Man Locks Keys In Car, Calls Fire Dept, Tells Them Car On Fire - Jailed

[matcom]

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WEST HAVEN — Police say they would have gladly helped Timothy Brown open his car after he accidentally locked his keys inside it last week.

But instead of asking politely for help, the New Haven man fabricated a story about his car being on fire in an attempt to have firefighters reunite him with his keys, police said.

Brown, 35, now finds himself locked in a jail cell — rather than driving home — following his arraignment Monday in Milford Superior Court on charges of falsely reporting an incident and interfering with police. Judge John Ronan ordered Brown held in lieu of $25,000 bond.

Sgt. Paul Raucci, a police department spokesman, said firefighters rushed to Brown's car Thursday night believing a fire was in progress.

"There was no fire, but they found that he locked his keys in his car," Raucci said.

http://www.connpost.com/Stories/0,1413,96~3750~2633659,00.html

[skypilot]

1. Idiot.

What more can you say about this guy?

[DulceDecorum]

2. Another reason to invest in AAA

They take of you -- HONEST.

[coloradodem2005]

3. Gee.

I've locked my keys in my car a couple of times and I called AAA to help me unlock the door and that was it. How fucking stupid can you be. THe locking of keys is a mistake a lot of people make, but telling people that your car is on fire has to rank up there with the stupidest things of all time.