Crook nabs 360, replaces with original Xbox

by Richard Mitchell { May 28th 2008 at 7:00PM }

We've covered our fair share of Xbox thievery stories in the past, but this one is different. In this case, the criminal involved seems to have a particularly evil sense of humor. An Xbox 360 was stolen from a hall government member at Northwestern University in Illinois. According to the victim, the 360 was locked in a closet on May 11. The victim realized the crime had been committed when he opened the closet on May 22 -- still locked -- to find the 360 had been replaced with the original (and decidedly less svelte) Xbox 1.

We're certainly not condoning the crime -- we hope the thief is caught and the 360 returned -- but we have to admit that is one helluva burn.

[Thanks, Jim. Via Binge Gamer]

Tags: crime, theft, xbox-1, xbox-crime, xbox-thief

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Microswirl @ May 28th 2008 7:19PM

They should check to see if there's a gamertag stored on the original Xbox, maybe they can trace it back to the the thief.

DBoyFlex @ May 28th 2008 7:26PM

Maybe the xbox was registered via xbox.com, which would also help tie it back to somebody...

Andrew @ May 28th 2008 7:33PM

Me and my Xbox had some good times together. Hell, I still get regular use out of my old black box via XBMC.

Gillfigno @ May 28th 2008 7:45PM

It transformed into a good system!

Mr Awesomer @ May 28th 2008 7:45PM

I dunno how much of a burn this is... I mean, my original xbox still works, yet I've been through 3 360 repairs.

SadisticHam @ May 28th 2008 7:52PM

Not all bad then, i love my Crystal Xbox.

UNSCleric @ May 28th 2008 7:59PM

lmao, this is hilarious. The caption makes it even funnier.

yost @ May 28th 2008 8:11PM

I like many still love my xbox orig...it's been through hell and back and never let me down (neither has my 360)...
in the end it ranks much higher than the wii, and probably the ps3 (when I get it (when it goes bargin bin)).... but you probably wouldn't need a gamer tag the saves themselves tell alot about a person...I.E. names in games (morrowind)

Van Faulk @ May 28th 2008 8:24PM

Could have been worse. he could has replaced it with a ps3.

I keed, I keed.

*goes off to get konami ID for MGS4 beta.

Mighty Healthy @ May 28th 2008 9:43PM

Either this guy's trying to get one over on the police, or somebody felt guilty about knowing they'll never be considered a suspect for opening the closet.

Whoever is involved apparently has delusions of grandeur about getting caught, considering how blatantly isolated the incident is.

It's also obvious that whoever did it, wants people to think it was some random thief, or someone who cleans the building.

To sum my comment of speculation up, I think it was the supposed victim with the 360 in the basement.