SCARBOROUGH (AP) – A man faced a burglary charge after his car got stuck on the icy driveway of a house that had just been burglarized.

Shawn Tarr, 29, of Portland, was in court Friday afternoon being arraigned, officials at the Cumberland County Jail in Portland said.

Tarr was arrested Thursday in Scarborough after police received a report of a burglary in progress at a home on Broadturn Road in this southern Maine town.

As the owner returned home, she found a car in the driveway. Tarr told the woman that he was turning around when he got stuck in ice on her driveway, and asked her to back up the car while he pushed, police said. The woman, who was not identified by police, complied, but also was unable to move the car.

The woman, who had noticed her laptop computer on the rear the seat of the car as she walked by the car, returned to her house as Tarr tried frantically to move the vehicle, police said. Her daughter had already called police.

Scarborough officer Doug Weed said Tarr was trying to shove boards under the wheels of the icebound car when he arrived.

Police discovered Tarr had several warrants out for his arrest, including one for burglary. Police also say Tarr’s car turned out to be stolen from a Westbrook dealership.

“Christmas cards taken from the Broadturn Road residence were found under the seat of the vehicle,” police said.

AP-ES-12-23-05 1432EST

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