Man stole bread truck before making deliveries in his underpants

A thief who stole a bakery truck in New York on Monday dutifully made the regularly scheduled drop-offs along the driver’s route.

Wearing only his underpants, David Bastar, 30, of Nanuet stole a Grimaldi’s Home of Bread truck full of $8,000 worth of baguettes, whole-wheat rolls and loaves at around 3am, police said.

 

He then followed instructions mapped out on a piece of paper on the front seat, delivering the baked goods to at least three restaurants and stores, police and bakery workers said. Once he finished making real drop-offs, Bastar tossed loaves of bread out the window. Port Authority Police Officer Jason Rando pulled Bastar over.

Bastar was then taken to Elmhurst Hospital’s psychiatric ward. At Queens Criminal Court on Tuesday night, he was charged with criminal possession of a stolen vehicle and released into his parents’ supervised care. His mother, Diana Bastar, said she “had no idea” why her son was fixated on delivering bread. “I’m speechless . . . He’s been estranged, so I really can’t tell you,” she said.