-Caveat Lector- Hmmm, from our earlier thread... (neither of these involve me) http://www.nzherald.co.nz/irnstorydisplay.cfm?storyID=30753&newsection= Police hunt through bush for police car stealer 12.11.2000 16:10 Northland police are searching through bush for a man who stole a police car. Inspector Barry Smalley says the man had been stopped for speeding on Millbrook Road near Dargaville, over an hour ago. He then escaped on foot and doubled back to steal the officer's patrol car which he crashed into a ditch. Shortly after he stole a second car which he dumped west of Waipu before running off. Police are still looking for the man. ------------------------------------------- http://www.apbnews.com/newscenter/breakingnews/2000/11/10/cruiser1110_01.html Drunk Steals Patrol Car, Chagrined Cops Say Officer Had Stopped to Help Men Walking Along Highway Nov. 10, 2000 By Joe Beaird CAMBRIDGE, Ontario (APBnews.com) -- A Canadian police officer tried to help two drunken, middle-aged men off a busy freeway and one of them thanked her by stealing the patrol car, police said today. The men, whose names were not released, are age 55 and 61 and live in the Toronto area. Related Stories: Good Samaritan Killed Giving Ride to Strangers The 55-year-old accused of stealing the police car is charged with numerous offenses, including impaired driving and theft over $5,000. The 61-year-old has been charged with being intoxicated in public, which carries a $55 fine. Car stolen Just before midnight Wednesday, an officer from the Cambridge detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police spotted the two men wearing business suits walking "dangerously close" to the westbound lanes of Highway 401 -- one of Canada's busiest roadways, said Sgt. Dave Durant, a police spokesman. Assuming the men's car had broken down, the officer -- whose name is not being released to spare her further embarrassment -- stopped to see if they needed assistance, Durant said. As she secured the 55-year-old man into the back seat of the cruiser, the other man bolted away into the woods alongside the road. The officer pursued the older man into the woods and captured him, then came back to the road "only to discover that her police car was gone," Durant said. The 55-year-old man had driven off with it, he said. Police arrived shortly and took off in pursuit of the squad car, which was found abandoned minutes later. Man found hiding in bushes The Waterloo Regional Police canine unit, led by the dog Buck, tracked down the missing 55-year-old man hiding behind bushes about 200 yards from the abandoned cruiser, according to Constable Al Vandyken. The cruiser was not damaged. Police said stealing a police car is an extreme way to avoid a public intoxication charge. "To see what they're facing now, it's kind of absurd," Durant said. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
