LEXINGTON, KY (WFLA/CNN Newsource) – A chunk of change, a handful of suspects and a whole heap of trouble.
Authorities in Kentucky recovered nearly $1,500 in quarters they say were stolen from coin-operated air pumps.
Five people are facing charges in a string of air pump robberies going back months.
The coin caper came to an end Sunday, when police said they saw a man taking money from a gas station air machine.
Officers said when they pulled the man and his girlfriend over, $10 in quarters fell out of the man’s lap.
A vehicle search turned up hundreds more dollars in charge, plus a stolen license plate and tools.
The ensuing investigation led authorities to charge the three additional suspects.
