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Man Uses APC To Exact Revenge Against Cell Carrier

We've all had moments when we were frustrated with our cellular carriers for one reason or another. I doubt, though, that many of us commandeered an armored personnel carrier and used it to run down six of our carrier's cell towers in a fit of madness. That's exactly what one man did in Australia. He must have wanted to one up Russell Crowe.

Crowe, who threw a cell phone at a Mercer Hotel employee two years ago, has got some serious game to play now. I don't know if he can match the level of oneupmanship displayed by a 45-year-old man who took out six cell towers over the weekend in Sydney, Australia.

According to CNN's report, the man was somehow stopped and arrested while driving to a seventh cell tower. Mt. Druitt police Chief Inspector Guy Haberley said, "He continued to destroy mobile tower communications sheds by crashing through the perimeter fence and colliding with structures, causing significant damage."

I know I've wanted to pull a Crowe and hurl my cell phone on occasion, but I refrained from doing so (and my phones thank me for that). Reports didn't say exactly what this man's beef was, but it must have been pretty big. They also didn't say which company (or companies) the cell towers belonged to, nor which type of phone he was using. (Let's hope it wasn't a Motorola model, it doesn't need any more bad press right now.)

He was charged with breaking and entering, driving in a dangerous manner, malicious damage, and predatory driving. I find it interesting that theft of military property isn't listed among the charges. Is everyone allowed to take an APC out for a spin in Australia? Do they leave the keys in the ignition?

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