Coach's Customs: Claude Speed

Ain't nuthin' but a car thief (who must be stopped)

His name is never mentioned in the games themselves, but Claude Speed is the best known protagonist in the Grand Theft Auto series. Claude was the player character in "Grand Theft Auto III" and made a brief cameo in "San Andreas".

Write It Like You Stole It

Browsing the front page of the local newspaper today (that’s right, a twenty-something reading a dying media), I came across something I hate to see in the news: video games. Below the main headline read “Brothers Played ‘Grand Theft Auto,’ Drank Before Officer Was Killed”.

The article is a follow-up to the recent shooting death of an area public safety officer. It presents updated information regarding the shooter (who was also killed by a self-inflicted gunshot wound) and the circumstances leading up to the crime. The same article is available at Mlive.com here.