Man claimed powers of invisibility helped him steal cigarettes

A Florida man who said he used his powers of invisibility to steal a pack of cigarettes returned to the scene of the crime to confess, according to a Fort Pierce Police report. The confession was made when the man entered Walgreens in Fort Pierce on June 19 and told the cashier about taking the cigarettes four or five months earlier.



A cashier told investigators a man approached her and said he'd stolen a carton of cigarettes in the past. The man asked her not to call police. He apologised and left his phone number and debit card before walking in the aisles. She called 911. The man told police he couldn't sleep the night before and decided to go to Walgreens when it opened. He said that four to five months earlier he was there while using "street drugs."

"According to (the man), the drugs gave him the ability to become invisible," the report states. "(The man) used his powers of invisibility to pass through the counter and take a carton of Kool brand menthol cigarettes undetected." The man said he wanted to pay for the cigarettes, which were valued at about $60, but had just $8 on his debit card.



Police couldn't get video surveillance of the theft at the time and the man had none of the cigarettes left, so the crime couldn't be proven. A store manager said she'd try to find archival surveillance footage of the theft. The man was issued a trespass warning and was escorted off the property.