Bad parking leads to wanted man’s arrest in NY
Aug 16, 2013, 10:21 AM
ROTTERDAM, N.Y. (AP) – State police say bad parking led to the apprehension of an upstate New York man wanted on a probation violation.
Troopers say a state police investigator spotted 23-year-old Matthew Bergeron of Richmondville on Thursday afternoon as he tried to back a vehicle into a parking space at a truck stop in Rotterdam in Schenectady (skeh-NEHK’-ta-dee) County.
Police say Bergeron parked crookedly, straddling two spaces, then walked away from the vehicle.
The investigator knew Bergeron from previous arrests. He also knew that Bergeron was a suspect in a burglary and was wanted on outstanding warrants in neighboring Schoharie (skoh-HAYR’-ee) County.
Police say Bergeron was taken into custody without incident. He was sent to the Schoharie County jail.
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