Brazen thief steals 180-foot inflatable obstacle course

That’s quite a heist.

Dan Gartland | May 25, 2017

Brazen thief steals 180-foot inflatable obstacle course /

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Police in Phoenix are hunting for a thief who managed to make off with an enormous inflatable obstacle course.

The “Super Mega” obstacle course is made up of eight pieces that combine to form a 180-foot track. Stealing the course must have been pretty easy, because it was just laying on an open-air trailer.

Want this super mega inflatable obstacle course at your kid's birthday party? Well, you can't, someone stole it. https://t.co/wDG2EE0xRz pic.twitter.com/nPmlvqE4Ku
— Phoenix Police (@PhoenixPolice) May 24, 2017

It might not seem like the kind of thing worth risking prison time to steal, but the obstacle course is the only one of its kind in the entire state of Arizona and is valued at a whopping $35,000. I wonder what the black market is like for inflatable children’s party toys.

If this was a movie, there’s only one way it would end: with the cops chasing the thief through the obstacle course.

Published May 25, 2017

DAN GARTLAND

Dan Gartland is the writer and editor of Sports Illustrated’s flagship daily newsletter, SI:AM, covering everything an educated sports fan needs to know. He joined the SI staff in 2014, having previously been published on Deadspin and Slate. Gartland, a graduate of Fordham University, is a former Sports Jeopardy! champion (Season 1, Episode 5).