeling of possibly getting caught or the rush’
- The brazen teen and his pals were arrested two weeks ago when police tracked them down in one of the stolen Subarus that had a GPS tracker inside
- He was previously was jailed for the crimes – but released in July before his arrest this month
A 19-year-old Washington man who made a name for himself by stealing more than 100 Subarus has spoken out about the crimes in a new jailhouse confessional.
Christian Normand was dubbed the ‘Spokane Subaru Thief’ after he made a hobby of motor vehicle theft since the age of 16.
Normand said in his confessional this week he loved ‘the feeling of possibly getting caught or the rush of doing something’ he knew he shouldn’t be, he told KULR8.
The teen broke into the older-model vehicles with broken pieces of a metal rake.
Christian Normand, 19, (pictured) has been dubbed the ‘Spokane Subaru Thief’
The teen admitted in a jailhouse confessional that he stole more than 100 cars
The older models have weaker key holes which allow people to ‘bypass both the door locks and the ignition using an unusual technique,’ the news station reported from the confessional.
Normand said: ‘I just kind of heard about the rake thing one day and I didn’t believe it, but then I ended up trying it.
‘At first, I couldn’t figure it out… it was hard, but I figured it out.’
Normand was dubbed the ‘Spokane Subaru Thief’ after he made a hobby of motor vehicle theft since the age of 16
The teen was arrested for the crimes two weeks ago
The brazen teen and his pals were arrested two weeks ago when police tracked them down in one of the stolen Subarus that had a GPS tracker placed inside beforehand.
The teen previously was jailed for the crimes – but released in July, before he was arrested again this month.
Spokane Police Captain Brad Arleth warned owners of older-model Subarus to change their locks.
‘If you have a vehicle of that age, change your ignition out, change your door lock out,’ Arleth said.
Spokane Police Captain Brad Arleth warned owners of older-model Subarus to change their locks
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