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Fleeing Thief Stops
to Smoke Crack
A fleeing thief was caught by police after he repeatedly paused
during the pursuit to smoke crack cocaine.
The (alleged) criminal mastermind in question was identified as
45-year-old Perry Quinton of Stratford, Connecticut. According
to police, he had been driving a stolen car and attempting to
pay for petrol with cards belonging to the owner of the car.
The Connecticut Post reports that the exciting chase began when
Quinton abandoned the stolen car near the P.T. Barnum housing
complex in the city of Bridgeport. (Yes, it really was named
after the circus magnate P.T. Barnum. It's little details like
that which make life worth living.)
After abandoning the car, with officers in pursuit, Quinton
climbed over a fence. Having scaled the fence, he took a quick
breather to smoke a little crack.
The police not having caught up with him by this point, he
headed off through the local seaport, and went to stand on a
boat. Flushed with the success of his previous crack break, he
decided to have another one.
He was still stood on the boat smoking crack when officers
apprehended him. He is being held in jail in lieu of $25,000
bond.
Found at:
http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=27045&in_page_id=2
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