Monday, November 6, 2000

SPRINGFIELD - Psst. If you steal a police pickup truck, don't forget
to turn on the headlights.

Detective Lt. William Noonan said Jean Ippolito, 27, of Springfield,
was arrested about 2 a.m. Sunday for stealing a pickup belonging to 
the city's horse patrol.

An officer noticed the pickup didn't have its headlights on when it
pulled up to his unmarked car at an intersection. As he went by, the 
driver flashed the officer a peace sign, Noonan said.

The officer, recognizing the truck as one of the department's own,
radioed to the driver to turn on his headlights, and when he got no 
response, he ordered the truck to pull over.

The pickup later turned out to have been stolen from the back ramp
at police headquarters, Noonan said.

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_regional/pickup11062000.htm

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