NICE TRY, IT WORKED WITH THE VICTIM BUT NOT THE COPS

Parolee conned family into helping him and stole their rental car in return. Faked heart attack upon arrest went down the tubes at the hospital.

PAROLEE CAR THIEF IS ALSO A LIAR
By Bob Walsh

PACOVILLA Corrections blog
April 22, 2012

A former guest of the state attempted to fake a heart attack to avoid being sent back to the slammer for stealing a car. He was less than successful.

Thomas Baker, 56, was spotted driving recklessly on Hwy 92 near Half Moon Bay on Wednesday. A motorist called the cops to report a possible DUI and the cops stopped the car. As it turns out the car was a rental stolen two weeks before. Baker had pretended to be wheel-chair bound and befriended a family on vacation who gave him a lift to Sea World. He then told them he left his meds in their car and asked for the keys. He then got into their car and drove away.

Baker gave a false name and claimed to be having chest pains when arrested and asked to be taken to a hospital. Once he got to the hospital he was uncooperative with the medical staff who eventually determined he had no health emergency. While all that was going on the local cops also discovered Baker’s correct name and that he had an outstanding warrant.

He is now a guest of the county at the McGuire Correctional Facility.