Robert59
Well-known Member
Police in Lake View, NY, have charged a 76-year-old who apparently held a grudge.
The first one must have seemed like a minor annoyance. Somebody tossed an empty coffee cup from McDonald's on the lawn of Edward and Cheryl Patton of Lake View, NY. But as the Buffalo News explains, the minor nuisance became an almost daily occurrence over the next three years. The same vehicle would drive by, usually after sunset, and toss a cup on the lawn, sometimes with a cigarette butt or two inside. Edward Patton, 80, set up security cameras and bought binoculars, but he could never get the license plate or a clear view of the driver. Finally, neighbors spotted the SUV in the act, followed, and got a plate number. Then police set up a stakeout of sorts and pulled over 76-year-old Larry Pope.
https://www.newser.com/story/305074/neighbors-help-crack-3-year-long-coffee-cup-caper.html
https://buffalonews.com/news/local/...cle_91971dbc-9eb7-11eb-b6a6-2fcd1bceef1d.html
The first one must have seemed like a minor annoyance. Somebody tossed an empty coffee cup from McDonald's on the lawn of Edward and Cheryl Patton of Lake View, NY. But as the Buffalo News explains, the minor nuisance became an almost daily occurrence over the next three years. The same vehicle would drive by, usually after sunset, and toss a cup on the lawn, sometimes with a cigarette butt or two inside. Edward Patton, 80, set up security cameras and bought binoculars, but he could never get the license plate or a clear view of the driver. Finally, neighbors spotted the SUV in the act, followed, and got a plate number. Then police set up a stakeout of sorts and pulled over 76-year-old Larry Pope.
https://www.newser.com/story/305074/neighbors-help-crack-3-year-long-coffee-cup-caper.html
https://buffalonews.com/news/local/...cle_91971dbc-9eb7-11eb-b6a6-2fcd1bceef1d.html