Man's Tattooed Toes Allegedly Tied Him To Crime
POSTED: 6:27 pm EDT May 4, 2006
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Richard Costello was tripped up by his own toes, police say.
Authorities noticed Costello's toes -- tattooed with letters spelling "White Trash." They searched jail records, which noted Costello's tattooed toes, and arrested him Monday.
"This one goes in the "Not the brightest star in the sky' file," Stewart told the St. Petersburg Times.
Detectives arranged to meet Costello to buy parts Monday and arrested him when he arrived in a van full of stolen property. A search of his apartment and a storage unit also uncovered numerous motorcycle parts, investigators said.
Detectives don't know how much money Costello made selling over eBay, but say he has shipped items as far as Britain and the Netherlands.
Costello remained in the Pinellas County Jail on Thursday on $10,000 bail facing charges of dealing in stolen property and operating a chop shop.
