Russell, at 10:14 on Apr 25 1996, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

RB> The 11 yr old that I stopped for last night, had stolen the car (from his
RB> father) to go to the party after Dad would not let him go out..

What a charming young fellow he'll eventually grow up to be then.

RB> The rumour around the school the next day was that a car (ME) had run
RB> him off the road.

From behind?  That's a pretty neat trick.  :)

RB> I jogged down to the police station and volunteered my side of the story
RB> and the sarge told me I had nothing to worry about and thanked me for
RB> filling in some gaps.

True, I've found your average country coppers to be pretty decent blokes too.

Regards, Bill

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