Man stopped to smoke crack during police chase

Friday, December 8th, 2006

A thief was arrested after he repeatedly stopped during a police pursuit to smoke crack.

Police say the man, 45, from Stratford, Connecticut, had been driving a stolen car in Bridgeport.

The chase began after he attempted to pay for petrol with cards belonging to the car owner.

With police on their way, he abandoned the car and ran off on foot, reports the Connecticut Post.

After climbing over a fence, he stopped to smoke crack before running off again, officers say.

He headed off through the local seaport, and went to stand on a boat - where he had another crack break.

The man was still on the boat smoking crack when officers apprehended him.

Unbelievable. What more can you say about this?

This article was found on Ananova.com

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Change machine trick gone bad

Monday, November 13th, 2006

Two would-be thieves who failed to trick a carwash change machine with a $10 bill on a string were busted when they asked the manager to retrieve their stuck bill, according to Winona police.

A 21-year-old Winona woman and 25-year-old man from Buffalo City, Wis., went to E-Z Carwash at Ronald Avenue and West King Street on the evening of Oct. 18. With a security video camera rolling, they smoothed out a bill, attached a string and fed it into the slot. The machine ate the bill, and the string broke off, according to police.

The woman kicked the machine, and they left, police said.

The next day they called the manager and asked for a refund. The manager found the bill, complete with tape and holes in it for the string.

When the woman showed up, the manager took down her license plate number, showed her the videotape and contacted police.

Police said Friday that prosecutors likely would charge the couple with possessing a theft tool.

This article was found on LacrosseTribune.com

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