Men Diguised as Mario and Luigi Rob Cab Driver

By Marcus Yam, published on November 13, 2009 at 7:00 PM
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: , , , , | Themes: Digital Entertainment
Syndication: Add to your Google homepage Add to My Yahoo!

Sadly, this is not about Grand Theft Auto: Mushroom Kingdom Wars.

Mario and Luigi are now wanted for assault and robbery.

At around 4 a.m. on November 1, presumably following a Halloween party, a Staten Island cab driver was assaulted and robbed by four men. It being Halloween, it may have been difficult for the victim to describe the assailants, but two of the men were wearing unmistakable costumes – Mario and Luigi.

A surveillance video, which can be viewed on the NYDailyNews, shows two men dressed as Mario and Luigi wrestling a cabbie for his cash while a third man dressed in a tuxedo stood watch.

Anyone who recognizes the brothers' criminal lookalikes or their cohorts is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS or log onto www.nypdcrimestoppers.com or text 274637 then enter TIP577.

Comments | Print | Send to a friend

Sponsored links

Comments

Marcus Yam 11/13/2009 10:30 PM
Show
ssalim 11/13/2009 10:48 PM
Hide
-12+

After all the Nintendo abuses, they have finally lost it.

matt2k 11/13/2009 10:48 PM
Hide
-20+

you'll never find em, they disappeared down a pipe...

fortmccubble 11/13/2009 10:50 PM
Hide
-7+

I blame video games :-P

fortmccubble 11/13/2009 10:51 PM
Show
Anonymous 11/13/2009 10:51 PM
Show
zerapio 11/13/2009 10:51 PM
Hide
-4+

matt2k :
you'll never find em, they disappeared down a pipe...


N1

goodguy713 11/13/2009 11:03 PM
Hide
-15+

lol i wonder if they tried to jump on his head?..

aznriptide859 11/13/2009 11:06 PM
Hide
-13+

They should know that you only get coins by punching blocks, not people.

JMcEntegart 11/13/2009 11:08 PM
Hide
-14+

Princess Peach is gonna be pissed when she finds out.

JMcEntegart 11/13/2009 11:10 PM
Hide
-15+

funnyshyt :
@Marcus YamHAHAHAHAHA +1



It's a bug.

teeth_03 11/13/2009 11:10 PM
Hide
-3+

Shoulda used the Hammer suit

N19h7M4r3 11/13/2009 11:11 PM
Hide
-2+

i always thought i'd see someone masked yp as tomy verceti or something... just imagine to top 3 most wanted being the only picture of mario luigi and toad... at least they are easy to spot...

megamanx00 11/13/2009 11:23 PM
Hide
-1+

WTF!!!!!!!!!!!

PhantomTrooper 11/13/2009 11:27 PM
Hide
-12+

Oh no! Mario inspired violence! We better ban this game! *SARCASM*

datawrecker 11/13/2009 11:31 PM
Hide
-4+

Don't you people get it, this is all part of Wario and Waluigi's plan to ruin the sames of the new Mario Bros game.

chaohsiangchen 11/13/2009 11:45 PM
Show
ecnovaec 11/13/2009 11:53 PM
Hide
-5+

1. it IS tech related. It was caught on CAMERA
2. it IS funny, however they never said it was funny. They actually gave a contact site/number in case we have info. It was kids dressed as Mario and Luigi, so this is a great place to post for any leads seeing as they were possibly tech-heads.
3. time to change your feminine hygiene product

fatkid35 11/13/2009 11:55 PM
Hide
-2+

did anybody get the number of the go-cart thay drove off in? not that it matters, the cops would never catch them. they'd spin out on the banana peels.

tester24 11/13/2009 11:57 PM
Hide
--3+

chaohsiangchen :
You people in editorial board of THG should be fired. 1. This is not tech related news.2. This is not funny.Cab drivers in the US risk their lives day in and day out to make a living, yet they are denied their second amendment rights by white collar thugs in city halls. Beaten by four thugs disguised as party goer is bad enough, and your lack of sympathy disgust me even more.



Jeeze who let this guy in the forum.... must be a cab driver...

Well judging by their actions does this mean this is a parallel dimention? So that means Bowser is nice and Toad is straight?

christop 11/14/2009 12:37 PM
Hide
-6+

That is funny whats next? Maybe ms pacman was seen shooting porn in LA.

JMcEntegart 11/14/2009 1:19 AM
Hide
-7+

chaohsiangchen :
You people in editorial board of THG should be fired. 1. This is not tech related news.2. This is not funny.Cab drivers in the US risk their lives day in and day out to make a living, yet they are denied their second amendment rights by white collar thugs in city halls. Beaten by four thugs disguised as party goer is bad enough, and your lack of sympathy disgust me even more.



We never implied that it was even remotely funny and we included the number and website for NYPD Crime Stoppers. We also clarified that "sadly" the story wasn't about some new iteration of GTA.

chaohsiangchen 11/14/2009 1:26 AM
Show
Gin Fushicho 11/14/2009 3:03 AM
Hide
-0+

Awww... and I was just planning on a Costume next year. Bowser , the good Dino. White shell and everything.

Enzo Matrix 11/14/2009 3:12 AM
Hide
-4+

So will Mario be added to the games the media thinks harm our young minds?

Enzo Matrix 11/14/2009 3:13 AM
Hide
-4+

So will Mario now be added to the list of games deemed to be a bad influence?

unite 11/14/2009 4:05 AM
Hide
-7+

I'm going to call crimestoppers right now.. I've seen those guys they're in my living room now!!!

scook9 11/14/2009 6:16 AM
Hide
-7+

Itza me! Mario!

anamaniac 11/14/2009 7:36 AM
Hide
-5+

JMcEntegart :
We never implied that it was even remotely funny and we included the number and website for NYPD Crime Stoppers. We also clarified that "sadly" the story wasn't about some new iteration of GTA.


It is funny, so don't concede to these trolls.
It's also something that many techs would be interested in, being the king of video games (and his ugly brother).

It funny as hell, and I'm only sorry I didn't get to participate in the action. I would have come as koopa.

cyberkuberiah 11/14/2009 7:38 AM
Hide
--2+

enzo matrix :
So will Mario be added to the games the media thinks harm our young minds?



enzo matrix :
So will Mario now be added to the list of games deemed to be a bad influence?



no , buddy . real people were hacked in the crusades compared to soul calibur , that more people died in WWars than virtual frags in quake 3.

cyberkuberiah 11/14/2009 7:41 AM
Hide
--3+

anamaniac :
It is funny, so don't concede to these trolls.It's also something that many techs would be interested in, being the king of video games (and his ugly brother).It funny as hell, and I'm only sorry I didn't get to participate in the action. I would have come as koopa.



i would have joined you as The Joker .


Sponsored links