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By Associated Press
August 13, 2003, 1:27 PM EDT
RENO, Nev. -- Police pulled over a man on a bar stool -- after a slow-speed pursuit on one of Reno's busier streets.
It started Monday when an officer saw a man riding the motorized bar stool at 35 mph. He was being followed closely by a woman in a Mustang.
Both driver and rider were pulled over.
The woman told police she had been on the phone with a dispatcher reporting the bar stool stolen.
The owner of the bar stool confirmed that the stool, powered by a small engine, had been taken three weeks earlier.
Jarrett Orcutt, 22, said he had bought it a little over a week ago, thinking it was a toy and added that he had driven it between Reno and nearby Sparks several times. Police estimate its value at more than $1,000.
Orcutt faces Reno charges of possession of stolen property, possession of drug paraphernalia and numerous traffic violations.
Sparks police are handling the stolen vehicle report.
Copyright © 2003, The Associated Press
August 13, 2003, 1:27 PM EDT
RENO, Nev. -- Police pulled over a man on a bar stool -- after a slow-speed pursuit on one of Reno's busier streets.
It started Monday when an officer saw a man riding the motorized bar stool at 35 mph. He was being followed closely by a woman in a Mustang.
Both driver and rider were pulled over.
The woman told police she had been on the phone with a dispatcher reporting the bar stool stolen.
The owner of the bar stool confirmed that the stool, powered by a small engine, had been taken three weeks earlier.
Jarrett Orcutt, 22, said he had bought it a little over a week ago, thinking it was a toy and added that he had driven it between Reno and nearby Sparks several times. Police estimate its value at more than $1,000.
Orcutt faces Reno charges of possession of stolen property, possession of drug paraphernalia and numerous traffic violations.
Sparks police are handling the stolen vehicle report.
Copyright © 2003, The Associated Press
Traduit en gros:
La police de RENO intercepte un homme sur un tabouret de bar à moteur après une poursuite à vitesse d'escargot dans une des rues les plus fréquentées de la ville.
çà s'est passé lundi quand un agent aperçut un homme conduisant un tabouret de bar à 50Km/h, suivi de près par une femme à bord d'une Mustang.
Les deux conducteurs ont été interceptés.
La femme expliqua à la police qu'elle avait au téléphone un dispatcheur signalant que le tabouret avait été volé.
Le propriétaore du tabouret confirma que le tabouret, propulsé par un petit moteur, avait été volé 3 semaines plus tôt.
Jarrett Orcutt, 22 ans, prétendait l'avoir acheté quelques jours auparavant, pensant que c'était un jouet, et ajouta qu'il l'avait conduit plusieurs fois entre Reno et la ville proche de Sparks. La police estime la valeur de l'objet volé à plus de 1000 €.
Orcutt a été convaincu de possession de marchandise volée, trafic de drogue et de nombreuses infractions au code de la route.
La déclaration de vol du véhicule a été prise en charge par la police de Sparks
C'est bien s'il y a du chemin à faire jusqu'au procain bar ouvert, mais comment est-ce qu'on fait pour entrer dans le bar quand il y a des marches ?
rhum.
Pis t'as pas été assez rapide 