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Trooper Pulls Up To Squad Car, Finds Passed Out Teen
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Associated Press
April 13, 2010
SALEM, Ore. (AP) – An Oregon State Police trooper pulled up next to a parked Marion County sheriff’s patrol car late Saturday expecting to talk to the deputy. Instead he found an 18-year-old passed out over the steering wheel. State police said the Ford Mustang had been stolen from the deputy’s home.
The Statesman Journal reported the sheriff’s office wasn’t aware it was stolen until it got a call from troopers.
The 18-year-old was jailed and released the next day on $2,500 bail. The Ford Mustang, used in a traffic safety team, was not damaged.
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bstites
over 2 years ago
1030 Comments
Ehh not lookin good for our county...
badge66
about 3 years ago
144 Comments
Lucky thing he was tired and fell asleep. Who knows what might have happened if he went joyriding around town. We all know what happens when teenagers try to show off in front of their friends while driving fast cars.
MaineBP
about 3 years ago
68 Comments
Dear Chief,
No one was as surprised as I to get a phone call from Trooper So-and-So asking me to please come pick up my take home ride, I mean my soon-to-not-be-my take home ride, tada yada wada yada....
jeady
about 3 years ago
150 Comments
I would like to know if the deputy was drunk too? or may bee that he might have left the keys in the car with a sign on top that read take me i am yours!
Either way sounds like some fishing time coming, without pay.
Ahi
about 3 years ago
1990 Comments
I assume the kid was drunk, why didn't it say though? Glad nothing worse happened.
BO2234
about 3 years ago
74 Comments
"The Hangover 2" maybe?
mmcintyre
about 3 years ago
124 Comments
How did the teen manage to get the keys?
1GUNSLINGER
about 3 years ago
266 Comments
Good ol' police work, even when he didn't mean it. Just checking up on his friend. Glad they got a dumba** off the street, even if it WAS overnight.
bfriskey
about 3 years ago
980 Comments
AKangel..Yes, Hey dude where;s my car...Definetly my first thought !!... Funny if it wasn't so dangerous... I too was surprised at the low bail..
skascooter007
about 3 years ago
2010 Comments
OOPS
SkoolCop
about 3 years ago
4132 Comments
He may be have been a teenager at 18........ but that still makes him an adult in most states, including Oregon. The bond amount sounds a little low all things considered, a fact that never ceases to amaze me when I see what some other states do regarding bail/bond amounts. He should be looking at some kind of jail time by all accounts.
eli4se
about 3 years ago
100 Comments
Funny!
KarenLee
about 3 years ago
3856 Comments
But ya gotta admit, the kid has good taste lol...Just glad he didn't do anything more stupid than stealing the car
TKodiak
about 3 years ago
76 Comments
Wow....what luck to get it back in one piece and with the perp inside....Kid needs to be polishing police cars for the next 2-5 years...Nevermind setting him up with 3 hots and a cot.
Anonymous
about 3 years ago
Small bond amount......and will probably be followed up with a slap on the wrist. Teens have it lucky these days. No self discipline, let alone discipline from home or Government.