Sometime in the late sixties, Frito-Lay had a somewhat offensive Latino character called, inappropriately enough, the Frito Bandito. Though retired in 1971, who would have thought he’d make a comeback this weekend and, even better, that he’d be some white dude?
Identified as 34-year-old Joshua Karpe, the flavorful tortilla chip thief stole a large delivery truck when the driver stopped for a drop-off at the Circle K located at NW 39th and May—home of some truly terrible Subway sandwiches, by the way—and eventually made it to Enid with a full chip haul.
From KFOR:
“I would love to know the motivation of stealing a truck that’s very, very easy to spot and doesn’t go very fast. What do you think you’re going to do with a truck like that?” said Capt. Jeff Spruill with Oklahoma City Police.
I’ll tell you the motivation: a truck packed with those delicious Frito-Lay snackables! I’ll admit that, many times as I’ve seen the sliding side-door open and those chips just sitting there, the grand temptation has been hard to fight, but, not wanting to be a stereotype to my people, I've routinely fought against it. It’s a hard life.