Dude steals $250,000 worth of Skittles?

A man caught removing tires from a truck has been charged with stealing the tractor-trailer containing $250,000 worth of Skittles, police said.

Seven pallets of the 28 in the truck are still missing, authorities said. Alan Chavez, 22, has been charged with first-degree felony theft.

Chavez said he had paid someone else $500 for the truck's rims and tires, police said. The truck has an estimated value of $85,000, and the trailer's value is $30,000. (CNN)
(thanks cara)(You know one has to wonder, how do you value Skittles? By the pound? Were they still in the packaging? Hmm...)