Potato to the Rescue!
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The truck's fuel tank had suffered a rip, and fuel was gushing out. "We used a potato on the nipple of the fuel tank as a plug," captain from the department said. Some People Can't Leave Well Enough Alone: Or maybe that's "can't leave bad enough alone. When they handcuffed him and put him in the police car, officers probably expected he'd stay put. com reports that a Perth Amboy man had been stopped by police and allegedly given them a fake name. You say "potato," we say "good thinking. Half-Baked, But . The Ridgewood Fire Department got a little creative when attending to a fuel spill from a bucket loader truck. But, according to the report, he instead managed to get to the front seat, and started the car, leading police on a chase that got to at least 100 mph. the incident didn't end well for the Perth Amboy man. Surprise, surprise. police reportedly discharged a weapon to disable the vehicle, then took him into custody.
Source: Patch.com