Kansas City Betty Rae's Ice Cream Burglar Sentenced To 7 Years In Cooler

Today we take a glimpse at a crackdown from the prosecutor and hard time for an old school white dude after a brazen robbery that, clearly, didn't go plan.

Taste his pain in this passage . . . 

John Heckman, 78, pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree burglary and first-degree property damage. He received seven years for the burglary charge and three years for the property damage charge, which will run concurrently.

Kansas City, Missouri, police were called to the ice cream shop on Oct. 13 regarding a burglary.

Upon arrival, officers observed the broken glass door and were informed a safe had been taken from the property.

Betty Rae's owner Matt Shatto estimated the door cost $1,700 to fix, the safe cost $2,000 to replace and the shop lost $1,794.06 in cash from the stolen safe, per court documents.

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