POT HEAD FAILS TO REALIZE CAR HE WAS TRYING TO STEAL WAS MARKED POLICE CAR WITH COP INSIDE

Man Tries to Steal Fort Pierce Police Patrol Car With Officer Inside

Treasure Coast Newspapers
July 28, 2017

FORT PIERCE, Florida -- A 20-year-old man was arrested after police say he tried to steal a car.

Not just any old car.

A Fort Pierce police patrol vehicle. At the Fort Pierce Police Department. With a Fort Pierce police officer in it.

Because who would ever notice?

It happened about 5 a.m. July 17 as Officer Robie Troutman was in his patrol vehicle at the main police station on South U.S. 1 writing a report, according to his report.

"While in my vehicle, I heard the rear passenger side door handle make noise and then the front passenger side door handle make noise, where I was positioned seated in the driver seat of my clearly marked Fort Pierce Police Department Patrol vehicle," the report states.

Troutman opened his door and reported seeing a man later identified as Aaron Orlando Rodriguez III run away and hide behind another vehicle.

Troutman and another officer detained Rodriguez and found two cell phones, a portable speaker, a $20 bill and a pipe with marijuana residue.

"Rodriguez said he saw my vehicle was running so he attempted to steal the vehicle so he had a ride home," the report states.

Rodriguez, of Okeechobee, was arrested on charges including attempted grand theft of a motor vehicle, loitering and prowling and possession of drug equipment.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Ain’t marijuana great? If you’re stoned, pot will make a marked police car with a uniformed officer in the driver’s seat look just like an ordinary unoccupied car.