A North Carolina woman and her passenger have made it into the “Dumb Crook News” segment of the Avery County Sheriff’s Office, and with good reason.
Apparently, the two stole a car last week and, with Cheryl Webb at the wheel, they went on their way. When the car ran out of gas, Cheryl called the police, out of all places, to ask for help with getting gas and maybe some food as well. This would be hilarious if it didn’t have a certain tragic tinge.
According to a Facebook post from the Sheriff’s Office, Captain Lee Buchanan got a call on Saturday night from a woman saying she was stranded in her car. She told him that “she had run out of gas and had not eaten in days and needed help,” so a unit was dispatched to her location.
Imagine the surprise of the deputies when they got there and they found that the female caller, Cheryl herself, and her passenger, Logan Winegar, were in a car that had been reported stolen the night before. Instead of road assistance from the ever-helpful police, the duo got an escorted ride to headquarters, where they were charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, which is a felony. And a free stay in jail.
“We appreciate that people feel they can call us to help them out when they are in need,” Sheriff Kevin Frye says in the same post on social media. “But if the need is to help get gas in a stolen vehicle, then we will provide them a place to stay and food to eat but no gas.”
So, in the end, Cheryl’s got at least one thing going for her: she didn’t get any help with her car situation, but at least she got something to eat. It’s better than nothing.
According to a Facebook post from the Sheriff’s Office, Captain Lee Buchanan got a call on Saturday night from a woman saying she was stranded in her car. She told him that “she had run out of gas and had not eaten in days and needed help,” so a unit was dispatched to her location.
Imagine the surprise of the deputies when they got there and they found that the female caller, Cheryl herself, and her passenger, Logan Winegar, were in a car that had been reported stolen the night before. Instead of road assistance from the ever-helpful police, the duo got an escorted ride to headquarters, where they were charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, which is a felony. And a free stay in jail.
“We appreciate that people feel they can call us to help them out when they are in need,” Sheriff Kevin Frye says in the same post on social media. “But if the need is to help get gas in a stolen vehicle, then we will provide them a place to stay and food to eat but no gas.”
So, in the end, Cheryl’s got at least one thing going for her: she didn’t get any help with her car situation, but at least she got something to eat. It’s better than nothing.