He might not have reached Frank Abagnale Jr. status yet, but his ability to evade police across five jurisdictions and two countries over six years is turning 18-year old Colton Harris-Moore into a bit of a celebrity. (For anyone unfamiliar with Abagnale, his life as a fraudster was the inspiration for the movie Catch Me If You Can).
Police in the US and Canada are on the hunt for Harris-Moore who was first criminally convicted at age 12. He then broke out of a juvenile detention centre and has since been on the run, committing brazen crimes in bare feet. His footprints are his telltale mark.
He burglarizes homes and businesses, uses their Internet and credit cards to make online purchases, and breaks in again when the packages are delivered. One homeowner theorized that Harris-Moore must watch the tracking numbers in order to figure out when the shipments will arrive.
He’s climbed multi-story buildings and stolen expensive cars, boats, and planes. The Globe and Mail reports that he’s stolen small planes on three different occasions and each time has crashed them into the ground in hard landings.
Regardless of whether people are impressed, intrigued, or inspired by the teenager’s bold actions, they're clearly interested. A Facebook fan club for Harris-Moore boasts over 4000 members, and a website-www.coltonharrismoorefanclub.com- sells t-shirts with the kid’s face on it.
When interviewed, Adin Stevens- the t-shirt designer and website owner- said, “I relate to [Colton-Harris] a lot. I remember what it’s like to be a teenager.”
If that’s the case, Colton-Harris is just taking teenage angst to new heights. Literally.
Police in the US and Canada are on the hunt for Harris-Moore who was first criminally convicted at age 12. He then broke out of a juvenile detention centre and has since been on the run, committing brazen crimes in bare feet. His footprints are his telltale mark.
He burglarizes homes and businesses, uses their Internet and credit cards to make online purchases, and breaks in again when the packages are delivered. One homeowner theorized that Harris-Moore must watch the tracking numbers in order to figure out when the shipments will arrive.
He’s climbed multi-story buildings and stolen expensive cars, boats, and planes. The Globe and Mail reports that he’s stolen small planes on three different occasions and each time has crashed them into the ground in hard landings.
Regardless of whether people are impressed, intrigued, or inspired by the teenager’s bold actions, they're clearly interested. A Facebook fan club for Harris-Moore boasts over 4000 members, and a website-www.coltonharrismoorefanclub.com- sells t-shirts with the kid’s face on it.
When interviewed, Adin Stevens- the t-shirt designer and website owner- said, “I relate to [Colton-Harris] a lot. I remember what it’s like to be a teenager.”
If that’s the case, Colton-Harris is just taking teenage angst to new heights. Literally.
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