Wednesday, April 11, 2012

The Case of the Mysterious Vehicle ( Part I)

A few years ago I had an interesting walk.   I got home from work and decided to walk through the woods looking for mushrooms.   My process is to carry a special walking stick carved by a former employee.   I run the stick back and forth and stare at the ground waiting to spy the morels.

On this particular hunt, I was fairly deep in my woods when I looked up and was startled by a four-wheel drive vehicle just a few feet away.    It disoriented me.  I glanced all around to try to set my bearings.   I just stood there looking at this vehicle that was so misplaced.   Finally, I noticed that behind it the brush was run over.   As I walked to the rear of the vehicle, I realized that someone had found a way to drive it all the way into the woods without hitting a tree.

As I walked behind the vehicle I stopped dead in my tracks.   Would if there was someone inside?   I slowly approached and put my face to the window.   I saw nothing.   I tried every door and looked in every window.   Nothing inside and all locked up.

I walked straight to the house and called the sheriff.  After being transferred a few times and a call back it was discovered that the vehicle was part of a break in and a chase earlier in the day.   The detective asked if I had touched anything.   I replied, "No, I touched everything."  I thought it was funnier than he did.

They were coming to investigate and remove the evidence.

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