YORK (AP) – A police officer agreed to escort a car containing a pregnant woman to the hospital only to find the car was stolen – and the woman wasn’t pregnant.
York Police Sgt. Brian Curtin says officers ran a computer check on the license plate en route to the hospital and discovered the Volkswagen Jetta had been stolen. Charged with receiving stolen property was 23-year-old Richard Saunders of Somersworth, N.H.
Curtin says the woman slipped away after being checked into York Hospital. He says another woman who agreed to give her a lift to a convenience store later discovered $160 and a pack of cigarettes were missing from her purse.
Officers stopped the car Monday night because a taillight was out, but agreed to escort the vehicle after the driver said his passenger was in labor.
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Information from: Portsmouth Herald, http://www.seacoastonline.com
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