Recently a 44-year-old man named David Proudfoot stole the famous Star Wars R2-D2 droid from Disney World. He explained to investigators that he was applying for a job as security at Disney World. The 44-year-old man wanted to impress his would-be bosses so he decided to highlight the company’s lax oversight. He disguised himself as a Disney employee–gray T-shirt, beige pants, and a Disney name tag–and stole the R2-D2 droid as well as a game machine, which wasn’t identified.
Proudfoot did find the droid he wanted to steal, but in the end, his plan backfired. He was charged with grand theft and obstruction by false information. After being questioned by investigators, Proudfoot said that he moved the R2-D2 droid, which was worth $10,000, from the third floor of the hotel to an unknown location. The game machine, however, remained on hotel property.
At first when the investigators came to question Proudfoot, he was still in his disguise as a Disney employee. When officers asked for his name, Proudfoot provided a fake name, David E. Rodgers. But after a quick check, it was revealed that there was no such person that worked at Disney World Florida. Proudfoot finally admitted that his true identity was an employee who worked at Disney World California.
David Proudfoot has also been charged with many other cases of theft proceeding the latest R2-D2 one. A theft of $735 worth of bathroom products from the men’s locker room, and another theft of a golden necklace worth over $700 by providing a fake guest name a month after that. Plus, he was also connected to the theft of light fixtures and a towel cabinet from the gym at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort. Additionally, he admitted to breaking into three arcade machines inside Walt Disney World properties, a report said.
Proudfoot did find the droid he wanted to steal, but in the end, his plan backfired. He was charged with grand theft and obstruction by false information. After being questioned by investigators, Proudfoot said that he moved the R2-D2 droid, which was worth $10,000, from the third floor of the hotel to an unknown location. The game machine, however, remained on hotel property.
At first when the investigators came to question Proudfoot, he was still in his disguise as a Disney employee. When officers asked for his name, Proudfoot provided a fake name, David E. Rodgers. But after a quick check, it was revealed that there was no such person that worked at Disney World Florida. Proudfoot finally admitted that his true identity was an employee who worked at Disney World California.
David Proudfoot has also been charged with many other cases of theft proceeding the latest R2-D2 one. A theft of $735 worth of bathroom products from the men’s locker room, and another theft of a golden necklace worth over $700 by providing a fake guest name a month after that. Plus, he was also connected to the theft of light fixtures and a towel cabinet from the gym at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort. Additionally, he admitted to breaking into three arcade machines inside Walt Disney World properties, a report said.
