Ha ha.....
Cary police is unique, 'cause they are so bored and have absolutely nothing to do... I must tell you the story on how i was almost arrested for not paying for the gas...
It was several years ago, it was that good but almost forgotten time when gas was like 1.20 for a gallon.
I was on my way back from work and i decided to stop at the local gas station on Harrison ave to fill in. While pumping gas, I developed major craving for some beer, so, naturally, I finished pumping, went inside, grabbed six pack of some cheap stuff, paid with my credit card to some Pakistani guy, shoved receipt to the pocket not looking at it (my first major mistake), got out and drove away.
On my way home I decided to wash my car, so I stopped at one of those car washes. Washed my car, threw away ton of garbage that accumulated inside along with the receipt for the beer and gas, I thought I’ve just purchased. (That ended up being my second major mistake).
Going home now, my driveway, stopping the car, opening the door, stepping one foot outside when someone yells from behind: “Sir, get back in you carâ€. I am turning my head and I see a cop cruiser, now completely blocking driveway and cop heading my direction.
The following conversation for something like this:
- Sir, we received report you just stole gas
- No, I didn’t. I stopped at the gas station, but I paid for it
- Sir, show your receipt
- Sure, here it is…. Oh wait…. I don’t have it…. I just threw it away at car wash, but I still have my beer in the bag
- What beer?
- Beer officer, while at the gas station I also stole, sorry, purchased beer and paid with the same credit card…. Here it is officer still in the store plastic bag. Don’t you think it would be silly to buy beer, but steal gas
- I still need to see a receipt
- We can go to the car wash, I hope receipt is still in the garbage bin
- Do you have any concealed weapons? If not get in to the cruiser I’ll drive
- Ok officer, no weapons officer.
So we went to the car wash. Miraculously, the receipt I’d thrown away was right on the very top in the trash bin. I pulled it and guess what, the idiot clerk at the gas station charged me for the beer, never charged for the gas, I never looked at the receipt, and that idiot realizing he made a mistake decided to call police to save around $14 of “stolen†gas from being subtracted from dummy’s paycheck.
Cop insisted we go to the gas station with the receipt. To my surprise there was another police cruiser at the gas station already.
Imagine where tax payer’s money goes and how much it cost to dispatch two police cars to save some $14 worth of gasoline.
Story ended there. I was driven back home and police officer
was polite enough and apologized for incident.
I also got to play a bit with the laptop computer they have mounted in the cruisers.
Morale is, Cary police have so much free time; they don’t know how to use it.
I’d say we need to increase crime rate in Cary and give them some real job to do.