Okay, the thief is a “transient” (pretty much the Union Tribune code word for “crackhead”) but still, how stupid can you get?

The pickup was stolen from Pacific Beach Drive in San Diego earlier in the day, El Cajon police Lt. Tim Henton said.

The truck’s owner called a cell phone he left in it and a man answered, saying he would sell the vehicle back to him for $600, police said.

The victim then contacted El Cajon police and a plan was made to meet with the thief later that evening.

I really wonder how the crackhead expected this to end well.