The story first posted here of the dildo bandit that was caught at Circus of Books WeHo while he tried to stumble off with a big black 30-incher, received national attention this week after TMZ picked up our story.
Paper Magazine called it the “Dildo & Dash”
https://www.papermag.com/dildo-thief-hollywood-2659334639.html#rebelltitem5
We had Queerty at Big Black 30-inch dildo.
https://www.queerty.com/man-tried-take-enormous-30-sex-toy-adult-gift-store-um-didnt-end-well-20230203
Pride magazine got a good laugh out of the Story.
https://www.pride.com/gay-news/dildo-theft
A shoplifter was caught on camera trying to steal a giant 30" dildo from Circus of Books WeHo, but it was too heavy to make a clean getaway. #wehotimes #wehonews #weho #wehocity #Circusofbooks https://t.co/lZPissvoHC pic.twitter.com/kSBxyvi8iz
— WEHO TIMES (@WEHO_TIMES) January 30, 2023
And it also made the radio circuit: “What the heck was this guy planning on doing with that thing? Home decor?!” Asked 98.7 Gator Rocks at iHeartRadio.
https://gatorrocks.iheart.com/content/2023-02-01-shoplifter-caught-on-camera-stealing-a-30-inch-sex-toy/
The story was also part of the Bizarre Files Series at Kiss951 FM.
https://kiss951.com/episodes/the-bizarre-files-1389/
Then morning show, The Breakfast Club, named the 30-inch dildo bandit the Donkey of the Day. They made a call to action to try to identify the guy who wanted the five-finger discount while he used both arms to heave the sex toy off of the premises without paying for it. It’s worth a look.
It turns out this isn’t the first time someone swipes a dildo off the counter at the Circus of Books West location at 8861 Santa Monica Blvd.
We reported here back in December 2021, before the name was changed from Chi Chi Larue’s to Circus of Books West, that the adult gifts and book store was burglarized. A suspect stole cash, poppers and a yep, you guessed it, an armful of dildos.
Read the story here. https://wehotimes.com/chi-chi-larues-adult-store-was-allegedly-burglarized-on-saturday/snippets/text.js
Unlike the 30-inch dildo bandit, the first guy got away with the crime (…because the dildo’s he snatched weren’t 30-inches, let’s start there). We Hope he learned his lesson, and he better hope that the folks at The Breakfast Club never learn his name.
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Does that dildo come with a tub of Crisco?
Oh my God. Too too funny.