Pretty Dumb
When a woman pulled into her driveway in Scarborough, Maine, she found another car there. Shawn Tarr, 29, told her he had tried to turn around in the driveway, but got stuck — it was so icy he couldn’t get traction. Could she help him? Sure, she said, but then she noticed her laptop computer in his car. She quietly sent her daughter in to call the police, then pretended to help him. When she saw her chance, she grabbed her laptop and ran into the house. When the police arrived, Tarr was still trying to escape. “He was actually trying to put some boards under the tires to get traction,” an officer said, noting that even Tarr’s car was stolen. Tarr has been charged with burglary. (Portland Press) ...Below-par burglar Tarr pulled car in too far. Next: Representation by an avuncular chap from the bar.
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